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Abrera

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nameAbrera
settlement_typeMunicipality
image_skyline61 Sant Pere d'Abrera.jpg
image_captionSant Pere d'Abrera
image_flagBandera de Abrera.svg
image_shieldEscudo de Abrera (Barcelona).svg
pushpin_mapSpain Province of Barcelona#Spain
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Catalonia
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameSpain
subdivision_type1Community
subdivision_name1Catalonia
subdivision_type2Province
subdivision_name2Barcelona
subdivision_type3Comarca
subdivision_name3Baix Llobregat
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameJesus Naharro Rodríguez (2015)
area_footnotes
area_total_km219.98
population_as_ofNovember 1, 2011
population_total11,815
population_density_km2591.3
timezone1CET
utc_offset1+01:00
postal_code_typePostal code
postal_code08630
area_code_typeArea code
area_code080018
website

Abrera () 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, this is the population of Abrera in recent years.

1981199120012011
4,2215,4648,62411,815

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.

Traces of a Roman villa were found in Sant Hilari.

From the 15th-16th century onwards, the town grew with buildings and population, even during times of epidemics.

Notable people

  • Raúl Moro (born 2002), professional footballer

References

  • Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. (Spanish). (Catalan).

References

  1. "Ajuntament d'Abrera". [[Generalitat of Catalonia]].
  2. "El municipi en xifres: Abrera". [[Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya.
  3. "Abrera (Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information".
  4. d'Abrera, Ajuntament. "Història:: Ajuntament d'Abrera".
  5. "ABRERA (in Spanish)".
  6. Catalunya), Ergates Informàtica (Barcelona. "Abrera (Baix Llobregat - Barcelona) Toda la información turística. ¡Descubrelo! {{!}} femturisme.cat".
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