Sant Adrià de Besòs

infobox catalan municipio
province=Barcelona
comarca=Barcelonès
arms = Escut de Sant Adrià de Besòs.svg
population=32,845
population_year=2001
area=3.87
population_density=8487
elevation=14
demonym="n/a"

Sant Adrià de Besòs is a city in the "comarca" of the Barcelonès in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated at the mouth of the Besòs river, exteding to both sides of the estuary. The original settlement with the parish church is on the left bank of the river, in the north of the municipal territory: however the municipality is now a collection of residential and, especially, industrial zones, integrated with the city of
Barcelona.

The origins of the town start with the parish church of Sant Adria, which was referred to in 1012, where in about 1092 a priory of Augustinian monks, dependants of Sant Ruf d'Avinyo, was founded. Saint Olegarius (San José María de Porcioles) came to this priory from 1095 to 1108 before becoming the bishop of Barcelona and, later, the archbishop of Tarragona. In 1127 the priory was moved to Santa Maria de Terrassa. Surrounding this church, upon a small hill fourteen metres high, to the west of the River Besòs, is the nucleus of the original village.

Currently, Sant Adrià is a town dominated by the service industry, but with a diverse manufacturing sector (especially in the areas of metal-work, chemistry, and construction) consisting mostly of medium-sized companies.

In 2004, Sant Adrià de Besos was part of the Universal Forum of Cultures.

Demography

infobox catalan municipio demography
pop_1900=418
pop_1930=6515
pop_1950=10,227
pop_1970=24,452
pop_1986=34,735
pop_latest=32,845
latest_year=2001

References

* 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).

See also

*Unió Korfbalera Sant Adrià de Besòs

External links

* [http://www.sant-adria.net Page of Sant Adrià de Besòs]
* [http://www.korfbalers.com/uksa/ Page of the korfbal team of the city ]
* [http://www.santadriaconnecta.com Page with additional information about Sant Adrià de Besòs]