Aiguafreda

Aiguafreda
Municipality
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Coordinates: 41°46′9″N 2°15′16″E / 41.76917°N 2.25444°E / 41.76917; 2.25444Coordinates: 41°46′9″N 2°15′16″E / 41.76917°N 2.25444°E / 41.76917; 2.25444
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Barcelona
Comarca	Vallès Oriental
Government
• Mayor	Joan Vila Matabacas (2015)[1]
Area [2]
• Total	7.9 km2 (3.1 sq mi)
Elevation	404 m (1,325 ft)
Population  (2018)[3]
• Total	2,501
• Density	320/km2 (820/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Aiguafredenc, aiguafredenca
Website	www.aiguafreda.cat

Aiguafreda (Catalan pronunciation: [ˌajɣwəˈfɾɛðə]) is a municipality in the comarca of Vallès Oriental, in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is located near the Montseny massif. It has a population of 2,190 and occupies an area of 7.96 km².

The principal economic activities are tourism and the textile industry.

There is a large dolmen located in the center of the property of can Brull, and the church of Aiguafreda de Dalt, founded by the abbess Emma, daughter of the count Wilfred the Hairy.

Demography[]

References[]

• Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).

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