Granollers

Granollers (Catalan pronunciation: [ɡɾənuˈʎes]) is a city in central Catalonia, about 30 kilometers northeast of Barcelona. It is the capital and most densely populated city of the comarca of Vallès Oriental.

For the tennis players, see Marcel Granollers and Gerard Granollers.
Granollers
Municipality
Granollers Town Hall
Coat of arms
Granollers
Location in Catalonia
Granollers
Granollers (Spain)
Coordinates: 41.608°N 2.288°E / 41.608; 2.288
Country Spain
Community Catalonia
ProvinceBarcelona
ComarcaVallès Oriental
Government
 • MayorJosep Mayoral Antigas (2020)[1] ((PSC))
Area
 • Total14.9 km2 (5.8 sq mi)
Elevation
145 m (476 ft)
Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Total60,981
 • Density4,100/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
DemonymsGranollerí, granollerina
Granollerins, granollerines
ClimateCfa
Websitegranollers.cat

Granollers is now a bustling business centre, having grown from a town dominated by Catalonia's textile industry that was so prominent during the 19th Century. However, in the southern portion of the municipality, the Palou area retains the agricultural characteristics of the past.[4]

Granollers forms a conurbation with Canovelles, Les Franqueses del Vallès and the neighbourhood of La Torreta in La Roca del Vallès. The city is crossed by the Congost river, a tributary of the Besòs river. It is considered to be situated in the second crown of the Barcelona metropolitan area. It is around 25 km north-east of the centre of Barcelona.

History

Spanish Civil War

During the Spanish Civil War, in May 1938, the Bombing of Granollers, was carried out by Italian bombers resulting in 100-200 civilian fatalities.

Notable landmarks

La Porxada, a Renaissance building which served as a grain storehouse, is an emblematic building. On Corró street, there is the ancient hospital of Sant Domènec, now the Francesc Tarafa theatre, a good example of restored Gothic architecture. The church of Sant Esteve in the city centre, also contains Gothic elements from the 15th Century along with an octagonal tower.[4]

Notable natives and residents

References
  1. "Ajuntament de Granollers". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  2. "El municipi en xifres: Granollers". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  4. Rogers, Joseph (7 July 2017). "Granollers - The Catalan Life". The Travel Pocket Guide.
  • Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).
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