Cardedeu

Cardedeu
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Cardedeu Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 41°38′26″N 2°21′34″E / 41.64056°N 2.35944°ECoordinates: 41°38′26″N 2°21′34″E / 41.64056°N 2.35944°E
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Barcelona
Comarca	Vallès Oriental
Government
• Mayor	Enric Olivé Manté (2015)[1]
Area[2]
• Total	12.1 km^2 (4.7 sq mi)
Elevation	193 m (633 ft)
Population (2014)[1]
• Total	17,698
• Density	1,500/km^2 (3,800/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Cardedeuenc, cardedeuenca
Website	cardedeu.cat

Cardedeu (Catalan pronunciation: [ˌkarðəˈðɛw]) is a village in the comarca of Vallès Oriental in the province of Barcelona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. It is near Granollers, the capital of Vallès Oriental, and it is placed between Serralada Litoral and Montseny.

Cardedeu is a village of medieval origin, with the first written reference known dated in the year 941.

Demography

1900	1930	1950	1970	1986	2008
1,533	2,477	2,619	5,017		16,102

Montseny Massif, seen from Cardedeu

References

1. "Ajuntament de Cardedeu". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
2. "El municipi en xifres: Cardedeu". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.

• Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona:Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).

External links

• Cardedeu official page (Catalan)
• Information - Generalitat de Catalunya (Catalan)
• Statistical information - Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya (Catalan)