Manresa

Manresa () is the capital of Bages county, located in the central region of Catalonia.

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Manresa is a city in central Catalonia, Spain, and serves as the administrative center of Bages county. It is historically and culturally significant as a major urban center in the heart of Catalonia's interior region.

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Settlement.name: Manresa
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Seu Manresa vista general.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Seu of Manresa
Settlement.image_flag: Bandera de Manresa fosca.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Escut de Manresa.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Manresa
Settlement.image_map1: Localització de Manresa respecte del Bages.svg
Settlement.map_caption1: Location in Bages county
Settlement.pushpin_map: Spain Catalonia vegueries#Spain
Settlement.subdivision_type: Sovereign state
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Community
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Centre
Settlement.subdivision_type3: County
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Bages
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name4: Barcelona

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Manresa
Demonym: manresana
Population: 80974
Area: 41.60
Elevation: 238
Official website: manresa.cat
Image: Manresa des del mirador de la Balconada.jpg
Households: 353
Licence plate code: B

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postal code: 08243
Commons category: Manresa
female population: 39648
male population: 38066
native label: Manresa

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Contents

History
Influential documents
Jewish history
Climate
Main sights
Economy
Transport
Sport
Major events
Manresa Town Hall
Places borrowing the name
External relations
Twin towns
European cooperation
Famous people
References
Bibliography
External links

Manresa () is the capital of Bages county, located in the central region of Catalonia.

Crossed by the river Cardener, it is an industrial area with textile, metallurgical, and glass industries. The houses of Manresa are arranged around the basilica of Santa Maria de la Seu. Saint Ignatius of Loyola stopped to pray in the town on his way back from Montserrat in 1522. He also read in solitude in a cave near the town for a year, which contributed to the formulation of his Spiritual Exercises. As such, the town is a place of pilgrimage for Catholics.