Capellades | |
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 Coat airms | |
  Capellades Location in Catalonia | |
| Coordinates:41°31′55″N1°41′12″E / 41.53194°N 1.68667°E /41.53194; 1.68667Coordinates:41°31′55″N1°41′12″E / 41.53194°N 1.68667°E /41.53194; 1.68667 | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Catalonia |
| Province | Barcelona |
| Comarca | Anoia |
| Govrenment | |
| • Alcalde | Marcel·lí Martorell Font (2011) (CIU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.95 km2 (1.14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 317 m (1,040 ft) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 5,458 |
| • Density | 1,900/km2 (4,800/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Capelladí ; Capelladina |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 08786 |
| Website | Offeecial wabsteid |
Capellades (Catalan pronunciation: [kəpəˈʎaðəs]) is a toun inCatalonie,Spain, locatit in the sooth o thecomarca ofAnoia, some saxty metres abuin theAnoia river whaur it cuts throu theCatalan Coastal Range. The C-244 trunk road fraeVilafranca del Penedès an theFGC railwey line R6 fraeMartorell anBarcelona run alang the river valley belaw the toun on thair wey taeIgualada. It is aboot ane oor frae Barcelona bi caur, bus or train.
Capellades is kent for the manufactur opaper syne the seiventeent century. Thare is a smaw amoont o agricultur, baithirrigatit (mercat gardenin) an nan-irrigatit (cereals,grapes,awmonds), awtho the territory o the municipality is smaw.Textile anceramic manufactur an tourism durin the simmer contribute tae the local economy an aw.Munich (sport shoes) haes its heidquairters in Capellades.
The steid haes been inhabitit syne the middlePaleolithic era (50000 year BP), an an archeological steid juist belaw the modren toun, kent locally as theAbric Romaní, is open tae the public. Thare is a Museum o Paper (Molí-Museu Paperer) hoosit in a convertit papermill an aw.
| 1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1986 | 2005 |
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| 2629 | 2275 | 2306 | 3910 | 4917 | 5302 |
Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). "Guia de Catalunya", Barcelona:Caixa de Catalunya.ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spaingie).ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).
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Places aroond Capellades | |
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| Autoritat del Transport Metropolità Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya | ||||
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| Line R6 | ||||
| Barcelona (Plaça d'Espanya) | ↔ | Capellades | ↔ | Igualada |
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