L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
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L'Hospitalet de Llobregat | |
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  L'Hospitalet de Llobregat Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 41°21′32″N 2°5′57.9″E / 41.35889°N 2.099417°ECoordinates: 41°21′32″N 2°5′57.9″E / 41.35889°N 2.099417°E | |
| Kintra |  Spain |
| Autonomous commonty |  Catalonie |
| Province |  |
| Comarca | Barcelonès |
| Judicial destrict | Hospitalet de Llobregat |
| Foondit | 12t hunderyear |
| Govrenment | |
| • Alcalde | Núria Marín (2008) (PSC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.50 km2 (4.83 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 258,642 |
| • Density | 21,000/km2 (54,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Hospitalenc, hospitalenca (ca) Hospitalense (es) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 08901 |
| Website | Offeecial wabsteid |
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat (Catalan pronunciation: [ɫuspitəˈɫɛd də ʎuβɾəˈɣat]), aften shortened tae L'Hospitalet (pronounced: [ɫuspitəˈɫɛt]), is a municipality tae the immediate soothwast o Barcelona in Catalonie, Spain.
Bi population, it is the seicont mucklest in Catalonie an the 16t in Spain. Bi population density, is notable for bein ane o the maist densely populatit ceeties in Europe.
History an toponymy[eedit | eedit soorce]
The first records o the dounset date tae the Neolithic era wi artefacts showin human habitation in the Llobregat river area. Roman artefacts hae been foond datin tae the 2nt century BC such as a funeral decoration representin the heid o Medusa nou in the airchaeological museum o Barcelona. Housomeivver it is no till the 10t hunderyear that written references tae Provençana (the ceety's oreeginal name) appear. The current name oreeginates frae the Catalan leid an derives frae a hostel next tae the Kirk 'Santa Eulàlia de Provençana' uised bi pilgrims in the Middle Ages. The ceety retained the character o a veelage till the 19t hunderyear when the first textile factories wur built causin a population boom. The 1960s an 1970s saw a seicont population boom, caused bi immigration frae poorer regions o Spain: housomeivver this wis not matched bi construction o the necessar amenities an it wis anerly in the 1990s that public investment resultit in addeetional schuils, leisur facilities an hoosin.
Demographics[eedit | eedit soorce]
| 1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1986 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4948 | 37,650 | 71,580 | 241,978 | 279,779 | 261,310 |
Ower 22% o the ceety's residential population wis born ootside o Spain, (mainly in Ecuador, the Dominican Republic an Morocco). Housomeivver the ceety haes a muckle nummer o permanent or nan-permanent residents frae ither kintras o the European Union. Its population in the 2006 census consistit o 78% born in Spain (52% in Catalonie) an breuk doun as follaes:
- Spain 207,930
- The Americas 35,628
- Africae 7,935
- Asia 5,375
- Europe (nan-EU) 2,428
- European Union 2,004
- Oceanie 10
Geografie[eedit | eedit soorce]
L'Hospitalet's surface is o area: 12.49 km². The area on which the ceety is constructed may be dividit in twa different geological areas. Ane o thaim follaes the coast teepology an is cried La Marina, similarly tae twa coast areas o neebourin Barcelona's Zona Franca: La Marina del Prat Vermell an La Marina de Port. The latter hauf o L'Hospitalet is cried El Samontà, which consists o hills an a mair elevatit area.
Economy[eedit | eedit soorce]
The ceety's reputation is mucklely still that o a depressed suburb,[1] drawin on its proletarian oreegins an its reliance on Barcelona. Housomeivver, its economy haes impruivit recently, as can be seen frae the ceety's new skyline an relocation o companies tae the ceety's new financial centre. Urban regeneration an construction hae taken place durin the 2000s, as well as ongoin wirk on impruivin public transportation in the seicont municipality o the Barcelona metropolitan area. The former airline Spanair's heidquairters wur locatit in L'Hospitalet.[2][3] Umwhile major Celestino Corbacho haes campaigned tae impruive the ceety's infrastructurs frae his poseetion in the Meenistry o Wirk.
Transport[eedit | eedit soorce]
Public transport in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat is operatit bi several companies, maist o which are pairt o the Autoritat del Transport Metropolità
Internaitional relations[eedit | eedit soorce]
Twin touns an sister ceeties[eedit | eedit soorce]
L'Hospitalet is twinned wi the follaein ceeties:
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ Lonely Planet Barcelona, p8, Damien Simonis
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ↑ "Contacts Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine." Spanair. Retrieved on 29 December 2009.
- ↑ "National Commission for Decentralised cooperation". Délégation pour l’Action Extérieure des Collectivités Territoriales (Ministère des Affaires étrangères) (in French). Archived frae the original on 8 October 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
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