Terrassa

Also known as Tarrasa

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.

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Terrassa is a city in Spain, serving as the capital of the Vallès Occidental region. It is located in the Catalonia state and shares borders with Mura, Matadepera, Castellar del Vallès, and Sabadell. The city has a population of 233,270 and covers an area of 70.20 square kilometers. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as 277 meters, with a time zone of UTC+01:00.

The head of government is Jordi Ballart Pastor. Terrassa is twinned with Pamiers and Örebro Municipality. The postal codes for the area range from 08221 to 08229, and the license plate code is V. The city has 308 households.

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Place details

Locality: Terrassa
Region: Catalunya
Country: España

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Terrassa
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Castell de Vallparadís.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Castle of Vallparadís
Settlement.image_flag: Bandera de Terrassa (2019-).svg
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of Arms of Terrassa.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Terrassa
Settlement.image_map1: 150px
Settlement.map_caption1: Location in Vallès Occidental county
Settlement.pushpin_map: Spain Catalonia vegueries#Spain
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Community
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Catalonia
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Barcelona
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Barcelona
Settlement.subdivision_type4: County

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Terrassa
Demonym: egarense
Country: Spain
Located in: Vallès Occidental
Official language: Catalan
Population: 225277
Area: 70.20
Elevation: 277
Time zone: UTC+01:00
Head of government: Jordi Ballart Pastor
Capital of: Vallès Occidental
Shares border with: Rubí
Official website: www.terrassa.cat
Image: Egara. Conjunt episcopal.jpg
Households: 308
Calling code: (+34) 93
Dialing code: 93
Licence plate code: V

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Commons category: Terrassa
postal code: 08221–08229
topic's main category: Category:Terrassa
category for people born here: Category:Births in Terrassa
twinned administrative body: Örebro Municipality
category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in Terrassa
category of associated people: Category:People from Terrassa
Commons gallery: Terrassa
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Terrassa
described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
native label: Terrassa
female population: 112087
male population: 108469
member of: Creative Cities Network
P8168: NASA
P12749: Atlantic Airways

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Travel guide

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thumb|Egara. Conjunt episcopal The city is located in the Catalan Prelitoral depression (Depressió Prelitoral), at the feet of the Prelitoral mountain range (natural reserve of Sant Llorenç del Munt). It is 20 km from Barcelona and 18 km from Montserrat respectively

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Encyclopedic overview

23 sections

Contents

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

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Terrassa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.