Monistrol de Montserrat

Monistrol de Montserrat
—  Municipality  —
Coat of arms
Monistrol de Montserrat Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 41°36′32″N 1°50′31″E / 41.60889°N 1.84194°E / 41.60889; 1.84194Coordinates: 41°36′32″N 1°50′31″E / 41.60889°N 1.84194°E / 41.60889; 1.84194
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Barcelona
Comarca	Bages
Government
- Mayor	Joan Miquel i Rodríguez
Area
- Total	11.77 km2 (4.5 sq mi)
Elevation	161 m (528 ft)
Population (2007)
- Total	2,903
- Density	246.6/km2 (638.8/sq mi)
Demonym	Monistrolenc, monistrolenca
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Monistrol de Montserrat (Catalan pronunciation: [munisˈtɾɔɫ də munsəˈrat]) is a municipality in the comarca of the Bages in Catalonia, Spain. The municipality includes the southern two-thirds of the massif of Montserrat and the famous Benedictine monastery of the same name. The town, known as Montserrat-Vila, is situated on the eastern flank of the massif above the valley of the Llobregat river: it is connected with the monastery (higher up) and with the railway station in the valley (FGC line R5) by a rack railway (Cremallera de Montserrat). The C-1411 road links the town with Martorell and Manresa. The bridge over the Llobregat river dates from the fourteenth century.

Demography

1900	1930	1950	1970	1986	2007
2332	3323	2999	3002	2625	2903

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).

External links

• Official website (Catalan)
• Information - Generalitat de Catalunya (Catalan)
• Statistical information - Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya (Catalan)
• Cremallera de Montserrat (English) (Catalan)
• Interactive Map of Monistrol de Montserrat (Catalan)