Calaf

Calaf
Municipality

Coat of arms
Calaf
Location in Catalonia
Calaf
Calaf (Spain)
Coordinates: 41°44′N 1°31′E / 41.733°N 1.517°E / 41.733; 1.517
Country  Spain
Community  Catalonia
Province Barcelona
Comarca Anoia
Government
 • Mayor Jordi Badia Perea (2015)[1]
Area[2]
 • Total 9.2 km2 (3.6 sq mi)
Elevation 680 m (2,230 ft)
Population (2014)[1]
 • Total 3,475
 • Density 380/km2 (980/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Calafins
Postal code 08280
Website www.calaf.cat

Calaf (Catalan pronunciation: [kəˈlaf]) is the main town in the northern portion of the comarca of the Anoia in Catalonia, Spain, situated on the Calaf Plain. The town holds an important weekly livestock market.

It is served by the main N-II road from Barcelona to Lleida, the RENFE railway line from Manresa to Lleida and the C-1412 road from Igualada to Ponts. Calaf also has an exit from the new C25 that crosses Catalonia from Girona to Lleida. The remains of Calaf castle dominate the town from a hilltop.

Subdivisions

The village of La Pineda (population (2005): 195) is included within the municipality of Calaf.

References

  1. 1 2 "Ajuntament de Calaf". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ↑ "El municipi en xifres: Calaf". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  • 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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