Barberà del Vallès explained

Barberà del Vallès
Native Name:Santa María de Barbará
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Spain Province of Barcelona#Spain
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Catalonia
Coordinates:41.5164°N 2.1244°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Spain
Subdivision Type1:Community
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Barcelona
Subdivision Type3:Comarca
Subdivision Name3:Vallès Occidental
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Xavier Garcés (2019) [1]
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:8.3
Elevation M:146
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:Barberenc
Postal Code:08210

Barberà del Vallès (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /bəɾβəˈɾa ðəl βəˈʎɛs/) is a municipality in the comarca of the Vallès Occidental, in the province of Barcelona, Spain. It is situated in the valley of the Ripoll river to the south of Sabadell, about 17 kilometers from Barcelona. It's integrated in the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona.

Present

Barberà del Vallès is a city of more than 30,000 people. In the industrial field, it is one of the main cities of the region of Western Valley (Vallés Occidental), with a clear division between the urban and industrial area. The population of the city, enlarged by the internal migration movements in the Spain of the sixties, is varied and promotes cultural and folkloric associations. This can be seen in the April Fair (Feria de Abril), held until the 1980s in Barberà del Vallès, until economic reasons moved it to other locations in the Barcelona metropolitan area.

Barbera in 1985 celebrated its millennium, which coincided with the opening of the Millennium Square in the vicinity of La Romànica, with balconies to Ripoll river and its riverside park.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ajuntament de Barberà del Vallès. Generalitat of Catalonia. 2015-11-13.
  2. Web site: El municipi en xifres: Barberà del Vallès. Statistical Institute of Catalonia. 2015-11-23.