Monistrol de Montserrat
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| Monistrol de Montserrat | |||
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| Coordinates: 41°36′32″N 1°50′31″E / 41.60889°N 1.84194°ECoordinates: 41°36′32″N 1°50′31″E / 41.60889°N 1.84194°E | |||
| Country |  Spain |
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| Community |  Catalonia |
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| Province | Barcelona | ||
| Comarca | Bages | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Joan Miquel i Rodríguez | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 11.77 km2 (4.5 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 161 m (528 ft) | ||
| Population (2007) | |||
| • Total | 2,903 | ||
| • Density | 246.6/km2 (638.8/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym | Monistrolenc, monistrolenca | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
Monistrol de Montserrat (Catalan pronunciation: [munisˈtɾɔɫ də munsəˈrat]) is a municipality in the comarca of the Bages in Catalonia, Spain. The municipality includes the southern two-thirds of the massif of Montserrat and the famous Benedictine monastery of the same name. The town, known as Montserrat-Vila, is situated on the eastern flank of the massif above the valley of the Llobregat river: it is connected with the monastery (higher up) and with the railway station in the valley (FGC line R5) by a rack railway (Cremallera de Montserrat). The C-1411 road links the town with Martorell and Manresa. The bridge over the Llobregat river dates from the fourteenth century.
[edit] Demography
| 1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1986 | 2007 |
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| 2332 | 3323 | 2999 | 3002 | 2625 | 2903 |
[edit] 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).
[edit] External links
- Official website (Catalan)
- Information - Generalitat de Catalunya (Catalan)
- Statistical information - Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya (Catalan)
- Cremallera de Montserrat (English) (Catalan)
- Interactive Map of Monistrol de Montserrat (Catalan)
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