Castellbisbal
Encyclopedia
Castellbisbal is a municipality
in the comarca
of Vallès Occidental
in Catalonia
. It is situated on the left bank of the Llobregat river at its confluence with the Rubí
river. The town is served by the A-7 autopista, the main N-II road and the RENFE
railway line R4 between Barcelona
and València
.
The remains of the Castellbisbal castle are visible on a hill near to the actual urban centre, while the surviving portion
of the Pont del Diable ("Devil's Bridge") across the Llobregat river with its triumphal arch illustrates the historical
importance of the town on the Via Augusta
. The parish church of Sant Vincenç dates from the sixteenth century,
while a Romanesque
chapel (12th century) is in Can Pederol de Baix.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the comarca
Comarques of Catalonia
This is a list of the comarques of Catalonia . A comarca is roughly equivalent to a US "county" or a UK "district". However, in the context of Catalonia, the term "county" can be a bit misleading, because in medieval Catalonia, the most important rulers were counts, notably the Counts of Barcelona...
of Vallès Occidental
Vallès Occidental
Vallès Occidental is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain. It is unique among the comarques in that the two cities Sabadell and Terrassa share the role of comarcal capital...
in Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
. It is situated on the left bank of the Llobregat river at its confluence with the Rubí
river. The town is served by the A-7 autopista, the main N-II road and the RENFE
RENFE
Renfe Operadora is the state-owned company which operates freight and passenger trains on the 1668-mm "Iberian gauge" and 1435-mm "European gauge" networks of the Spanish national railway infrastructure company ADIF .- History :The name RENFE is derived from that of the former Spanish National...
railway line R4 between Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
and València
Valencia (city in Spain)
Valencia or València is the capital and most populous city of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third largest city in Spain, with a population of 809,267 in 2010. It is the 15th-most populous municipality in the European Union...
.
The remains of the Castellbisbal castle are visible on a hill near to the actual urban centre, while the surviving portion
of the Pont del Diable ("Devil's Bridge") across the Llobregat river with its triumphal arch illustrates the historical
importance of the town on the Via Augusta
Via Augusta
Via Augusta was a Roman road crossing all the Hispania Province, from Cádiz in the southern tip of current Spain, to the Coll de Panissars, where it crossed the Pyrenees close to the Mediterranean Sea, and joined the Via Domitia...
. The parish church of Sant Vincenç dates from the sixteenth century,
while a Romanesque
Romanesque architecture
Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of Medieval Europe characterised by semi-circular arches. There is no consensus for the beginning date of the Romanesque architecture, with proposals ranging from the 6th to the 10th century. It developed in the 12th century into the Gothic style,...
chapel (12th century) is in Can Pederol de Baix.
External links
- Official website
- Information - Generalitat de Catalunya
- Statistical information - Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya