Monistrol de Montserrat
municipality in Catalonia, Spain
Key facts
- Sovereign state
- Spain
- Community
- Catalonia
- Region
- Centre
- County
- Bages
- Province
- Barcelona
- Mayor
- Núria Carreras (2023) ( PP )
- Total
- 11.8 km (4.6 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 161 m (528 ft)
- Density
- 275/km (713/sq mi)
- Demonym s
- Monistrolenc, monistrolenca
- Website
- monistroldemontserrat .cat
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official website
Article
Monistrol de Montserrat ( Catalan pronunciation: [munisˈtɾɔl də munsəˈrat]) is a municipality in Bages county in Catalonia, Spain.
The municipality includes the southern two-thirds of the massif of Montserrat and the famous Benedictine monastery of the same name. The town, known as Montserrat-Vila, is situated on the eastern flank of the massif above the valley of the Llobregat river: it is connected with the monastery (higher up) and with the railway station in the valley (FGC line R5) by the Montserrat Rack Railway (Cremallera de Montserrat). The C-1411 road links the town with Martorell and Manresa. The bridge over the Llobregat river dates from the fourteenth century. The municipality includes a small exclave to the north-west.