Canyelles (town)
Appearance
Canyelles | |
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Coordinates: 41°17′18″N 1°43′23″E / 41.28833°N 1.72306°E | |
Country | Spain |
Community | Catalonia |
Province | Barcelona |
Comarca | Garraf |
Government | |
• Mayor | Rosa Huguet Sugranyes (2015)[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 14.2 km2 (5.5 sq mi) |
Elevation | 142 m (466 ft) |
Population (2018)[3] | |
• Total | 4,481 |
• Density | 320/km2 (820/sq mi) |
Demonym | Canyellenc |
Website | canyelles |
Canyelles (Catalan pronunciation: [kəˈɲeʎəs]) is a town in the northeast of the Garraf comarca (county) in the south of Barcelona province, Catalonia, Spain. It is home to a 15th-century castle.
Culture
[edit]Main festivals include:
- Xatonada Popular
- Festa Major de Canyelles (July 22)
- Petita Festa Major (September 10)
- Fira de Santa Llúcia (1st Sunday in December)
References
[edit]- ^ "Ajuntament de Canyelles". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ "El municipi en xifres: Canyelles". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- Various (1989). Guía de Catalunya. Todos los pueblos y todas las comarcas (in Spanish). Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3.
External links
[edit]- Official site (in Catalan)
- Historic and artistical buildings (in Catalan)
- Government data pages (in Catalan)