Monistrol de Montserrat

Monistrol de Montserrat
Municipality
Flag of Monistrol de Montserrat
Flag
Coat of arms of Monistrol de Montserrat
Coat of arms
Location in Bages county
Location in Bages county
Monistrol de Montserrat is located in Catalonia
Monistrol de Montserrat
Monistrol de Montserrat
Monistrol de Montserrat is located in Spain
Monistrol de Montserrat
Monistrol de Montserrat
Coordinates: 41°36′32″N 1°50′31″E / 41.60889°N 1.84194°E / 41.60889; 1.84194
Sovereign state Spain
Community Catalonia
RegionCentre
CountyBages
ProvinceBarcelona
Government
 • MayorNúria Carreras (2023) (PP)
Area
[1]
 • Total
11.8 km2 (4.6 sq mi)
Elevation
161 m (528 ft)
Population
 (2018)[2]
 • Total
2,955
 • Density250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Monistrolenc, monistrolenca
Websitemonistroldemontserrat.cat

Monistrol de Montserrat (Catalan pronunciation: [munisˈtɾɔl də munsəˈrat]) is a municipality in Bages county in Catalonia, Spain.

The municipality includes the southern two-thirds of the massif of Montserrat and the famous Benedictine monastery of the same name. The town, known as Montserrat-Vila, is situated on the eastern flank of the massif above the valley of the Llobregat river: it is connected with the monastery (higher up) and with the railway station in the valley (FGC line R5) by the Montserrat Rack Railway (Cremallera de Montserrat). The C-1411 road links the town with Martorell and Manresa. The bridge over the Llobregat river dates from the fourteenth century. The municipality includes a small exclave to the north-west.

Demography

1900 1930 1950 1970 1986 2007
2332 3323 2999 3002 2625 2903

References

  1. ^ "El municipi en xifres: Monistrol de Montserrat". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  2. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  • Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).


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