La Pobla de Claramunt
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La Pobla de Claramunt is a municipality in the comarca o the Anoia in Catalonie, Spain. It is situatit on the edge o the Òdena Basin at the entrance tae the Capellades Gorge. The toun is dominatit bi Claramunt castle, on a hilltop some 150 m abuin the modren dounset: the castle wis, wi Castellbell castle, ane o the main points o control o access tae the Llobregat valley an hence tae Barcelona. Wi neebourin Capellades, La Pobla de Claramunt is a important centre for paper manufactur. It is servit bi a station on the FGC railwey line R6 frae Barcelona an Martorell tae Igualada an bi the C-244 road frae Igualada tae Vilafranca del Penedès.
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La Pobla de Claramunt | |
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Municipality | |
Coordinates: 41°33′16″N 1°40′47″E | |
Kintra | Spain |
Commonty | Catalonie |
Province | Barcelona |
Comarca | Anoia |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Santiago Broch i Miquel |
Area | |
• Total | 18.53 km2 (7.15 sq mi) |
Elevation | 246 m (807 ft) |
Population (2007) | |
• Total | 2,193 |
• Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Pobletà, pobletana |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
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