Capellades

Capellades () is a town in Catalonia, Spain, located in the south of the comarca of Anoia, some sixty metres above the Anoia river where it cuts through the Catalan Coastal Range. The C-15 trunk road from Vilafranca del Penedès and the FGC railway line R6 from Martorell and Barcelona run along the river valley below the town on their way to Igualada. It is about one hour from Barcelona by car, bus or train.

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Settlement.name: Capellades
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Capellades.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Capelló gardens
Settlement.image_shield: Escut de Capellades.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Spain Province of Barcelona#Spain
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Catalonia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Autonomous community
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Barcelona
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Comarca
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Anoia
Settlement.elevation_m: 317
Settlement.area_total_km2: 2.9
Settlement.population_demonym: Capelladí; Capelladina
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.blank_name_sec1: Official language(s)

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Ajuntament de Capellades

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Capellades
Demonym: capelladí
Population: 5314
Area: 2.94
Elevation: 317
Official website: www.capellades.cat
Image: Vista de capellades.jpg
Households: 30
Licence plate code: B

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Commons category: Capellades
postal code: 08786
female population: 2657
male population: 2636

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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. In the town there is also a Museum of Paper (Molí-Museu Paperer) housed in a converted papermill.