Abrera
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Abrera (Catalan pronunciation: [əˈβɾeɾə]) is a municipality in the comarca of the Baix Llobregat in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the valley of the Llobregat river, to the south-east of Montserrat, on the main A2 road between Barcelona and Lleida. The municipality is served by the FGC railway line from Martorell to Manresa: the S4 and R5 services stop at the station.
Abrera is home to The SEAT Sport factory.
Demography
According to Spanish census data,[3] this is the population of Abrera in recent years.
1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
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4,221 | 5,464 | 8,624 | 11,815 |
History
The remains of protohistoric ceramics found in the Barcelones estate and the vestiges of a field of silos from the Iberian era in the Torrent Gran, constitute the first indications of the existence of habitat in the municipality.[4]
Traces of a Roman villa were found in Sant Hilari.[5]
From the 15th-16th century onwards, the town grew with buildings and population, even during times of epidemics.[6]
References
- ^ "Ajuntament d'Abrera". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ "El municipi en xifres: Abrera". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Abrera population statistics
- ^ https://www.ajuntamentabrera.cat/el-municipi/historia.htm
- ^ https://www.romanicodigital.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/files/barcelona_ABRERA.pdf
- ^ https://www.femturisme.cat/es/pueblos/abrera
- 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
- Abrera's Town Hall
- Government data pages (in Catalan)
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- Abrera
- Begues
- Castelldefels
- Castellví de Rosanes
- Cervelló
- Collbató
- Corbera de Llobregat
- Cornellà de Llobregat
- Esparreguera
- Esplugues de Llobregat
- Gavà
- Martorell
- Molins de Rei
- Olesa de Montserrat
- Pallejà
- La Palma de Cervelló
- El Papiol
- El Prat de Llobregat
- Sant Andreu de la Barca
- Sant Boi de Llobregat
- Sant Climent de Llobregat
- Sant Esteve Sesrovires
- Sant Feliu de Llobregat
- Sant Joan Despí
- Sant Just Desvern
- Sant Vicenç dels Horts
- Santa Coloma de Cervelló
- Torrelles de Llobregat
- Vallirana
- Viladecans
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