Castelldefels
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Castelldefels is a town in the Baix Llobregat comarca, in the province of Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain. On 1 January 2005, the population was 56,815.
It is located just to the north of the massís del Garraf and is the last town on the coast before the comarca of Garraf.
Transport links include two stations (Castelldefels and Platja de Castelldefels) on RENFE line C2 from Sant Vicenç de Calders to Maçanet-Massanes via Barcelona, bus routes to Barcelona (L94, L95, L97) and Sant Boi de Llobregat (L96), the C-32 motorway and the C-31 and C-245 dual carriageways. The FGC is also due to be extended to the town. The town is famous for its long beach. During the summer, many people from Barcelona and the countryside visit it.
Nearby towns include Gavà, Viladecans, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Sitges and el Prat de Llobregat.
The Olympic canal built for the 1992 Summer Olympics is in the town.
As of 2005, the town is governed by a PSC mayor.
[edit] External links
- Official town website (in Catalan and Spanish)
- Unofficial town website (in Catalan and Spanish English and French)
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Abrera | Begues | Castelldefels | Castellví de Rosanes | Cervelló | Collbató | Corbera de Llobregat | Cornellà de Llobregat | Esparreguera | Esplugues de Llobregat | Gavà | Martorell | Molins de Rei | Olesa de Montserrat | Pallejà | La Palma de Cervelló | El Papiol | El Prat de Llobregat | Sant Andreu de la Barca | Sant Boi de Llobregat | Sant Climent de Llobregat | Sant Esteve Sesrovires | Sant Feliu de Llobregat | Sant Joan Despí | Sant Just Desvern | Sant Vicenç dels Horts | Santa Coloma de Cervelló | Torrelles de Llobregat | Vallirana | Viladecans |
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