Premià de Mar

Premià de Mar
Municipality
Premià de Mar Location in Catalonie
Coordinates: 41°29′31″N 2°21′43″E
Kintra	Spain
Commonty	Catalonie
Province	Barcelona
Comarca	Maresme
Govrenment
• Mayor	Miquel Buch i Moya
Area
• Total	1.97 km2 (0.76 sq mi)
Elevation	8 m (26 ft)
Population  (2007)
• Total	27,590
• Density	14,000/km2 (36,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Premianenc, premianenca
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Riera de Premià

Premià de Mar (Catalan pronunciation: [pɾəmiˈa ðə ˈmar]) is a municipality in the comarca o the Maresme in Catalonie, Spain. It is situatit on the coast atween El Masnou an Vilassar de Mar, tae the north-east o Barcelona. The toun is baith a tourist centre an a dormitory toun for Barcelona.

Like amaist aw municipalities o Maresme, Premià de Mar haes been historically vera well connectit wi the rest o the comarca an wi Barcelona thanks tae auld Camí Ral (Ryal Wey) (actual N-II main road) an railwey (Barcelona-Mataró railwey route (1848) wis the first tae be constructit in aw the Iberian Peninsula). Communications hae been enhancit in recent years wi the construction (1969) o the C-32's Barcelona-Mataró section, the first autopista (heich-gate) tae be constructit in aw the Iberian Peninsula an aw.

The toun centre haes biggins in a wide range o styles: neoclessical, modernista, noucentista an simply eclectic. The kirk o Sant Cristòfol haes a baroque doorwey wi maritime motifs.

Demografie

1900	1930	1950	1970	1986	2007
2239	3380	3947	11,284	20,069	27,590

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)
• Information - Generalitat de Catalunya (in Catalan)
• Statistical information - Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya (in Catalan)
• Historic-artistic heritage