Granollers

For the tennis players, see Marcel Granollers and Gerard Granollers.
Granollers
Municipality

Granollers Town Hall

Coat of arms
Granollers
Granollers

Location in Catalonia

Coordinates: 41°36′29″N 2°17′17″E / 41.608°N 2.288°E / 41.608; 2.288Coordinates: 41°36′29″N 2°17′17″E / 41.608°N 2.288°E / 41.608; 2.288
Country  Spain
Community  Catalonia
Province Barcelona
Comarca Vallès Oriental
Government
 • Mayor Josep Mayoral Antigas (2015)[1] ((PSC))
Area[2]
 • Total 14.9 km2 (5.8 sq mi)
Elevation 145 m (476 ft)
Population (2014)[1]
 • Total 59,930
 • Density 4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Granollerí, granollerina
Granollerins, granollerines
Website granollers.cat

Granollers (Catalan pronunciation: [ɡɾənuˈʎes]) is a city near Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain. It is the capital and most densely populated city of the comarca of Vallès Oriental.

Granollers is a bustling business centre, and many industries are located there. However, in the southern portion of the municipality, the Palou area retains the agricultural characteristics of the past.

Granollers forms a conurbation with Canovelles, Les Franqueses del Vallès and the neighbourhood of La Torreta in La Roca del Vallès. The city is crossed by the Congost river, a tributary of the Besòs river. It is considered to be situated in the second crown of Barcelona metropolitan area. It is around 25 km north-east of the centre of Barcelona.

Main sights

La Porxada, a Renaissance building which served as a grain storehouse, is an emblematic building. On Corró street, there is the ancient hospital of Sant Domènec, now the Francesc Tarafa theatre, a good example of restored Gothic architecture.

Notable natives and residents

References

  1. 1 2 "Ajuntament de Granollers". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ↑ "El municipi en xifres: Granollers". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.


 Lliçà d'Amunt Canovelles Les Franqueses del Vallès
Lliçà de Vall La Roca del Vallès
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Parets del Vallès
Montmeló		 Montornès del Vallès Vilanova del Vallès
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