Besòs
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| location | Barcelona Province , Catalonia , Spain | |
| River system | Besòs | |
| source | of Mogent and Congost near Montmeló 41 ° 32 ′ 47 ″ N , 2 ° 15 ′ 2 ″ E |
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| muzzle | to the Mediterranean Sea Coordinates: 41 ° 25 ′ 7 ″ N , 2 ° 13 ′ 59 ″ E 41 ° 25 ′ 7 ″ N , 2 ° 13 ′ 59 ″ E |
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| length | 53 km | |
| Big cities | Barcelona | |
| Medium-sized cities | Granollers , Mollet del Vallès , Santa Coloma de Gramenet , Sant Adrià de Besòs | |
The Besòs is a 53 km long river in northeastern Spain in the province of Barcelona . It rises at the confluence of the Mogent and Congost rivers in the comarca (district) Vallès Oriental and flows into the Mediterranean near the municipality of Sant Adrià de Besòs .
Its course leads through the towns of Aiguafreda , La Garriga , Les Franqueses del Vallès , Canovelles , Granollers , Montmeló , Mollet del Vallès , Montcada i Reixac , Santa Coloma de Gramenet , Sant Adrià de Besòs and Barcelona .
Tributaries
The Besòs has five main tributaries:
- Mogent ,
- Congost ,
- Tenes ,
- Riera de Caldes ,
- Ripoll
history
Although it was never navigable, it formed a link between the Catalan coast and the interior. It has been used for irrigation since the 10th century. Since it flows through a densely populated and industrialized area, it was considered the most contaminated river in Europe in the 1980s. It was cleaned and cleared in the mid 1990s.
gallery
The river on its lower reaches at Sant Adrià de Besòs
Lower course looking towards the Mediterranean
Web links
- el Besòs. In: Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana (Catalan).