El Vendrell
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| coat of arms | Map of Spain | ||
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| Autonomous Community : | Catalonia | ||
| Province : | Tarragona | ||
| Comarca : | Baix Penedès | ||
| Coordinates | 41 ° 13 ' N , 1 ° 32' E | ||
| Height : | 49 msnm | ||
| Area : | 36.82 km² | ||
| Residents : | 37,606 (Jan 1, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 1,021.35 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Municipality number ( INE ): | 43163 | ||
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| Official language : | Castilian , Catalan | ||
| Mayor : | Benet Jané i Palau ( CiU ) | ||
| Website : | www.elvendrell.net | ||
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El Vendrell [ əl βənˈdɾeʎ ] is a Catalan city in the province of Tarragona in northeastern Spain . It is the capital of the Comarca Baix Penedès .
Geographical location
The city lies between the Mediterranean Sea and the mountain ranges, about 70 km southwest of Barcelona and 25 km northeast of Tarragona .
Sub-locations
Coma-ruga (~ 3,200 pop) - Sant Salvador (~ 700 pop) - El Francàs (~ 950 pop) - Sant Vicenç de Calders (national train station ) (~ 200 pop) - Sector del Sanatori (~ 1,150 pop) .) - El Vendrell (~ 24,000 pop.)
Culture
In El Vendrell was on 29. December 1876 the cellist , composer and pacifist Pau Casals was born. After his death on October 22, 1973, Pau Casals was first buried in San Juan de Puerto Rico . On November 9, 1979, after democracy was restored in Spain, his body was transferred to El Vendrell. The Casals Museum is located in the house where he was born. In front of the concert hall named after him stands a bust of Casal, created by Josep Maria Subirachs .
Business
El Vendrell is the capital of the Penedès wine-growing region and viticulture, in addition to industry, still plays an important role in economic life today.
sons and daughters of the town
- Pau Casals , cellist and composer , born December 29, 1876; † October 22, 1973 in San Juan de Puerto Rico
- Andreu Nin , Spanish revolutionary , born February 4, 1892; † June 20, 1937 near Madrid
- Manuel Nin OSB, Greek Catholic Exarch of Greece, born August 20, 1956
Town twinning
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Sabaudia (Italy) , since 2002
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).
