- Granollers
infobox catalan municipio
location_
province=Barcelona
comarca=Vallès Oriental
population=96,417
population_year=2008
area=14.89
population_density=6475
elevation=145
demonym="n/a"Granollers is a city near
Barcelona , inCatalonia ,Spain . It is the capital and most densely populated city of thecomarca ofVallès Oriental .La Porxada , aRenaissance building which served as a grain storehouse, is an emblematic building. On Corró street, there is the ancient hospital of Sant Domènec, now the Francesc Tarafa theatre, a good example of restoredGothic architecture . Granollers is a bustling business centre, and many industries are located there. However, in the southern portion of the municipality, thePalou area retains the agricultural characteristics of years gone by.Granollers forms a conurbation with
Canovelles ,Les Franqueses del Vallès and theneighbourhood of La Torreta inLa Roca del Vallès . The city is crossed by the river Congostwhich is an affluent to theBesòs river. Granollers has 14'89 square km and a population of 100,000 habitants with a metropolitan area of nearby 160,000. It is considered to be situated in the second crown ofBarcelona metropolitan area.Births
Granollers was the birthplace of:
*
Aleix Espargaró
*Pol Espargaró
* Rafael Estirado
* David Largo
*Gerard López
* Fermi Puig
* Jaume Ribas
* Josep Maria Ruera
*Marc Valiente
* Antoni CumellaDemography
infobox catalan municipio demography
pop_1900=7419
pop_1930=12,669
pop_1950=15,480
pop_1970=30,066
pop_1986=47,967
pop_1993=57,796
pop_2000=61,128
pop_2003=74,015
pop_latest_year=96,417
latest_year=2008References
* 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
* [http://www.granollers.cat Official site]
* [http://www.guia-granollers.com Official Guide]
* [http://www.iesemt.com iesmt.com]
* [http://www.esportclubgranollers.com Football team]
* [http://www.cagranollers.tk Athletics Club]
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