Calaf
This article is about the Catalan town. For the opera character Calàf, see Turandot.
Calaf | ||
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Municipality | ||
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Calaf Calaf Location in Catalonia | ||
Coordinates: 41°44′N 1°31′E / 41.733°N 1.517°E | ||
Country | Spain | |
Community | Catalonia | |
Province | Barcelona | |
Comarca | Anoia | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Jordi Badia Perea (2015)[1] | |
Area[2] | ||
• Total | 9.2 km2 (3.6 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 680 m (2,230 ft) | |
Population (2014)[1] | ||
• Total | 3,475 | |
• Density | 380/km2 (980/sq mi) | |
Demonym(s) | Calafins | |
Postal code | 08280 | |
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Calaf (Catalan pronunciation: [kəˈlaf]) is the main town in the northern portion of the comarca of the Anoia in Catalonia, Spain, situated on the Calaf Plain. The town holds an important weekly livestock market.
It is served by the main N-II road from Barcelona to Lleida, the RENFE railway line from Manresa to Lleida and the C-1412 road from Igualada to Ponts. Calaf also has an exit from the new C25 that crosses Catalonia from Girona to Lleida. The remains of Calaf castle dominate the town from a hilltop.
Subdivisions
The village of La Pineda (population (2005): 195) is included within the municipality of Calaf.
References
- 1 2 "Ajuntament de Calaf". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ↑ "El municipi en xifres: Calaf". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona:Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Calaf. |
- Information from the Generalitat de Catalunya
- Information from the Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya
- Information from the Diputació de Barcelona
- Consorci Turístic de l'Alta Anoia
- Webcam from TV Catalunya
- Casal de Calaf, association
Calonge de Segarra | Sant Pere Sallavinera | |||
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Pujalt | Sant Martí Sesgueioles | Els Prats de Rei |
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