Calafell

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Calafell
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Calafell
Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 41°12′07″N1°34′12″E / 41.202°N 1.57°E / 41.202; 1.57
Country Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Community Flag of Catalonia.svg  Catalonia
Province Bandera actual de la provincia de Tarragona.svg   Tarragona
Comarca Baix Penedès
Government
   Mayor Ramon Ferré Solé (2015) [1]
Area
[2]
  Total20.4 km2 (7.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2018) [3]
  Total25,444
  Density1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Website calafell.cat

Calafell (Catalan pronunciation: [kələˈfeʎ] ) is a village in the province of Tarragona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain.

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Tourism

The town is located at the heart of the Baix Penedès region; the gateway to the Costa Daurada, its economy depends heavily on tourism. [4] There are also notable historical sites like the Iberian Citadel and the Casa Barral Museum (house that belonged to Carlos Barral). [5]

The GR 92 long distance footpath, which roughly follows the length of the Mediterranean coast of Spain, has a staging point at Calafell. Stage 23 links northwards to Vilanova i la Geltrú, a distance of 13.4 kilometres (8.3 mi), whilst stage 24 links southwards to Torredembarra, a distance of 15.0 kilometres (9.3 mi). [6]

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References

  1. "Ajuntament de Calafell". Generalitat of Catalonia . Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. "El municipi en xifres: Calafell". Statistical Institute of Catalonia . Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
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  5. "Inici". calafellhistoric.org. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
  6. "GR 92: Sender de la Mediterrània" [GR 92: Mediterranean Path]. www.catalunya.com (in Catalan). Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.