Cardedeu | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Spain Province of Barcelona#Spain |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Catalonia |
Coordinates: | 41.6406°N 2.3594°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Spain |
Subdivision Type1: | Community |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Barcelona |
Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
Subdivision Name3: | Vallès Oriental |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Enric Olivé Manté (2015)[1] |
Area Footnotes: | [2] |
Area Total Km2: | 12.1 |
Elevation M: | 193 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Demonym: | Cardedeuenc, cardedeuenca |
Cardedeu (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /ˌkaɾðəˈðɛw/) is a small town in the comarca of Vallès Oriental in the province of Barcelona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. It is near Granollers, the capital of Vallès Oriental, and it is placed between Serralada Litoral and Montseny.
Cardedeu is a small town of medieval origin, with the first written reference known dated in the year 941.