Cornellà de Llobregat

Cornellà de Llobregat
—  Municipality  —
Cornellà de Llobregat Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 41°21′N 2°04′E / 41.35°N 2.067°E / 41.35; 2.067Coordinates: 41°21′N 2°04′E / 41.35°N 2.067°E / 41.35; 2.067
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Barcelona
Comarca	Baix Llobregat
Government
- Mayor
Area
- Total	6.90 km2 (2.7 sq mi)
Elevation	27 m (89 ft)
Population (2011)
- Total	88,740
- Density	12,860.9/km2 (33,309.5/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Cornellà de Llobregat (Catalan pronunciation: [kurnəˈʎa ðə ʎuβɾəˈɣat]) is a municipality in the comarca of the Baix Llobregat in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the left bank of the Llobregat river.

History

The history of Cornellà de Llobregat is defined by three principal factors: its proximity to the city of Barcelona, its being an area of passage (as was the entire Comarca of Baix Llobregat) to and from the capital of Catalonia, and the presence of the Llobregat River. Its name is of Roman origen (Cornelianus) and the city's architectural characteristics possess Visigoth traits.

The first written reference to the city dates from 980 AD, at which time a church and a defense tower to ward off the Saracens already existed in the same place as the current castle (constructed in the fourteenth century). The city was incorporated into Barcelona's territory in the thirteenth century and, for a short time, belonged to the "Franqueses del Llobregat" in which agricultural activity was principally developed.

Transport

Main article: Transport in Cornellà de Llobregat

Demography

1900	1930	1950	1970	1986	2002
2197	7031	11,473	77,314	86,928	82,817

Institutions

Citilab

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).
• Website of the city Cornellà de Llobregat