Sant Sadurní d'Anoia explained

Sant Sadurní d'Anoia
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Spain Province of Barcelona#Spain
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Catalonia
Coordinates:41.4261°N 1.785°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Spain
Subdivision Type1:Community
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Barcelona
Subdivision Type3:Comarca
Subdivision Name3:Alt Penedès
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Maria Rosell Medall (2015)[1]
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:19.0
Elevation M:162
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:Sadurninenc
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:08770

Sant Sadurní d'Anoia (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /ˌsan səðuɾˈni ðəˈnɔjə/) is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Penedès in Catalonia, Spain; and the centre of production of a sparkling wine known as cava. It is situated in the north-east of the Penedès Depression at the confluence of the Avernó river and the Anoia river. It is accessible by the AP-7 autopista and the Renfe railway line (R4) that connect Barcelona with Manresa and El Vendrell.

The noucentista buildings of the Codorníu cava house on the edge of the town were designed by Josep Puig i Cadafalch.

History

Sant Sadurní has its origins in the old parish of Sant Sadurní de Subirats, documented in 1080. It was part of the barony of the finished castle of Subirats, in the hands of noble families, until in 1493 it was incorporated into the Crown of Aragon. For centuries, Sant Sadurní de Subirats was little more than a set of houses aligned along the road between Tarragona and Barcelona. Its geographic situation allowed a greater development of the population with respect to the near parishes that formed the University of Subirats: Sant Pau d'Ordal, Sant Pere Lavern, and Sant Sadurní de Subirats.

In 1764 Sant Sadurní de Subirats achieved independence as a municipality. At this point it adopted its present name, taken as a nickname from one of the rivers that cross it, the Anoia River. The history of Sant Sadurní was decisive in the late nineteenth century. With a strongly viticulture-oriented agriculture, from 1872 onwards, the first bottles of cava were made. In 1887 he was heavily affected by the phylloxera plague, but he was able to react strongly and became one of the leading places in the fight against the plague.The production of cava, which had started timidly shortly before the phylloxera, then took a definitive boost, becoming the most important production center.

Village Festivals

Subdivisions

Four outlying villages are included within the municipality of Sant Sadurní d'Anoia (populations as of 2005)

Sport

The town hosted the individual road race cycling event for the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Roller Hockey

The city has a roller hockey team Club Esportiu Noia, one of the most important in Spain, and play in the main League OK Liga.

Twin towns

Notable people

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ajuntament de Sant Sadurní d'Anoia . . 2015-11-13.
  2. Web site: El municipi en xifres: Sant Sadurní d'Anoia . . 2015-11-23.