Global InformationSabadell information
Sabadell | |
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Municipality | |
 Eix Macià business district | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Sabadell | |
 Location in Vallès Occidental county | |
  Sabadell  Sabadell | |
| Coordinates: 41°32′54.93″N 2°6′27″E / 41.5485917°N 2.10750°E | |
| Sovereign state |  Spain |
| Community |  Catalonia |
| Region | Barcelona |
| County | Vallès Occidental |
| Province | Barcelona |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marta Farrés (2019)[1] (PSC) |
| Area [2] | |
| • Total | 37.8 km2 (14.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 190 m (620 ft) |
| Population (2018)[3] | |
| • Total | 211,734 |
| • Density | 5,600/km2 (15,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Sabadellenc, sabadellenca (ca) Sabadellense (es) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 08200 to 08208 and 08805 |
| Official language(s) | Catalan, Spanish |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | sabadell |
Sabadell (Catalan pronunciation: [səβəˈðeʎ]) is a city and municipality in Catalonia, Spain. It is in the south of the comarca of Vallès Occidental, where it is one of the two capitals, the other being Terrassa. It is located on the River Ripoll, 20 km (12 mi) north of Barcelona, 190 m (620 ft) above sea level.
Sabadell pioneered the Industrial Revolution in Catalonia with its textile mills, together with its archrival Terrassa. Thus, in the mid-19th century, it became the most important wool city in Spain, being nicknamed the "Catalan Manchester". Today many mills from that period can still be seen, with most of them having been refurbished as residential buildings or other services. Nowadays, Sabadell is basically a commercial and industrial city; there are no significant agricultural activities.
Sabadell is an important communications point. Two motorways run beside the city: the C-58 (from Barcelona to Manresa) and the AP-7 (from France and Girona to Tarragona, Valencia, and Andalusia), and some roads link Sabadell with nearby cities and towns: Barcelona, Terrassa, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Sant Quirze del Vallès, Barberà del Vallès, Sant Cugat del Vallès, Castellar del Vallès, Sant Llorenç Savall, Granollers, Rubí, Sentmenat, and Molins de Rei.
A railroad line crosses the city (the Rodalies Barcelona line from Barcelona to Lleida) and another one terminates in the city (the FGC line from Barcelona to Sabadell via Sant Cugat del Vallès).
- ^ "El mapa de las nuevas alcaldías 2019-2023". El Mundo. 15 June 2019. Archived from the original on 15 June 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ^ "El municipi en xifres: Sabadell". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Archived from the original on 25 November 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.