Castellbell i el Vilar explained

Castellbell i el Vilar
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Spain Province of Barcelona#Spain
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Catalonia
Coordinates:41.6339°N 1.8639°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Spain
Subdivision Type1:Community
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Barcelona
Subdivision Type3:Comarca
Subdivision Name3:Bages
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Montserrat Badia Moreno (2015)[1]
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:28.5
Elevation M:178
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:Castellvilanenc, castellvilanenca

Castellbell i el Vilar (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /kəsˌteʎˈbeʎ i əl βiˈla/) is a municipality in the comarca of the Bages in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated at the point where the Llobregat river crosses the Prelittoral Range. The railway station serves both the FGC line R5 between Barcelona and Manresa and the Renfe line between Barcelona and Zaragoza. The C-1411 road links the municipality with Martorell and Manresa.

Castellbell i el Vilar is known for its cotton industry, although agriculture is at least as important to the local economy. Castellbell castle (gothic, fourteenth century) was one of the two main points (along with Claramunt castle) controlling access to the lower Llobregat valley, and hence to Barcelona. The bridge over the Llobregat also dates from the fourteenth century.

Demography

Pop 1900:2026
Pop 1930:2952
Pop 1950:3189
Pop 1970:3527
Pop 1986:3316
Pop Latest:3479
Latest Year:2007

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ajuntament de Castellbell i el Vilar. Generalitat of Catalonia. 2015-11-13.
  2. Web site: El municipi en xifres: Castellbell i el Vilar. Statistical Institute of Catalonia. 2015-11-23.