Font-rubí
| Font-rubí municipality | |||
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| coat of arms | Map of Spain | ||
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| Basic data | |||
| Autonomous Community : | Catalonia | ||
| Province : | Barcelona | ||
| Comarca : | Old Penedès | ||
| Coordinates | 41 ° 25 ′ N , 1 ° 39 ′ E | ||
| Height : | 319 msnm | ||
| Area : | 37.17 km² | ||
| Residents : | 1,327 (Jan 1, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 35.7 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Municipality number ( INE ): | 08085 | ||
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| Official language : | Castilian , Catalan | ||
| Mayor : | Xavier Lluch Llopart | ||
| Website : | www.font-rubi.org | ||
Font-rubí is a Catalan municipality in the province of Barcelona in northeastern Spain . It is in the comarca of Alt Penedès .
history
The historical origin of the municipality is the count's castle of Font-rubí on the Puig de Castellot (791 m) , documented as early as 983 . It was used to monitor a nearby pass between the Segarra plateau and the Penedès plain . The castle was destroyed in the wake of the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714). During the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) the municipality was temporarily called Guardiola del Penedès .
Partner municipality
- Rieux-Volvestre in the Haute-Garonne department, France
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).
Web links
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