Catalonia
Sign in to saveCatalonia is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a nationality by its Statute of Autonomy. Its territory is situated on the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula, to the south of the Pyrenees mountain range. Catalonia is administratively divided into four provinces or eight vegueries (regions), which are in turn divided into 43 comarques. The capital and largest city, Barcelona, is the second-most populous municipality in Spain and the fifth-most populous urban area in the European Union.
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Catalonia is an autonomous region in northeastern Spain with its own designated nationality status, located south of the Pyrenees and administratively divided into provinces and smaller districts. It matters partly because its capital, Barcelona, is Spain's second-largest city and one of Europe's most significant urban centers.
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Article
51 sectionsContents
- Etymology and pronunciation
- History
- Prehistory
- Pre-Roman and Roman period
- Middle Ages
- Modern era
- Late modern history
- Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) and Franco's rule (1939–1975)
- Transition and democratic period (1975–present)
- Independence movement
- Geography
- Climate
- Topography
- Flora and fauna
- Hydrography
- Anthropic pressure and protection of nature
- Politics
- Statute of Autonomy
- Government and law
- Security forces and Justice
- Administrative divisions
- Provinces
- Vegueries
- Comarques
- Municipalities
- Economy
- Unemployment
- Transport
- Airports
- Ports
- Roads
- Railways
- Demographics
- Religion
- Languages
- Culture
- Art and architecture
- Monuments and World Heritage Sites
- Literature
- Festivals and public holidays
- Music and dance
- Media and cinema
- National symbols
- Philosophy
- Sport
- Cuisine
- Twinning and covenants
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a nationality by its Statute of Autonomy. Its territory is situated on the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula, to the south of the Pyrenees mountain range. Catalonia is administratively divided into four provinces or eight vegueries (regions), which are in turn divided into 43 comarques. The capital and largest city, Barcelona, is the second-most populous municipality in Spain and the fifth-most populous urban area in the European Union.
Modern-day Catalonia comprises most of the medieval and early modern Principality of Catalonia, with the remainder of the northern area now part of France's Pyrénées-Orientales. It is bordered by France (Occitanie) and Andorra to the north, the Mediterranean Sea to the east, and the Spanish autonomous communities of Aragon to the west and Valencia to the south. In addition to its approximately 580 km of coastline, Catalonia also has major high landforms such as the Pyrenees and the Pre-Pyrenees, the Transversal Range (Serralada Transversal) or the Central Depression. The official languages are Catalan, Spanish, and the Aranese dialect of Occitan.