Terrassa
Sign in to saveTerrassa (, ) is a city in the autonomous community of Catalonia in Spain, in the province of Barcelona. It is one of the two capitals of Vallès Occidental county, being the larger in both area and population, and 228,294 respectively.
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Terrassa is a city in Catalonia, Spain, located in the province of Barcelona and serving as one of the two capitals of Vallès Occidental county. With a population of 228,294 people, it is the larger of the two county capitals by both area and population.
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23 sectionsContents
- History
- Prehistory
- Ancient Egara
- Modern Terrasa
- Catastrophes
- Ecclesiastical history
- Diocese of Egara
- Government
- Demographics
- Culture
- Music and theater
- Traditional Catalan Culture
- Mass media
- Notable sites
- The churches of Sant Pere (Saint Peter)
- Other
- Transport
- Sports
- Twin towns - sister cities
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- Sources and external links
Terrassa (, ) is a city in the autonomous community of Catalonia in Spain, in the province of Barcelona. It is one of the two capitals of Vallès Occidental county, being the larger in both area and population, and 228,294 respectively.
The name Terrassa derives from Latin Terracia, either from earlier Terracium castellum (“earthen castle”), or meaning "terrace", "area of flat land". Historically, the name of the city has been spelled Terraça, Terraza, Terraca and Tarrassa in the native Catalan language whilst it's been traditionally spelled Tarrasa in Spanish. The Spanish spelling is now largely out of use given its ties with the Francoist Regime and the sole official spelling being the Catalan Terrassa since 1978.