La Maternitat i Sant Ramon
La Maternitat i Sant Ramon is a neighborhood in the les Corts district of Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain), the westernmost area of the district, distinctly more working class than its neighbours Pedralbes and Les Corts and similar to the also neighbouring L'Hospitalet de Llobregat and Sants. It was part of the former independent municipality of Les Corts, also known as les Corts de Sarrià. Its name stems from the 19th century maternity house known as , in , designed by and which includes a large garden.[1] It's made up of residential areas to the west such as Sant Ramon proper and the Torre Melina buildings, and the build-up areas of La Maternitat and Can Bacardí to the east.[2] is this neighbourhood's community centre.[3]
Most of the facilities of FC Barcelona, including its famous stadium Camp Nou, are located in this neighbourhood.
The Malian-Spanish footballer Adama Traoré was born here.
Transport[]
The Barcelona Metro stations Les Corts and Zona Universitària, on L3, are both nearby. , a L9 station still under construction, will serve the neighbourhood. On the other hand, Trambaix station links it with the Baix Llobregat municipalities to the west and inner-city Barcelona to the east.
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-09-18. Retrieved 2010-11-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "La Maternitat i Sant Ramon". 28 December 2017.
- ^ http://w110.bcn.cat/portal/site/LesCorts/menuitem.f021004a4881d0b9e212e2126e424ea0/?vgnextoid=b5fa011e715a4210VgnVCM100000e624e40aRCRD&idFitxa=90120343&action=directori&lang=ca_ES
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Coordinates: 41°23′3.63″N 2°7′19.94″E / 41.3843417°N 2.1222056°E
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