L'Hospitalet de Llobregat

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L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
The skyline of L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
The skyline of L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
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Coat of arms of L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat (Spain)
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Basic data
Autonomous Community : Catalonia
Province : Barcelona
Comarca : Barcelonès
Coordinates 41 ° 22 ′  N , 2 ° 6 ′  E Coordinates: 41 ° 22 ′  N , 2 ° 6 ′  E
Height : 8  msnm
Area : 12.5 km²
Residents : 264,923 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density : 21,193.84 inhabitants / km²
Postal code : 08900 - 08908
Municipality number  ( INE ): 08101
administration
Mayoress : Núria Marín i Martínez ( PSC )
Website : www.l-hospitalet.cat

L'Hospitalet de Llobregat [ ɫuspitəˈɫɛd də ʎuβɾəˈɣat ] is the second largest city in the Spanish region of Catalonia with 264,923 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) . It is located in the metropolitan area Àrea Metropolitana de Barcelona between the Llobregat River and the city limits of Barcelona .

location

The city borders on the south of Barcelona . Other neighboring municipalities are Sant Just Desvern , Esplugues de Llobregat , Cornellà de Llobregat , and El Prat de Llobregat . L'Hospitalet de Llobregat lies at the mouth of the Llobregat River. Its numerous tributaries are no longer visible on the surface, but have become part of the underground sewer system.

population

Population development of L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
Apartment blocks in the Bellvitge district

The city has grown from less than 10,000 inhabitants at the beginning of the 20th century to the second largest city in Catalonia with around 264,923 inhabitants today (as of January 1, 2019) and the city with the highest population density in Spain (20,246 inh. / Km²). The population density is much higher in some districts, however: The La Florida district has a density of around 75,000 inh. / Km², making it one of the most densely populated areas in the world. The city's population growth is mainly explained by the immigration of emigrants from Andalusia since the time around the Spanish Civil War , but especially from the 1950s. Due to the close proximity to the capital and economically strong city of Barcelona with its need for workers, many people settled in L'Hospitalet.

economy

Until the 20th century, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat was largely a farm only. The nearby Barcelona was supplied with fruit and vegetables. Pig breeding was still carried out here until the 1950s. The importance of this branch of the economy then declined when brick factories in particular - L'Hospitalet de Llobregat was called Barcelona's brickworks - and later also the metallurgical industry settled. Today the city has a mixed economic structure. Industry has a share of less than 15%, the service branch and especially trade with more than 30% are dominant. Among the companies based here, Caprabo (supermarkets) with net sales of € 2194 million (net profit € 7.5 million) as well as Filmax , Prosegur (security) and MRW (logistics company) should be highlighted. The city is also home to part of the University of Barcelona as well as the exhibition center.

traffic

L'Hospitalet is crossed by the L-1 , L-5 , L-8 and L-9 Sud lines of the Barcelona Metro , with the L-1 line ending in the Bellvitge district. The train station L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, located near the city center and also connected to the metro, is an important starting and finishing station in the Rodalies Barcelona S-Bahn-like system . Another train station is located in the Bellvitge district. In addition to local rail transport , a dense bus network connects the districts with each other, as well as L'Hospitalet de Llobregat with its neighboring communities in the Baix Llobregat district and the capital Barcelona .

L'Hospitalet is located between the second and third ring of expressways in the south of Barcelona and is therefore very conveniently located near Barcelona Airport . In addition, important streets are the Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes , which is one of the most important inner-city traffic axes in Barcelona, ​​and which in the Avinguda de la Gran Via area is an extension to the area of ​​the municipality of L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, and the Carretera de Collblanc.

politics

L'Hospitalet Town Hall

Like many cities in the Barcelona area, L'Hospitalet has traditionally been a stronghold of the Socialist Party of Catalonia. The local election on May 24, 2015 resulted in the following distribution of seats in the local council:

Political party Share of votes Seats
Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya (PSC) 33.24% 11
Ciudadanos (C's) 13.24% 4th
ICV - EUiA - Pirates 10.22% 3
Partido Popular de Cataluña (PPC) 9.93% 3
Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC) 8.97% 2
Podemos 7.47% 2
Convergència i Unió (CiU) 5.99% 1
Candidatura d'Unitat Popular (CUP) 5.11% 1
The Torres Porta Fira

Cityscape

L'Hospitalet is characterized by numerous high-rise buildings. There are at least 13 buildings over 60 meters high, seven of which are more than 100 meters high, including the Torres Porta Fira , two adjacent high-rise buildings with a height of 112 and 113 meters, which were completed in 2009 and 2010.

Town twinning

sons and daughters of the town

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 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).
  2. ^ Website of the city - El consistorio , accessed on May 2, 2017

Web links

Commons : L'Hospitalet de Llobregat  - collection of images, videos and audio files