Sant Pere de Ribes

infobox catalan municipio
arms=Escut de Sant Pere de Ribes.svg
province=Barcelona
comarca=Garraf
population=26,108
population_year=2001
area=40.71
population_density=641
elevation=44
demonym="n/a"__NOTOC__Sant Pere de Ribes is a town in the center of the Garraf comarca (county), in Barcelona province, Catalonia, Spain. It boasts the remains of a twelfth-century castle once ruled by the troubadour Guillem de Ribes.

Main holidays include:

*Festa Major de Sant Pere (June 29)
*Festa Major de Sant Pau (January 25)
*Festa Major de Santa Eulàlia (February 12)
*Festa Major de Sant Joan (June 24)

Demography

infobox catalan municipio demography
pop_1900=2081
pop_1930=2015
pop_1950=2048
pop_1970=5291
pop_1986=11,695
pop_latest=26,108
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).

External links

* [http://www.santperederibes.org/ Official site] ("in Catalan")
* [http://www.ribes.org/ Sant Pere de Ribes. News and information] ("in Catalan")
* [http://www.poblesdecatalunya.cat/municipi.php?m=082310 Historic and artistical buildings] ("in Catalan")