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Gironella
Sign in to saveGironella () is a municipality in the comarca of the Berguedà in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the left bank of the Llobregat river to the south of Berga. The local economy is traditionally based on cotton spinning and textile manufacture, although tourism is now more important: the company towns or "colonies" of workers houses surround the cotton mills are of historical interest. The town is served by the C-16 road to Berga and the Cadí tunnel. Gironella, which has numerous stores, bars, and schools, is an important economic center for the smaller towns around it, such as Olvan, Sagàs o
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Gironella
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Gironella des del riu2.JPG
- Settlement.image_flag
- Bandera de Gironella.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Escut de Gironella.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
- Berguedà
- Settlement.leader_party
- CiU
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- David Font Simon (2015)
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 6.8
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 469
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Gironella
- Demonym
- gironellenca
- Population
- 4916
- Area
- 6.80
- Elevation
- 469
- Official website
- www.gironella.cat
- Image
- Gironella - 51319612150.jpg
- Households
- 22
- Licence plate code
- B
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- Commons category
- Gironella
- postal code
- 08680
- P8168
- OCD
- male population
- 2475
- female population
- 2507
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- History
- Prehistory and ancient history
- Medieval history
- Modern history
- Gironella in the war of Spanish Succession
- Demography
- Notable inhabitants
- References
- External links
Gironella () is a municipality in the comarca of the Berguedà in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the left bank of the Llobregat river to the south of Berga. The local economy is traditionally based on cotton spinning and textile manufacture, although tourism is now more important: the company towns or "colonies" of workers houses surround the cotton mills are of historical interest. The town is served by the C-16 road to Berga and the Cadí tunnel. Gironella, which has numerous stores, bars, and schools, is an important economic center for the smaller towns around it, such as Olvan, Sagàs or Casserres.
The town is mentioned in a well-known traditional Catalan song, A Gironella or Cançó de Gironella, in which a young man laments being rejected by his beloved and being forced to leave the town behind.
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