Capellades
Capellades | ||
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 Capelló gardens | ||
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Capellades (Catalan pronunciation:
Capellades is known for the manufacture of paper since the seventeenth century. A paper manufacturer in Capellades (established in 1714) specialised today in producing security paper is the oldest company in Spain.[4] In the town there is also a Museum of Paper (Molí-Museu Paperer) housed in a converted papermill.
There is a small amount of agriculture, both
The site has been inhabited since the middle Paleolithic era (50000 years BP), and an archeological site just below the modern town, known locally as the Abric Romaní, is open to the public.
Demography
| 1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1986 | 2005 |
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| 2629 | 2275 | 2306 | 3910 | 4917 | 5302 |
Transportation
Train line connecting Igualada with Barcelona has a stop for boarding on both ways of the line.
References
- Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ Blanchar, Clara (19 July 2014). "La empresa más antigua de España". El País.
Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). "Guia de Catalunya", Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya.
External links
- Official website (in Catalan)
- Government data pages (in Catalan)
- Information from the Diputació de Barcelona (diba.es) at archive.today (archived 2008-05-08) (in Catalan)
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