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Monistrol de Montserrat

Monistrol de Montserrat
Municipality
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Flag of Monistrol de Montserrat
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Coat of arms of Monistrol de Montserrat
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Monistrol de Montserrat is located in Province of Barcelona
Monistrol de Montserrat
Monistrol de Montserrat
Monistrol de Montserrat is located in Spain
Monistrol de Montserrat
Monistrol de Montserrat
Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 41°36′32″N 1°50′31″E / 41.60889°N 1.84194°E / 41.60889; 1.84194Coordinates: 41°36′32″N 1°50′31″E / 41.60889°N 1.84194°E / 41.60889; 1.84194
Country  Spain
Community  Catalonia
Province Barcelona
Comarca Bages
Government
 • Mayor Joan Miguel Rodríguez (2015)
Area
 • Total 11.8 km2 (4.6 sq mi)
Elevation 161 m (528 ft)
Population (2014)
 • Total 2,945
 • Density 250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Monistrolenc, monistrolenca
Website monistroldemontserrat.cat

Monistrol de Montserrat (Catalan pronunciation: [munisˈtɾɔɫ də munsəˈrat]) is a municipality in the comarca of the Bages 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 a 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.




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