Monistrol de Montserrat

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Monistrol de Montserrat
Municipality

Coat of arms
Monistrol de Montserrat
Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 41°36′32″N 1°50′31″E / 41.60889°N 1.84194°E / 41.60889; 1.84194Coordinates: 41°36′32″N 1°50′31″E / 41.60889°N 1.84194°E / 41.60889; 1.84194
Country  Spain
Community  Catalonia
Province Barcelona
Comarca Bages
Government
 • Mayor Joan Miquel i Rodríguez
Area
 • Total 11.77 km2 (4.54 sq mi)
Elevation 161 m (528 ft)
Population (2007)
 • Total 2,903
 • Density 250/km2 (640/sq mi)
Demonym Monistrolenc, monistrolenca
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Monistrol de Montserrat (Catalan pronunciation: [munisˈtɾɔɫ də munsəˈrat]) is a municipality in the comarca of the Bages in Catalonia, Spain. The municipality includes the southern two-thirds of the massif of Montserrat and the famous Benedictine monastery of the same name. The town, known as Montserrat-Vila, is situated on the eastern flank of the massif above the valley of the Llobregat river: it is connected with the monastery (higher up) and with the railway station in the valley (FGC line R5) by a rack railway (Cremallera de Montserrat). The C-1411 road links the town with Martorell and Manresa. The bridge over the Llobregat river dates from the fourteenth century.

Demography

1900 1930 1950 1970 1986 2007
2332 3323 2999 3002 2625 2903

References

  • 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).

External links

Municipalities of Bages
Municipalities in the province of Barcelona
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