El Bruc
Municipality in Catalonia, Spain
Coat of arms
41°34′57″N 1°46′52″E / 41.58250°N 1.78111°E / 41.58250; 1.78111
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El Bruc (Catalan pronunciation: [əl 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 |
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1186 | 1053 | 798 | 774 | 707 | 1743 |
References
- ^ "Ajuntament del Bruc". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ "El municipi en xifres: El Bruc". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- 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
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- Official website (in Catalan)
- Government data pages (in Catalan)
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Municipalities of Anoia
- Argençola
- Bellprat
- El Bruc
- Cabrera d'Anoia
- Calaf
- Calonge de Segarra
- Capellades
- Carme
- Castellfollit de Riubregós
- Castellolí
- Copons
- Els Hostalets de Pierola
- Igualada
- Jorba
- La Llacuna
- Masquefa
- Montmaneu
- Òdena
- Orpí
- Piera
- La Pobla de Claramunt
- Els Prats de Rei
- Pujalt
- Rubió
- Sant Martí Sesgueioles
- Sant Martí de Tous
- Sant Pere Sallavinera
- Santa Margarida de Montbui
- Santa Maria de Miralles
- La Torre de Claramunt
- Vallbona d'Anoia
- Veciana
- Vilanova del Camí
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