List of Catalan-Spanish place names in the Catalan-speaking area
In the language area of the Catalan there are several settlements that both a Catalan and a Spanish have place names.
Historical background
Since the centralization of the Spanish state at the beginning of the 18th century, instead of the previously common Catalan, only Spanish (Castilian) was used as the official language in the Catalan-speaking areas , and Spanish place-names developed accordingly. For larger places, previously existing Spanish exonyms were often used as official place names; for smaller places, the Catalan place names were mostly retained in their spelling at the time and only partially spelled out in the course of time. As a result of the reform of the Catalan orthography by Pompeu Fabra at the beginning of the 20th century, further at least orthographic differences arose between the Catalan and the official Spanish place names, as the new spelling rules in the official toponymy, which was officially Spanish and not Catalan, were not taken into account .
During the period of the Second Spanish Republic 1931–1939, Catalan was used again as the official language in the then autonomous Catalonia for the first time in 200 years, and the official toponymy was changed to the Catalan place names in the form corresponding to the Catalan standard orthography. In the other Catalan-speaking areas, however, only Spanish remained the official language at that time.
Under the Franco dictatorship 1939–1976, the use of Catalan as the official language was again banned, and in the first years of the dictatorship any public use of this language was also prohibited. As a result, all the official Catalan place names used at the time of the Republic were replaced by the Castilian ones. In some cases, attempts were also made to castilize place names that sounded too Catalan.
After the transition in Spain , the restoration of the autonomy of Catalonia and the establishment of the new autonomous regions Balearic Islands , Valencia and Aragon in the course of 1977 to 1983, first in Catalonia, later also in the Balearic Islands and in the Catalan-speaking parts of Valencia and Aragon declared all Catalan place names back to official names. The autonomous regions are autonomous in their area through toponomics. In Catalonia and, more recently, in the Balearic Islands, only the Catalan place names are officially used today, whereas in the Valencia region, both name forms are mostly used. In the Catalan-speaking part of Aragon, only Spanish is the official language, but Catalan place names have been officially recognized in addition to Spanish.
Catalonia
| Catalan | Spanish (Castilian) |
| Alt Empordà (Comarca) | Alto Ampurdán |
| Alt Penedès (Comarca) | Alto panadés |
| Alt Urgell (Comarca) | Alto Urgel |
| Alta Ribagorça (Comarca) | Alta Ribagorza |
| Baix Ebre (Comarca) | Bajo Ebro |
| Baix Empordà (Comarca) | Bajo Ampurdán |
| Baix Llobregat (comarca) | Bajo Llobregat |
| Baix Penedès (Comarca) | Bajo panadés |
| Castell-Platja d'Aro | Playa de Aro |
| Baixa Cerdanya (Comarca) | Baja Cerdaña |
| Barcelonès (Comarca) | Barcelonés |
| Berguedà (Comarca) | Berguedá |
| Cerdanyola del Vallès | Sardañola del Vallés |
| Conca de Barberà (Comarca) | Cuenca de Barberá |
| Costa Daurada (landscape) | Costa Dorada |
| Empordà (historical landscape) | Ampurdán |
| Empuriabrava | Ampuriabrava |
| Empúries (ancient place) | Ampurias |
| Figueres | Figueras |
| Garrigues (comarca) | Garrigas |
| Garrotxa (Comarca) | Garrocha |
| Girona | Gerona |
| Gironès (Comarca) | Gironés |
| La Jonquera | La Junquera |
| Llançà | Llansá |
| Lleida | Lérida |
| Miami Platja | Miami Playa |
| Montsià (Comarca) | Montsiá |
| Mora la Nova | Mora la Nueva |
| Pla d'Urgell (Comarca) | Plana de Urgel |
| Priory (comarca) | Priorato |
| Ribera d'Ebre (Comarca) | Ribera de Ebro |
| Ripollès (Comarca) | Ripollés |
| Roses | Rosas |
| Segrià (Comarca) | Segriá |
| La Seu d'Urgell | Seo de Urgel |
| Tarragonès (Comarca) | Tarragonés |
| Terrassa | Tarrasa |
| Urgell (Comarca) | Urgel |
| Vallès Occidental (Comarca) | Vallés Occidental |
| Vallès Oriental (Comarca) | Vallés Oriental |
| Vic | Vich |
Valencian Community
| Valencian (Catalan) | Spanish (Castilian) |
| Alacant | Alicante |
| Alcoi | Alcoy |
| (El Poble Nou de) Benitatxell | Benitachell |
| Benicàssim | Benicasim |
| Calp | Calpe |
| Castelló de la Plana | Castellón de la Plana |
| Dénia | Denia |
| Elx | Moose |
| Gandia | Gandía |
| L'Alfàs del Pi | Alfaz del Pi |
| La Nucia | La Nucía |
| La Torre de les Maçanes | Torremanzanas |
| La Vila Joiosa | Villajoyosa |
| Marina Baixa (Comarca) | Marina Baja |
| Orxeta | Orcheta |
| Peñiscola | Peñíscola |
| Sagunto | Sagunto |
| Valencia | Valencia |
| Vila-real | Villarreal |
| Vinaròs | Vinaroz |
| Xàbia | Jávea |
| Xàtiva | Játiva |
| Xixona | Jijona |
Balearic Islands
Ibiza and Formentera
| Catalan ( Balearic ) | Spanish (Castilian) |
| Eivissa (Ciutat d'Eivissa) | Ibiza |
| Sant Agustí des Vedrà | San Agustin |
| Sant Antoni de Portmany | San Antonio Abad |
| Sant Carles de Peralta | San Carlos |
| Sant Francesc de s'Estany | San Francisco |
| Sant Joan de Labritja | San Juan |
| Sant Jordi de ses Salines | San Jorge |
| Sant Josep de sa Talaia | San Jose |
| Sant Llorenç de Balàfia | San Lorenzo |
| Sant Mateu d'Albarca | San Mateo |
| Sant Miquel de Balansat | San Miguel |
| Sant Rafel | San Rafael |
| Sant Vicent de sa Cala | San Vicente |
| Santa Agnes de Corona | Santa Inés |
| Santa Eulària des Riu | Santa Eulalia del Rio |
| Santa Gertrudis de Fruitera | Santa Gertrudis |
Mallorca
| Catalan ( Majorcan ) | Spanish (Castilian) |
| Andratx | Andraitx |
| Bunyola | Buñola |
| Cala Rajada | Cala Ratjada |
| Costa des Pins / Costa dels Pins | Costa de los Pinos |
| Marratxí | Marrachí |
| Palma (Ciutat de Mallorca) | Palma de Mallorca |
| Peguera | Paguera |
| Platja de Formentor | Formentor beach |
| Platja de Palma | Playa de Palma |
| Port d'Andratx | Puerto de Andraitx |
| Port de Pollença | Puerto de Pollensa |
| S'Arenal | El Arenal |
| Sant Elm | San Telmo |
| Sant Joan | San Juan |
| Valldemossa | Valldemosa |
Menorca
| Catalan ( Menorcan ) | Spanish (Castilian) |
| Ciutadella | Ciudadela |
| Ferreries | Ferrerias |
| Maó | Mahón |
Aragon (Franja de Ponent)
| Catalan | Spanish (Castilian) |
| Calaceite | Calaceite |
| Tamarit de Llitera | Tamarite de Litera |
| Vall-de-roures | Valderrobres |