La Pobla de Claramunt explained

La Pobla de Claramunt
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Spain Province of Barcelona#Spain
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Catalonia
Coordinates:41.5544°N 1.6797°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:Santiago Broch Miquel (2015)[1]
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:18.5
Elevation M:246
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:Pobletà, pobletana

La Pobla de Claramunt (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /lə ˈpob.blə ðə kləɾəˈmun/) is a municipality in the comarca of the Anoia in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the edge of the Òdena Basin at the entrance to the Capellades Gorge. The town is dominated by Claramunt castle, on a hilltop some 150 m above the modern settlement: the castle was, with Castellbell castle, one of the main points of control of access to the Llobregat valley and hence to Barcelona. With neighbouring Capellades, La Pobla de Claramunt is an important centre for paper manufacture. It is served by a station on the FGC railway line R6 from Barcelona and Martorell to Igualada and by the C-244 road from Igualada to Vilafranca del Penedès.

Demography

Pop 1900:1074
Pop 1930:1121
Pop 1950:1049
Pop 1970:1518
Pop 1986:1685
Pop Latest:2193
Latest Year:2007

Subdivisions

Five outlying villages are included in the municipality of La Pobla de Claramunt (Populations as of 2005):

Transportation

Train line connecting Igualada with Barcelona has a stop for boarding on both ways of the line.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ajuntament de la Pobla de Claramunt. Generalitat of Catalonia. 2015-11-13.
  2. Web site: El municipi en xifres: La Pobla de Claramunt. Statistical Institute of Catalonia. 2015-11-23.