Cornellà de Llobregat

Cornellà de Llobregat
Municipality

Coat of arms
Cornellà de Llobregat

Location in Catalonia

Coordinates: 41°21′18″N 2°04′16″E / 41.35500°N 2.07111°E / 41.35500; 2.07111Coordinates: 41°21′18″N 2°04′16″E / 41.35500°N 2.07111°E / 41.35500; 2.07111
Country  Spain
Community  Catalonia
Province Barcelona
Comarca Baix Llobregat
Government
 • Mayor Antoni Balmón Arévalo (2015)[1] ((PSC))
Area[2]
 • Total 7.0 km2 (2.7 sq mi)
Elevation 27 m (89 ft)
Population (2014)[1]
 • Total 86,234
 • Density 12,000/km2 (32,000/sq mi)
Website cornella.cat

Cornellà de Llobregat (Catalan pronunciation: [kurnəˈʎa ðə ʎuβɾəˈɣat]) is a municipality in the comarca of the Baix Llobregat in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the left bank of the Llobregat River. It is in the south-western part of the Barcelona metropolitan area and is part of the wider urban area. It houses one of the two La Liga football clubs from Barcelona in RCD Espanyol.

History

The history of Cornellà de Llobregat is defined by three principal factors: its proximity to the city of Barcelona, its being an area of passage (as was the entire Comarca of Baix Llobregat) to and from the capital of Catalonia, and the presence of the Llobregat River. Its name is of Roman origin (Cornelianus) and the city's architectural characteristics possess Visigoth traits.

The first written reference to the city dates from 980 AD, at which time a church and a defense tower to ward off the Saracens already existed in the same place as the current castle (constructed in the fourteenth century). The city was incorporated into Barcelona's territory in the thirteenth century and, for a short time, belonged to the "Franqueses del Llobregat" in which agricultural activity was principally developed.

Transport

Demography

1900 1930 1950 1970 1986 2002
2197 7031 11,473 77,314 86,928 82,817

Institutions

Citilab is a laboratory for citizen innovation based in Cornellà. It is located in the former Can Suris factory building.

References

  1. 1 2 "Ajuntament de Cornellà de Llobregat". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ↑ "El municipi en xifres: Cornellà de Llobregat". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
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