Sant Adrià de Besòs | |
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 Plaça de la Vila dominated by the city hall | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates:41°25′43″N2°13′23″E / 41.4285°N 2.223°E /41.4285; 2.223 | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Community |  Catalonia |
| Province | Barcelona |
| Comarca | Barcelonès |
| Judicial district | Badalona |
| Boroughs | 6 neighbourhoods
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| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Body | Ajuntament de Sant Adrià de Besòs |
| • Mayor | Joan Callau Bartolí (2015)[1] (PSC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.8 km2 (1.5 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[3] | |
• Total | 38,490 |
| • Density | 10,000/km2 (26,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Adrianenc, adrianenca (ca) Adrianense (es) |
| Postal code | 08930 |
| Area code(s) | (+34) 93 381 |
| Statistical code | 081944 |
| Website | www |
Sant Adrià de Besòs (Catalan pronunciation:[ˈsantəðɾiˈaðəβəˈzɔs]) is acity and amunicipality within thecomarca ofBarcelonès inCatalonia, north-easternSpain. It is situated on theMediterranean coast, at the mouth ofriver Besòs, extending to both sides of the estuary although the original settlement with the parish church lies on the left bank of the river, in the northern part of town.[4] Sant Adrià is the smallest municipality of Barcelonès and has close ties with the neighbouring cities ofBarcelona,Badalona andSanta Coloma de Gramenet, forming a uniform urban area withinBarcelona metropolitan area.[5]
The municipality straddles major transportation networks and is served by several modes of public transport. Sant Adrià is currently a town dominated by theservice sector, but with a diversemanufacturing sector (especially in the areas of metal-work, chemistry, and construction) consisting mostly of medium-sized companies.[6] Historically, it has experienced several massive migration flows attracted by the important industrialisation of the area during the last century and has been subject of various majorurban redevelopments. In 2004, Sant Adrià de Besòs was part of theUniversal Forum of Cultures.[7]
The origins of the town are linked to the parish church of Sant Adrià de Besòs, which was referred to in 1012, where in about 1092 apriory ofAugustinian monks, dependants ofSant Ruf d'Avinyo, was founded.Saint Olegarius (San José María de Porcioles) came to this priory from 1095 to 1108 before becoming the bishop of Barcelona and, later, thearchbishop ofTarragona. In 1127 the priory was moved toSanta Maria de Terrassa. Surrounding this church, upon a small hill fourteen metres high, to the west of the River Besòs, is the nucleus of the original village.
Given its proximity to the city ofBarcelona, Sant Adrià de Besòs is well served byroad,rail and many other forms ofpublic transport, becoming an important part of the transportation network inBarcelona metropolitan area. The city has always been an economically unprivileged town and a really dense area, and it remained indifferent to the establishment and the improvement of public transport around Barcelona for many years, but the recent development inpublic infrastructures and urban renewals has brought substantial transport improvement, especially in the form oftram services.
C-31 highway comes directly fromPlaça de les Glòries Catalanes in Barcelona toMataró and intersects perpendicularly withRonda del Litoral (B-10 motorway) in the middle of town, forming a majorhighway interchange,[8] and allowing B-10 to be linked withRonda de Dalt (B-20 motorway) at Nus de la Trinitat, another major highway interchange in northern Barcelona. Other main roads serving Sant Adrià include the national routeN-II parallel toMaresme's coastline and the local road BV-5001 towardsMontornès del Vallès andLa Roca del Vallès, crossing the northern part of the municipality.[9]
Public transportation network is mainly composed of several urban and interurban bus routes that provide a good internal connection within the municipality as well as the connection of the city to other nearby cities within the comarca. Currently, 16 bus routes run through the municipality, 5 of them are local bus routes operated byTransports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB) to and from Barcelona, 8 are interurban routes withinBarcelonès, and 3 are night routes. With regard to rail transport modes,Trambesòs is the most prominent transport system in Sant Adrià which comprises 7 stops within the municipality served by all its routes, linking the city to the district ofSant Martí up toParc de la Ciutadella in Barcelona.Maresme Line also runs through the city withSant Adrià de Besòs railway station as the only stop of the line in town which lies in the eastern part of Sant Adrià and is served byRodalies de Catalunya commuter rail line R1.Verneda is the onlyBarcelona Metro station officially located in the municipality, butArtigues – Sant Adrià station is as its name says also meant to serve Sant Adrià de Besòs because although being located in Badalona, it is just a few meters from the city limits.
| Climate data for Sant Adrià de Besòs(data from 1902-1972) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 13.5 (56.3) | 14.4 (57.9) | 16.7 (62.1) | 19.4 (66.9) | 22.2 (72.0) | 25.2 (77.4) | 29.0 (84.2) | 28.9 (84.0) | 26.9 (80.4) | 23.0 (73.4) | 17.0 (62.6) | 13.8 (56.8) | 20.8 (69.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 8.6 (47.5) | 9.2 (48.6) | 11.6 (52.9) | 14.2 (57.6) | 17.1 (62.8) | 20.4 (68.7) | 23.9 (75.0) | 23.9 (75.0) | 21.9 (71.4) | 17.8 (64.0) | 12.3 (54.1) | 9.4 (48.9) | 15.9 (60.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.7 (38.7) | 4.0 (39.2) | 6.6 (43.9) | 8.9 (48.0) | 12.0 (53.6) | 15.6 (60.1) | 18.8 (65.8) | 18.9 (66.0) | 16.9 (62.4) | 12.5 (54.5) | 7.6 (45.7) | 5.0 (41.0) | 10.9 (51.6) |
| Source: Sistema de Clasificación Bioclimática Mundial[12] | |||||||||||||
| Year | 1990 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
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| Population | 34,729 | 32,452 | 32,439 | 32,641 | 32,845 | 32,921 | 32,940 | 32,585 | 32,734 | 33,223 | 33,761 | 34,104 | 34,157 |
![Original portal of the Carmelite Convent of Barcelona dated from the 14th century. Since 1993, it is situated in Sant Adrià as if it was a monument which is locally known as Arc de Sant Adrià.[14]](/mt/?noimg=&dark=on&url=http%3a%2f%2fen.wikipedia.org%2fwiki%2fFile%3aSantAdria_01.jpg)
![The three chimneys of the now closed Besòs thermal power station have become an icon for the city. In 2008, the citizens of Sant Adrià decided to keep them in a referendum.[15]](/mt/?noimg=&dark=on&url=http%3a%2f%2fen.wikipedia.org%2fwiki%2fFile%3aCentral_Termica_Badalona.jpg)
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