El Vendrell

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El Vendrell
Municipality
El Vendrell
El Vendrell
Flag of El Vendrell
Flag
Coat of arms of El Vendrell
Coat of arms
El Vendrell is located in Catalonia
El Vendrell
El Vendrell
Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 41°13′13″N 1°32′05″E / 41.22028°N 1.53472°E / 41.22028; 1.53472Coordinates: 41°13′13″N 1°32′05″E / 41.22028°N 1.53472°E / 41.22028; 1.53472
Country Spain
Community Catalonia
ProvinceTarragona
ComarcaBaix Penedès
Government
 • MayorMartí Carnicer i Vidal (2015)[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total36.8 km2 (14.2 sq mi)
Elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Total37,153
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
ClimateCsa
Websiteelvendrell.net

El Vendrell (Catalan pronunciation: [əl βənˈdɾeʎ]) is a town located in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia, in the wine-growing region of Penedès. It is wedged between the Mediterranean and the coastal range. El Vendrell is the capital of the Baix Penedès comarca and a tourist spot, with the beaches of Comarruga,  [ca] and El Vendrell.

It gives name to the Catalan family name "Vendrell".

Notable people from El Vendrell[]

Demography[]

1900 1930 1950 1970 1986 2014
5,103 5,081 5,224 8,903 13,448 n/a

Sport[]

The city has a roller hockey team,  [ca], one of the most important in Spain, which plays in the main League OK Liga.

References[]

  1. ^ "Ajuntament del Vendrell". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ^ "El municipi en xifres: El Vendrell". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  • Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).

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