El Bruc | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Spain Province of Barcelona#Spain |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Catalonia |
Coordinates: | 41.5825°N 1.7811°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Spain |
Subdivision Type1: | Community |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Barcelona |
Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
Subdivision Name3: | Anoia |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Enric Canela Vallès (2015)[1] |
Area Footnotes: | [2] |
Area Total Km2: | 47.2 |
Elevation M: | 489 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Demonym: | Bruquetà, bruquetana |
El Bruc (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /əl ˈβɾuk/; Spanish; Castilian: Bruch) is a municipality in the comarca of the Anoia in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the side of Montserrat, of which the north-western third is within the municipality. A local road connects the village with the main N-II road from Barcelona to Lleida, and toMonistrol de Montserrat via the monastery.
It was the site of the Battles of the Bruch between France and Spain in 1808.