El Vendrell

El Vendrell
Municipality
El Vendrell
Coat of arms
El Vendrell Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: ES 41°13′13″N 1°32′05″E / 41.22028°N 1.53472°ECoordinates: ES 41°13′13″N 1°32′05″E / 41.22028°N 1.53472°E
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Tarragona
Comarca	Baix Penedès
Government
• Mayor	Martí Carnicer i Vidal (2015)[1]
Area[2]
• Total	36.8 km^2 (14.2 sq mi)
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Population (2014)[1]
• Total	36,719
• Density	1,000/km^2 (2,600/sq mi)
Website	elvendrell.net

El Vendrell is a Spanish town located in Tarragona, Catalonia, in the wine-growing region of Penedès. It is wedged between the Mediterranean and the coastal range. El Vendrell is the capital of the Baix Penedès comarca and a tourist spot, with the beaches of Comarruga, Sant Salvador and El Vendrell.

It gives name to the Catalan family name "Vendrell".

Notable people from El Vendrell

• Pablo Casals
• Àngel Guimerà
• Andreu Nin
• Josep Nin i Tudó
• Manuel Nin

Demography

1900	1930	1950	1970	1986	2008
5,103	5,081	5,224	8,903	13,448	n/a

Sport

The city has a roller hockey team, Club d'Esports Vendrell, one of the most important in Spain, and dispute the main League OK Liga.

References

1. "Ajuntament del Vendrell". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
2. "El municipi en xifres: El Vendrell". 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 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).

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