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Municipality in Catalonia, Spain
Castellet i la Gornal
Municipality
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Castellet i la Gornal is located in Province of BarcelonaCastellet i la GornalCastellet i la GornalLocation in CataloniaShow map of Province of BarcelonaCastellet i la Gornal is located in SpainCastellet i la GornalCastellet i la GornalCastellet i la Gornal (Spain)Show map of Spain
Coordinates: 41°15′11″N 1°35′31″E / 41.253°N 1.592°E / 41.253; 1.592
Country Spain
Community Catalonia
ProvinceBarcelona
ComarcaAlt Penedès
Government
 • MayorMiguel Delgado Almansa (2015)
Area
 • Total47.5 km (18.3 sq mi)
Elevation137 m (449 ft)
Population
 • Total2,247
 • Density47/km (120/sq mi)
DemonymCastelletenc
Postal code08058
Websitewww.castelletilagornal.net

Castellet i la Gornal (Catalan pronunciation: [kəstəˈʎɛt i lə ɣuɾˈnal]) is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Penedès in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the valley of the Foix river at the point where it crosses the Coastal Range. The river is dammed to form the Foix reservoir. The ajuntament (town hall) is in La Gornal. The municipality is served by the N-340 road, and by a local road to Vilanova i la Geltrú.

Population is dispersed among the villages of La Gornal, Les Cassettes, Castellet, Torrelletes, Les Masuques, Clariana, Sant Marçal i Masies de Sant Marçal, Rocallisa, Valldemar, Els Rosers, La Creu i els Àngels, and Trencarroques.

Castellet i la Gornal became part of the Alt Penedès in the comarcal revision of 1990: previously it formed part of the Garraf.

Notable people

Singer Marina Rossell was born in the village of La Gornal.

References

  1. "Ajuntament de Castellet i la Gornal". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. "El municipi en xifres: Castellet i la Gornal". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  4. "Marina Rossell i Figueras" (in Catalan). Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
  • 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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Places adjacent to Castellet i la Gornal
Sant Jaume dels Domenys Castellví de la Marca Santa Margarida i els Monjos
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L'Arboç Castellet i la Gornal Canyelles
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Calafell		 Vilanova i la Geltrú
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