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El Vendrell

El Vendrell
Municipality
El Vendrell
El Vendrell
Coat of arms of El Vendrell
Coat of arms
El Vendrell is located in Catalonia
El Vendrell
El Vendrell
Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 41°13′13″N 1°32′05″E / 41.22028°N 1.53472°E / 41.22028; 1.53472Coordinates: 41°13′13″N 1°32′05″E / 41.22028°N 1.53472°E / 41.22028; 1.53472
Country  Spain
Community  Catalonia
Province Tarragona
Comarca Baix Penedès
Government
 • Mayor Martí Carnicer i Vidal (2015)
Area
 • Total 36.8 km2 (14.2 sq mi)
Elevation 10 m (30 ft)
Population (2014)
 • Total 36,719
 • Density 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Website elvendrell.net

El Vendrell is a Spanish town located in Tarragona, Catalonia, in the wine-growing region of Penedès. It is wedged between the Mediterranean and the coastal range. El Vendrell is the capital of the Baix Penedès comarca and a tourist spot, with the beaches of Comarruga, Sant Salvador () and El Vendrell.

It gives name to the Catalan family name "Vendrell".

The city has a roller hockey team, Club d'Esports Vendrell (), one of the most important in Spain, and dispute the main League OK Liga.




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