El Masnou
El Masnou | |
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 Banner  Coat airms | |
  El Masnou Location in Catalonie | |
| Coordinates: 41°28′55″N 2°19′5″E / 41.48194°N 2.31806°ECoordinates: 41°28′55″N 2°19′5″E / 41.48194°N 2.31806°E | |
| Kintra |  Spain |
| Commonty |  Catalonie |
| Province | Barcelona |
| Comarca | Maresme |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Pere Parés i Rosés |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.44 km2 (1.33 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 27 m (89 ft) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 21,935 |
| • Density | 6,400/km2 (17,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Masnoví, masnovina |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
El Masnou (Catalan pronunciation: [əɫ məzˈnɔw], Catalan for the new fermhoose) is a municipality in Catalonie, Spain. It is situatit on the coast atween Montgat an Premià de Mar, tae the north-east o the ceety o Barcelona, in the comarca (coonty) o el Maresme. The toun is baith a tourist centre an a (somewha exclusive) dormitory toun for Barcelona.
The main N-II road an a RENFE railwey line run throu the toun, while a local road links it wi the A-19 autopista at Alella.
The toun centre haes biggins in a wide range o styles: neoclessical, modernista, noucentista an simply eclectic. The municipal museum haes collections o aircheology an o Catalan ceramics, an thare is a private museum o pharmacy an medicine an aw. A Roman veelage cried Cal Ros de les Cabres wis ane o the first dounsets locatit on the steid o the current toun.
The agricultur o El Masnou is mainly o flouers, especially carnations, an the industry haes a predominance o textile, wi several industries aboot ceramics, gless an pharmaceutical products.
Demografie
[eedit | eedit soorce]| 1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1986 | 2007 |
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| 3396 | 4604 | 5098 | 10,410 | 15,169 | 21,935 |
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).
Freemit airtins
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Offeecial wabsteid (in Catalan)
- Information - Generalitat de Catalunya Archived 2008-09-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Catalan)
- IStatistical information - Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya (in Catalan)
- Historic-artistic heritage (in Catalan)
- Enjoy El Masnou (tourist brochure in PDF) Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine (in Inglis)
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