Alella

For the Alella wine region aroond this toun, see Alella (DO).

Alella
Municipality
Coat airms
Alella Location in Catalonie
Coordinates: 41°29′N 2°18′E
Kintra	Spain
Commonty	Catalonie
Province	Barcelona
Comarca	Maresme
Govrenment
• Mayor	Andreu Francisco i Roger
Area
• Total	9.59 km2 (3.70 sq mi)
Elevation	90 m (300 ft)
Population  (2007)
• Total	8,998
• Density	940/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Alellenc, alellenca
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Alella (Catalan pronunciation: [əˈɫeʎə]) is a veelage in the comarca (shire) o Maresme in Catalonie, Spain. It is situatit on the coast on the sooth-wast side o the granite Litoral range. The toun is kent for its wines, cava an perfumes, but is a commuter toun for nearbi Barcelona an aw. Wha uised tae be the auld Roman Road (Via Augusta) unitin Roum an Andalusie, is still the day a narrae road runnin throu the veelage.

Demografie

1900	1930	1950	1970	1986	2007
1370	1597	1572	2300	5287	8998

Notable natives

• Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia aften simply kent as Francisco Ferrer, a free-thinker an anarchist.

References

• Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona:Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).

Freemit airtins

• Offeecial wabsteid (in Catalan)
• http://www.alella.cat/turisme
• Information - Generalitat de Catalunya Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine (in Catalan)
• Statistical information - Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya (in Catalan)