Arenys de Mount
Arenys de Munt | |
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  Arenys de Munt Location in Catalonie | |
| Coordinates: 41°37′N 2°33′E / 41.617°N 2.550°ECoordinates: 41°37′N 2°33′E / 41.617°N 2.550°E | |
| Kintra |  Spain |
| Commonty |  Catalonie |
| Province | Barcelona |
| Comarca | Maresme |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Josep Manel Jimenez (CUP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21.29 km2 (8.22 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 121 m (397 ft) |
| Population (2008[1]) | |
| • Total | 8,023 |
| • Density | 380/km2 (980/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Arenyenc, arenyenca |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Arenys de Munt (Catalan pronunciation: [əˈɾɛɲz ðə ˈmun], arenys bein Catalan for "sands (o a saisonal creek)", an de munt for "up hill" as opponit tae Arenys de Mar, "sands bi the sea") is a municipality in the comarca o the Maresme in Catalonie, Spain. It is situatit inland frae the coast, in the el Corredor range an includin the peak o el Montalt (595 m). It retains a textile industry specialised in the production o touels, an is kent for the production o strawberries, cherries an liqueurs an aw. The B-511 road links the toun wi Arenys de Mar, Vallgorguina an Sant Celoni.
It is the hametown o actor Daniel Brühl[2][3] an fitbawer Cesc Fàbregas.
Politics
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On 13 September 2009, the municipality held a symbolic referendum (wi nae legal status unner the Spaingie Constitution) on sel-determination an unthirldom for Catalonie. The pairticipation rate wis 41% (33% o the toun's entire population, includin those unner the votin age [4]). Ower 96% o pairticipatin voters cast ballots in favour o unthirldom.[5] The referendum gae inertia tae a muivement for similar consultations tae be held in ither municipalities athort Catalonie, includin a co-ordinated vote in multiple municipalities, which wis held a week later, on 13 Dizember. [5]
Demografie
[eedit | eedit soorce]| 1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1986 | 2007 |
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| 3003 | 3232 | 3066 | 4023 | 4654 | 7807 |
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona:Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spaingie). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).
- ↑ [1] Population in 2008
- ↑ [2] Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine Biography of Daniel Brühl
- ↑ [3] Hometown of Daniel Brühl
- ↑ http://www.elpais.com/articulo/espana/Arenys/vota/masivamente/favor/independencia/Cataluna/elpepuesp/20090913elpepunac_1/Tes
- ↑ a b [4] Arenys vota independència, AVUI.cat, September 14th 2009 Cite error: Invalid
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Freemit airtins
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Wikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae Arenys de Mount. |
- Offeecial wabsteid (in Catalan)
- Information - Generalitat de Catalunya Archived 2012-02-18 at the Wayback Machine (in Catalan)
- Statistical information - Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya (in Catalan)
- Interesting Historic an Airtistic places in Arenys de Munt (in Catalan)
Places aroond Arenys de Mount | |
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