Sant Pere de Ribes

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Sant Pere de Ribes
—  Municipality  —
A panorama of the town

Coat of arms
Sant Pere de Ribes is located in Catalonia
Sant Pere de Ribes
Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 41°16′N 1°46′E / 41.267°N 1.767°E / 41.267; 1.767
Country  Spain
Community  Catalonia
Province Barcelona
Comarca Garraf
Government
 • Mayor Josep Antoni Blanco i Abad
Area
 • Total 40.71 km2 (15.72 sq mi)
Elevation 44 m (144 ft)
Population (2010)
 • Total 28,399
 • Density Bad rounding here700/km2 (Bad rounding here1,800/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 08810

Sant Pere de Ribes is a town in the center of the Garraf comarca, in Barcelona province, Catalonia, Spain. It boasts the remains of a 12th-century castle once ruled by the troubadour Guillem de Ribes.

Culture[edit]

Main festivals include:

  • Festa Major de Sant Pere (June 29)
  • Festa Major de Sant Pau (January 25)
  • Festa Major de Santa Eulàlia (February 12)
  • Festa Major de Sant Joan (June 24)

Sources[edit]

  • 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).

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