El Vendrell

infobox catalan municipio
location_

province=Tarragona
comarca=Baix Penedès
population=26,820
population_year=2001
area=36.43
population_density=736
elevation=10
demonym="n/a"

El Vendrell is a town located in Catalonia, Spain, in a wine-growing region. It is wedged between the Mediterranean and the Litoral mountain ranges. El Vendrell is the capital of the Baix Penedès "comarca" and a tourist spot.

*Vendrell is also a family name.

Notable people from El Vendrell

*Pau Casals
*Andreu Nin
*Àngel Guimerà
*Àngels Garriga
*Apel·les Fenosa

Demography

infobox catalan municipio demography
pop_1900=5,103
pop_1930=5,081
pop_1950=5,224
pop_1970=8,903
pop_1986=13,448
pop_latest=26,820
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).