El Bruc

El Bruc
Municipality

"The Drummer" monument, el Bruc
El Bruc
El Bruc

Location in Catalonia

Coordinates: 41°34′57″N 1°46′52″E / 41.58250°N 1.78111°E / 41.58250; 1.78111Coordinates: 41°34′57″N 1°46′52″E / 41.58250°N 1.78111°E / 41.58250; 1.78111
Country  Spain
Community  Catalonia
Province Barcelona
Comarca Anoia
Government
  Mayor Enric Canela Vallès (2015)[1]
Area[2]
  Total 47.2 km2 (18.2 sq mi)
Elevation 489 m (1,604 ft)
Population (2014)[1]
  Total 1,991
  Density 42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Bruquetà, bruquetana
Website www.bruc.cat

El Bruc (Catalan pronunciation: [əɫ ˈβɾuk], Spanish: Bruch) is a municipality in the comarca of the Anoia in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the side of Montserrat, of which the north-western third is within the municipality. A local road connects the village with the main N-II road from Barcelona to Lleida, and to Monistrol de Montserrat via the monastery.

It was the site of the Battles of the Bruch between France and Spain in 1808.

Demography

1900 1930 1950 1970 1986 2007
1186 1053 798 774 707 1743

References

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