Abrera Explained

Abrera
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Spain Province of Barcelona#Spain
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Catalonia
Coordinates:41.5167°N 55°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Community
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Barcelona
Subdivision Type3:Comarca
Subdivision Name3:Baix Llobregat
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Jesus Naharro Rodríguez (2015)[1]
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:19.98
Population As Of:November 1, 2011
Population Total:11,815
Population Density Km2:591.3
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:08630
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:080018

Abrera (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /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.

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]

Notable people

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ajuntament d'Abrera. Generalitat of Catalonia. 2015-11-13.
  2. Web site: El municipi en xifres: Abrera. Statistical Institute of Catalonia. 2015-11-23.
  3. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/spain/cataluna/barcelona/08001__abrera/ Abrera population statistics
  4. https://www.ajuntamentabrera.cat/el-municipi/historia.htm
  5. https://www.romanicodigital.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/files/barcelona_ABRERA.pdf
  6. https://www.femturisme.cat/es/pueblos/abrera