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Largest municipality. Barcelona. Website. barcelones.cat. Barcelonès ( Catalan pronunciation: [bəɾsəluˈnɛs]) is the most populated comarca (county) of Catalonia, Spain. It contains Barcelona, which is the capital of Catalonia and of the comarca itself, and four adjacent inner suburbs.
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The origin of Barcelona is unclear. The ruins of an early settlement have been found dating to earlier than 5000 BC. During the Roman Empire, Barcelona was a colony of the Western Roman Empire called Barcino (full name was Colonia Faventia Julia Augusta Pia Barcino). A clear example of the Roman heritage in Barcelona is the preserved Barri Gòtic(Go...
Barcelona's culture roots go back 2000 years. The city is very religious, so there are many cathedrals in it. The most famous of them is Sagrada Familia. Barcelona Cathedralis also popular among the tourists. Barcelona has a large number of theaters such as Palau de la Música Catalana, Liceu etc.Barcelona has an symphony orchestra. There are also m...
Barcelona was for a long time an industrial city. Currently, factories have been moved to the periphery, a fact that has allowed us to transform the former industrial neighbourhoods in the residential areas, from research to products with high added value and services. The most representative industrial sectors of Barcelona are the textile industry...
Barcelona has a port, metro, airport, modern passengers trains by Renfe company and tram systems called Trambaix and Trambesos. Barcelona is one of the main railway hubs in Spain. The main railway station is Sants Estació. Barcelona has also a metered taxi fleet.
Barcelona is a very sports city. It hosted the highly successful 1992 Summer Olympics. FC Barcelonais a sport club, one of the largest and the second richest in the world.
Barcelona is one of the most important tourist destinations in Europe, with millions of people visiting every year. The city is famous for its 19th century modernist architecture. The best known of those buildings was designed by Antoni Gaudi. It is the unfinished church Sagrada Familia,which is the symbol of Barcelona. It is known for its tapas fo...
1987 - Hipercor bombing1992 - 1992 Summer Olympics2004 - Universal Forum of Cultures2017 - 2017 Barcelona attackBarcelona has a very good higher education. The most prominent university is the University of Barcelonawhich has a long history. 1. Toulouse Business School
The main language of Barcelona is considered Catalan. Spanishis the second popular language. (write about the problems of language)
Barcelona has sister relationshipswith many places worldwide: 1. Glasgow, Scotland 2. Antwerp, Belgium 3. Boston, Massachusetts, USA 4. Busan, South Korea 5. Monzón, Spain 6. Cologne, Germany 7. Dublin, Ireland 8. Gaza, Palestinian territories 9. Gdańsk, Poland 10. Istanbul, Turkey 11. Kobe, Japan 12. Montevideo, Uruguay 13. Montpellier, France 14....
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Barcelonès (Catalan pronunciation: [bərsəɫuˈnɛs]) is a comarca (county) of Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Barcelona, which is also the capital of Catalonia. Municipalities. Population figures are for 2009 (source: Spanish INE).
El Barcelonès és una comarca de Catalunya, la capital de la qual és Barcelona. Es tracta de la comarca més poblada i industrialitzada del principat. Limita al nord amb el Vallès Occidental i Oriental; a l'est amb el Maresme i la Mediterrània, i per l'oest i el sud amb el Baix Llobregat.
Barcelona is the capital city of Catalonia, which is a region of Spain. Barcelona is the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. The city is between the rivers of Llobregat and Besòs, and south of the Pyrenees mountains. It has a humid subtropical climate. Most rain falls in autumn and spring, and the least rain falls in winter and summer.
801 – Siege of Barcelona, Franks in power; [2] County of Barcelona established. 874 – The counts of Barcelona ruled as independent monarchs. [2] 1164 – Dynastic union of Barcelona with Aragon (grand partner). [4] 1243 – Arsenals built (approximate date). [2] 1258 – Consolat de Mar (maritime legal code) issued.
Localização do Barcelonès, na Catalunha. Barcelonès é uma região (comarca) da Catalunha. Abarca uma superfície de 144,72 quilômetros quadrados e possui uma população de 2.226.913 habitantes. Subdivisões. A comarca do Barcelonès subdivide-se nos seguintes 5 municípios: Badalona; Barcelona; L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
