Monistrol de Montserrat

Monistrol de Montserrat
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Monistrol de Montserrat

Location in Catalonia

Coordinates: 41°36′32″N 1°50′31″E / 41.60889°N 1.84194°E / 41.60889; 1.84194Coordinates: 41°36′32″N 1°50′31″E / 41.60889°N 1.84194°E / 41.60889; 1.84194
Country  Spain
Community  Catalonia
Province Barcelona
Comarca Bages
Government
  Mayor Joan Miguel Rodríguez (2015)[1]
Area[2]
  Total 11.8 km2 (4.6 sq mi)
Elevation 161 m (528 ft)
Population (2014)[1]
  Total 2,945
  Density 250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Monistrolenc, monistrolenca
Website monistroldemontserrat.cat

Monistrol de Montserrat (Catalan pronunciation: [munisˈtɾɔɫ də munsəˈrat]) is a municipality in the comarca of the Bages in Catalonia, Spain. The municipality includes the southern two-thirds of the massif of Montserrat and the famous Benedictine monastery of the same name. The town, known as Montserrat-Vila, is situated on the eastern flank of the massif above the valley of the Llobregat river: it is connected with the monastery (higher up) and with the railway station in the valley (FGC line R5) by a rack railway (Cremallera de Montserrat). The C-1411 road links the town with Martorell and Manresa. The bridge over the Llobregat river dates from the fourteenth century. The municipality includes a small exclave to the north-west.

Demography

1900 1930 1950 1970 1986 2007
2332 3323 2999 3002 2625 2903

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