Marganell
Marganell is a municipality in the comarca of the Bages in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the northern slopes of Montserrat, and is also known as Santa Cecília de Montserrat in reference to the Benedictine monasteries (See Santa Cecília de Montserrat and Montserrat monastery). The agriculture in the municipality is mostly of cereals, and the majority of the active population works elsewhere (until recently, in the cotton mills of Castellbell i el Vilar).
Marganell | |
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 St. Stephen's church, Marganell, with Montserrat behind | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Marganell Location in Catalonia  Marganell Marganell (Spain) | |
| Coordinates: 41°38′24.00″N 1°47′38.40″E | |
| Country |  |
| Community |  |
| Province | Barcelona |
| Comarca | Bages |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Anna Garcia Ventura (2015)[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.5 km2 (5.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 291 m (955 ft) |
| Population (2018)[3] | |
| • Total | 258 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (49/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Marganellès, marganellesa |
| Website | marganell |
Demography
| 1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1986 | 2007 |
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| 233 | 267 | 275 | 240 | 217 | 292 |
References
- "Ajuntament de Marganell". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- "El municipi en xifres: Marganell". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- 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).
External links
- Information at Consell Comarcal (in Catalan)
- Government data pages (in Catalan)
Places adjacent to Marganell | |
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