Premià de Mar
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Premià de Mar (Catalan pronunciation: [pɾəmiˈa ðə ˈmar]) is a municipality in the comarca o the Maresme in Catalonie, Spain. It is situatit on the coast atween El Masnou an Vilassar de Mar, tae the north-east o Barcelona. The toun is baith a tourist centre an a dormitory toun for Barcelona.
Premià de Mar | |
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Municipality | |
Coordinates: 41°29′31″N 2°21′43″E | |
Kintra | Spain |
Commonty | Catalonie |
Province | Barcelona |
Comarca | Maresme |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Miquel Buch i Moya |
Area | |
• Total | 1.97 km2 (0.76 sq mi) |
Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
Population (2007) | |
• Total | 27,590 |
• Density | 14,000/km2 (36,000/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Premianenc, premianenca |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
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Like amaist aw municipalities o Maresme, Premià de Mar haes been historically vera well connectit wi the rest o the comarca an wi Barcelona thanks tae auld Camí Ral (Ryal Wey) (actual N-II main road) an railwey (Barcelona-Mataró railwey route (1848) wis the first tae be constructit in aw the Iberian Peninsula). Communications hae been enhancit in recent years wi the construction (1969) o the C-32's Barcelona-Mataró section, the first autopista (heich-gate) tae be constructit in aw the Iberian Peninsula an aw.
The toun centre haes biggins in a wide range o styles: neoclessical, modernista, noucentista an simply eclectic. The kirk o Sant Cristòfol haes a baroque doorwey wi maritime motifs.
1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1986 | 2007 |
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2239 | 3380 | 3947 | 11,284 | 20,069 | 27,590 |
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