Piera | |
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  Piera Location in Catalonia Show map of Province of Barcelona Piera Piera (Spain) Show map of Spain | |
| Coordinates:41°31′20″N1°44′58″E / 41.52222°N 1.74944°E /41.52222; 1.74944 | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Community |  Catalonia |
| Province | Barcelona |
| Comarca | Anoia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jordi Madrid Roca (2015)[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 57.2 km2 (22.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 324 m (1,063 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[3] | |
• Total | 17,555 |
| • Density | 307/km2 (795/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Pierenc, pierenca |
| Website | www |
Piera (Catalan pronunciation:[piˈeɾə]) is amunicipality that covers a large portion of the southeastern corner of thecomarca ofAnoia inCatalonia, Spain, on the left bank of theAnoia river. The agricultural land, mostly non-irrigated, is used for the cultivation ofcereals,grapes,olives andalmonds. The town itself hosts a number of light industries:textiles,plastics and construction materials. Tourism during the summer months is also relatively important for the local economy.
TheFGC railway line R6 fromMartorell andBarcelona toIgualada runs through the town, while local roads lead toCapellades andSant Sadurní d'Anoia.
Notable monuments include the castle of Fontanet. The castle which was restored in 1916 by Ramon de Viala d'Aiguavives, Baron of Almenar is documented in 955 a.c. and now used for private functions.
The sister of the Baron of Almenar, Isabel de Viala d'Aiguavives also financed and patroned the modernist church ofCa n'Aguilera which was donated to Barcelona's Bishop byZaragoza de Viala family in 1921. The architect of Ca n'Aguilera modernist church isFrancesc Berenguer i Mestres, who wasAntoni Gaudi's disciple and personal friend.
Another Piera relevant monument is the church of Santa Maria, with both Gothic and Roman elements.
The municipality of Piera includes several outlying villages (barris): these are usually distinguished into the older, traditional settlements (barris antics) and the newer urbanisations which have been developed to cope with the expansion of the municipality (barris nous).Populations are given for 1999, from the Ajuntament de Piera and cited inHistòria de Piera: the town of Piera (nucli urbà) had a population of 5,036 at that date, whereas the total population of the municipality was 8,551.
| 1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1986 | 2007 |
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| 2663 | 3474 | 3334 | 3813 | 5215 | 13,652 |
Piera istwinned with:
Estepa, SpainTrain line connecting Igualada with Barcelona has a stop for boarding on both ways of the line.
On 30 October 2012, Piera proclaimed itself as aFree Catalan Territory.
Places adjacent to Piera | |
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| Autoritat del Transport Metropolità Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya | ||||
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| Line R6 | ||||
| Barcelona (Plaça d'Espanya) | ↔ | Piera | ↔ | Igualada |
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