La Pobla de Claramunt

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La Pobla de Claramunt
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La Pobla de Claramunt
La Pobla de Claramunt (Spain)
Coordinates: 41°33′16″N1°40′47″E / 41.55444°N 1.67972°E / 41.55444; 1.67972
Country Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Community Flag of Catalonia.svg  Catalonia
Province Barcelona
Comarca Anoia
Government
   Mayor Santiago Broch Miquel (2015) [1]
Area
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  Total18.5 km2 (7.1 sq mi)
Elevation
246 m (807 ft)
Population
 (2018) [3]
  Total2,177
  Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Pobletà, pobletana
Website www.lapobladeclaramunt.cat

La Pobla de Claramunt (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈpob.bləðəkləɾəˈmun] ) is a municipality in the comarca of the Anoia in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the edge of the Òdena Basin at the entrance to the Capellades Gorge. The town is dominated by Claramunt castle, on a hilltop some 150 m above the modern settlement: the castle was, with Castellbell castle, one of the main points of control of access to the Llobregat valley and hence to Barcelona. With neighbouring Capellades, La Pobla de Claramunt is an important centre for paper manufacture. It is served by a station on the FGC railway line R6 from Barcelona and Martorell to Igualada and by the C-244 road from Igualada to Vilafranca del Penedès.

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Demography

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Subdivisions

Five outlying villages are included in the municipality of La Pobla de Claramunt (Populations as of 2005):

Transportation

Train line connecting Igualada with Barcelona has a stop for boarding on both ways of the line.

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References

  1. "Ajuntament de la Pobla de Claramunt". Generalitat of Catalonia . Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. "El municipi en xifres: La Pobla de Claramunt". Statistical Institute of Catalonia . Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
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