Cornellà de Llobregat

Cornellà de Llobregat
Municipality
Coat of arms
Cornellà de Llobregat Location in Catalonia
Coordinates:
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Barcelona
Comarca	Baix Llobregat
Government
• Mayor	Antoni Balmón Arévalo (2015) ((PSC))
Area
• Total	7.0 km2 (2.7 sq mi)
Elevation	27 m (89 ft)
Population (2014)
• Total	86,234
• Density	12,000/km2 (32,000/sq mi)
Website	cornella.cat

Cornellà de Llobregat (Catalan pronunciation: [kurnəˈʎa ðə ʎuβɾəˈɣat]) is a municipality in the comarca of the Baix Llobregat in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the left bank of the Llobregat River. It is in the south-western part of the Barcelona metropolitan area and is part of the wider urban area. It houses one of the two La Liga football clubs from Barcelona in RCD Espanyol.

History

The history of Cornellà de Llobregat is defined by three principal factors: its proximity to the city of Barcelona, its being an area of passage (as was the entire Comarca of Baix Llobregat) to and from the capital of Catalonia, and the presence of the Llobregat River. Its name is of Roman origin (Cornelianus) and the city's architectural characteristics possess Visigoth traits.

The first written reference to the city dates from 980 AD, at which time a church and a defense tower to ward off the Saracens already existed in the same place as the current castle (constructed in the fourteenth century). The city was incorporated into Barcelona's territory in the thirteenth century and, for a short time, belonged to the "Franqueses del Llobregat" in which agricultural activity was principally developed.

Transport

Main article: Transport in Cornellà de Llobregat

Demography

1900	1930	1950	1970	1986	2002
2197	7031	11,473	77,314	86,928	82,817

Institutions

Citilab is a laboratory for citizen innovation based in Cornellà. It is located in the former Can Suris factory building.

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).
• Website of the city Cornellà de Llobregat
• (Oficial) Touristic and shopping info about Cornellà de Llobregat