Caldes d'Estrac | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Spain |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Spain |
Coordinates: | 41.5719°N 2.5286°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Spain |
Subdivision Type1: | Community |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Barcelona |
Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
Subdivision Name3: | Maresme |
Leader Party: | CiU |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Joaquim Arnó Porras (2015)[1] |
Area Footnotes: | [2] |
Area Total Km2: | 0.9 |
Elevation M: | 33 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Demonym: | Caldenc |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 08393 |
Caldes d'Estrac (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /ˈkaldəz ðəsˈtɾak/, also known as Caldetes in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /kəlˈdɛtəs/) is a municipality in the comarca of Maresme in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the coast between Sant Vicenç de Montalt and Arenys de Mar. It is served by the main N-II road along the coast and by a station on the RENFE railway line.
Caldes d'Estrac was a fashionable spa town for the Barcelona bourgeoisie between 1875 and the 1920s for its thermal baths and beachside atmosphere. The massive flyover road built in the 1960s and the building of suburban residences in the 1990s did away with much of the quiet of the town.