Pallejà
Pallejà | |
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 Castell de Pallejà | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Community |  Catalonia |
| Province | Barcelona |
| Comarca | Baix Llobregat |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ascensión Ratia Checa (2015)[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.3 km2 (3.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 41 m (135 ft) |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
• Total | 11,253 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi) |
| Website | palleja |
Pallejà is a municipality in the comarca of the Baix Llobregat in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the right bank of the Llobregat river, on the main N-II road. The main rail lines of the Llobregat corridor pass through the town: the station is served by the FGC services S4, S7 and S8. Pallejà castle was built in the seventeenth century on the site of an older fortress: it currently houses the municipal museum.
Demography
| 1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1986 | 2005 |
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| 656 | 1022 | 1065 | 4081 | 5919 | 10339 |
References
- ^ a b "Ajuntament de Pallejà". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ "El municipi en xifres: Pallejà". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- 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).
Places adjacent to Pallejà | |
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