Monistrol de Montserrat

Monistrol de Montserrat
Municipality
Flag
Coat of arms
Location in Bages county
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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