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Baix Penedès

Coordinates:41°13′12″N1°32′4″E / 41.22000°N 1.53444°E /41.22000; 1.53444
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Comarca in Catalonia, Spain
Baix Penedès
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityCatalonia
RegionPenedès
ProvinceTarragona
CapitalEl Vendrell
Municipalities
Government
 • BodyBaix Penedès Comarcal Council
 • PresidentRamon Ferré (PSC)
Area
 • Total
296.4 km2 (114.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total
100,262
 • Density338.3/km2 (876.1/sq mi)
Demonym 
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Largest municipalityEl Vendrell
Websiteccbp.cat

Baix Penedès (Catalan pronunciation:[ˈbaʃpənəˈðɛs]) is acomarca in thePenedès region, inCatalonia,Spain. The area has been settled since the times of theIberians, with ancient ruins remaining inBanyeres atCan Canyís, at the village ofGuàrdies and inCalafell at the villages ofToixoneres andla Ciutadella ("The Citadel"). The capital isEl Vendrell.

Municipalities

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MunicipalityPopulation
(2014)[1]		Area
km2[1]
Albinyana2,33519.4
L'Arboç5,51514.1
Banyeres del Penedès3,05712.2
Bellvei2,1748.3
La Bisbal del Penedès3,49532.5
Bonastre62225.0
Calafell24,33320.4
Cunit11,9899.7
Llorenç del Penedès2,3064.6
Masllorenç5196.6
El Montmell1,41872.8
Sant Jaume dels Domenys2,49324.4
Santa Oliva3,2879.6
El Vendrell36,71936.8
• Total: 14100,262296.4

Castellers

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Baix Penedès has one of the longest-lived traditions ofcastellers in Catalonia. (Castellers practice the traditional Catalan art/sport of makinghuman pyramids.) The comarcal capital, el Vendrell, has a monument dedicated to castellers.

The most important competitions of Castellers in the comarca occur each year as part of the August festival in honor of theVirgin Mary at Bisbal and on the fourth Sunday of August atL'Arboç, with castellers from all over Catalonia.

People from Baix Penedès

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Among the most important historical figures from Baix Penedès are:

  • Àngel Guimerà (1845–1924): writer. Guimerà was originally from theCanary Islands, but his mother was from el Vendrell, and he eventually settled there in his ancestral home,cal Guimerà.
  • Pablo Casals (1876–1973): cellist and composer. The house-museumvila Casals is at Sant Salvador, as is a concert hall, l'Auditori Pau Casals.
  • Aureli Maria Escarré (1908–1968): abbot ofMontserrat. Since 1978, there has been a monument to him in his home village ofl'Arboç, where his ancestral home is on the main street.
  • Andreu Nin (1892–1937) dissident Communist revolutionary in theSpanish Civil War)

References

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  1. ^ab"El municipi en xifres". Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya. Retrieved25 May 2015.

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