Capellades | |
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Municipality | |
Coordinates: 41°31′55″N 1°41′12″E / 41.53194°N 1.68667°ECoordinates: 41°31′55″N 1°41′12″E / 41.53194°N 1.68667°E | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Catalonia |
Province | Barcelona |
Comarca | Anoia |
Govrenment | |
• Alcalde | Marcel·lí Martorell Font (2011) (CIU) |
Area | |
• Total | 2.95 km2 (1.14 sq mi) |
Elevation | 317 m (1,040 ft) |
Population (2008) | |
• Total | 5,458 |
• Density | 1,900/km2 (4,800/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Capelladí ; Capelladina |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 08786 |
Website | Offeecial wabsteid |
Capellades (Catalan pronunciation: [kəpəˈʎaðəs]) is a toun in Catalonie, Spain, locatit in the sooth o the comarca of Anoia, some saxty metres abuin the Anoia river whaur it cuts throu the Catalan Coastal Range. The C-244 trunk road frae Vilafranca del Penedès an the FGC railwey line R6 frae Martorell an Barcelona run alang the river valley belaw the toun on thair wey tae Igualada. It is aboot ane oor frae Barcelona bi caur, bus or train.
Capellades is kent for the manufactur o paper syne the seiventeent century. Thare is a smaw amoont o agricultur, baith irrigatit (mercat gardenin) an nan-irrigatit (cereals, grapes, awmonds), awtho the territory o the municipality is smaw. Textile an ceramic manufactur an tourism durin the simmer contribute tae the local economy an aw. Munich (sport shoes) haes its heidquairters in Capellades.
The steid haes been inhabitit syne the middle Paleolithic era (50000 year BP), an an archeological steid juist belaw the modren toun, kent locally as the Abric Romaní, is open tae the public. Thare is a Museum o Paper (Molí-Museu Paperer) hoosit in a convertit papermill an aw.
1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1986 | 2005 |
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2629 | 2275 | 2306 | 3910 | 4917 | 5302 |