La Llacuna
| La Llacuna | ||
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| Municipality | ||
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La Llacuna | ||
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  La Llacuna Location in Catalonia | ||
| Coordinates: ES 41°28′27″N 1°32′3″E / 41.47417°N 1.53417°ECoordinates: ES 41°28′27″N 1°32′3″E / 41.47417°N 1.53417°E | ||
| Country |
 Spain | |
| Community |
 Catalonia | |
| Province |
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| Comarca | Anoia | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Josep Parera Tort (2015)[1] | |
| Area[2] | ||
| • Total | 52.2 km2 (20.2 sq mi) | |
| Population (2014)[1] | ||
| • Total | 906 | |
| • Density | 17/km2 (45/sq mi) | |
| Website |
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La Llacuna is a municipality of 884 inhabitants (2003), located in the comarca of Anoia, in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
It is a tourist town; nearby destinations include Igualada, the Vilafranca del Penedès wine route, and the Monastery of Montserrat.
Geography
The town's altitude is 615 m, and the municipality has a surface area of 52,49 km².
Annual events
Annual events include the Potada, whose date varies, but is usually in April; Aplec del Castell on the last Sunday of May; Fira de Sant Andreu on the first Sunday of December, and the pessebre vivent (living crib), a full-scale, live tableau of scenes from Bethlehem at the time of the birth of Jesus, on the second or third Sunday in December.[3]
Food
A local specialty is carquinyolis, a type of cookie.
References
- 1 2 "Ajuntament de la Llacuna". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ↑ "El municipi en xifres: La Llacuna". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ↑ "Pessebre Vivent la Llacuna" (in Catalan).
External links
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La Llacuna travel guide from Wikivoyage - Llacuna Website
- Comunitat Virtual de La Llacuna
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