Marganell

Marganell
Municipality

St. Stephen's church, Marganell, with Montserrat behind

Coat of arms
Marganell
Marganell

Location in Catalonia

Coordinates: 41°38′24.00″N 1°47′38.40″E / 41.6400000°N 1.7940000°E / 41.6400000; 1.7940000Coordinates: 41°38′24.00″N 1°47′38.40″E / 41.6400000°N 1.7940000°E / 41.6400000; 1.7940000
Country  Spain
Community  Catalonia
Province Barcelona
Comarca Bages
Government
 • Mayor Anna Garcia Ventura (2015)[1]
Area[2]
 • Total 13.5 km2 (5.2 sq mi)
Elevation 291 m (955 ft)
Population (2014)[1]
 • Total 297
 • Density 22/km2 (57/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Marganellès, marganellesa
Website marganell.cat

Marganell is a municipality in the comarca of the Bages in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the northern slopes of Montserrat, and is also known as Santa Cecília de Montserrat in reference to the Benedictine monasteries (See Santa Cecília de Montserrat and Montserrat monastery). The agriculture in the municipality is mostly of cereals, and the majority of the active population works elsewhere (until recently, in the cotton mills of Castellbell i el Vilar).

Demography

1900 1930 1950 1970 1986 2007
233 267 275 240 217 292

References

  1. 1 2 "Ajuntament de Marganell". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ↑ "El municipi en xifres: Marganell". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
 Sant Salvador de Guardiola Castellgalí Sant Vicenç de Castellet
Castellbell i el Vilar
   Marganell  
El Bruc Monistrol de Montserrat


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