Argentona

Argentona
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 41°33′N 2°24′E / 41.550°N 2.400°E / 41.550; 2.400
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Barcelona
Comarca	Maresme
Government
• Mayor	Eudald Calvo Català (2015)[1]
Area [2]
• Total	25.4 km2 (9.8 sq mi)
Elevation	88 m (289 ft)
Population  (2018)[3]
• Total	12,295
• Density	480/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Argentoní, argentonina
Website	argentona.cat

Argentona (Catalan pronunciation: [əɾʒənˈtonə]) is a municipality in the comarca of the Maresme in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the south-east side of the granite Litoral range, to the north-west of Mataró. The town is both a tourist centre and a notable horticultural centre. A local road links the municipality with Cabrera de Mar and with the main N-II road at Vilassar de Mar.

The town centre has buildings in a wide range of styles. The

The town festival (Festa Major) occurs every 4 August, to celebrate Saint Dominic.

Politics

The mayor of this town is Eudald Calvo Català.

Archaeology

At the Can Blanc site in Argentona, archaeologists unearthed a small structure occupied from the mid-1st century to the early 3rd century AD. Comprising a series of small rooms, it likely formed part of a larger complex, with these rooms seemingly connected to a spacious central courtyard. While interpreted as the pars rustica of a villa, conclusive evidence for this hypothesis is absent.^[4]

Demography

References

Citations

Sources

• 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).

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Argentona.

• Official website (in Catalan)
• Government data pages (in Catalan)
• Patrimoni monumental d'Argentona (in Catalan)