Gràcia
Sign in to savethumb|Plaça de Trilla (Trilla Square), Gràcia, Barcelona. Gràcia (, ), is a district of the Mediterranean city of Barcelona, in the northeastern autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. It comprises the (neighborhoods) of Vila de Gràcia, Vallcarca i els Penitents, El Coll, La Salut and Camp d'en Grassot i Gràcia Nova. Gràcia is bordered by the districts of Eixample to the south, Sarrià-Sant Gervasi to the west, and Horta-Guinardó to the east. A vibrant and diverse enclave of Catalan life, Gràcia was an independent municipality for centuries before being formally annexed by Barcelona in 1897,
Key facts
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- Gràcia
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- District of Barcelona
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- Districts of Barcelona, Gràcia coloured red
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- yes
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- Country
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- Autonomous Community
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- Province
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- Barcelona
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- Comarca
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- Barcelonès
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- Municipality
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- Barcelona
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Article
10 sectionsContents
- Neighbourhoods
- History
- Life in Gràcia
- Artistic influences
- Tradition
- Landmarks
- Gràcia in fiction
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|Plaça de Trilla (Trilla Square), Gràcia, Barcelona. Gràcia (, ), is a district of the Mediterranean city of Barcelona, in the northeastern autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. It comprises the (neighborhoods) of Vila de Gràcia, Vallcarca i els Penitents, El Coll, La Salut and Camp d'en Grassot i Gràcia Nova. Gràcia is bordered by the districts of Eixample to the south, Sarrià-Sant Gervasi to the west, and Horta-Guinardó to the east. A vibrant and diverse enclave of Catalan life, Gràcia was an independent municipality for centuries before being formally annexed by Barcelona in 1897, as a part of the city's expansions.
== Neighbourhoods == The district of Gràcia comprises five neighbourhoods: {| class="wikitable" |+ !Code !Neighborhood !Population (2009) !Area (ha) !Density (inhabitants/ha) |- |28 |Vallcarca i els Penitents |15 687 |120,9 |129,8 |- |29 |El Coll |7 299 |35,8 |203,9 |- |30 |La Salut |13 332 |64,4 |207,2 |- |31 |Vila de Gràcia |52 801 |132,6 |398,2 |- |32 |Camp d'en Grassot i Gràcia Nova |34 838 |65,0 |536,4 |- ! !Gràcia !123 957 !418,6 !296,2 |}