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Esparreguera

Esparreguera (; ) is a municipality in Catalonia, in the province of Barcelona, Spain. It is situated in the comarca of el Baix Llobregat.

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Settlement.name: Esparreguera
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Esglesia esparreguera.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Bell tower of the Santa Eulàlia church.
Settlement.image_flag: Bandera d'Esparreguera.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Escut d'Esparreguera.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Spain Province of Barcelona#Spain
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Catalonia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Community
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Barcelona
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Comarca
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Baix Llobregat
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Eduard Rivas Mateo (2015)
Settlement.area_total_km2: 27.4
Settlement.elevation_m: 187

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Esparreguera (; ) is a municipality in Catalonia, in the province of Barcelona, Spain. It is situated in the comarca of el Baix Llobregat.

Esparreguera is famous in Catalonia for staging a grand version of the play Life and Passion of Jesus Christ every year in March and April, on the Sundays before and after Easter. The play is popularly known as ''La Passió d'Esparreguera''. Over 300 actors, 50 technicians and 100 musicians participate in the play during five acts, twenty scenographic settings and more than five hours of drama, from the election of the apostles until the resurrection of Jesus.