Rubí, Barcelona

Rubí
Municipality
Riera de Rubí near the city.
Flag Coat of arms
Rubí Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 41°29′36″N 2°1′57″E / 41.49333°N 2.03250°E / 41.49333; 2.03250
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Catalonia
Province	Barcelona
Comarca	Vallès Occidental
Government
• Mayor	Ana Maria Martínez Martínez (2015) (PSOE)
Area
• Total	32.3 km2 (12.5 sq mi)
Elevation	124 m (407 ft)
Population (2014)
• Total	74,353
• Density	2,300/km2 (6,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Rubinencs (ca) Rubinense (es)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	08191
Official language(s)	Spanish and Catalan
Website	www.rubi.cat

Rubí (Catalan pronunciation: [ruˈβi]) is a municipality in Catalonia (Spain), in the comarca of Vallès Occidental and the province of Barcelona, 15 kilometers from Barcelona. It is bordered on the north by Terrassa and Ullastrell, on the south by Sant Cugat del Vallès, on the west by Castellbisbal and on the east by Sant Quirze del Vallès.

The city is believed to be of Roman origin, in view of the number of amphoras and writings that have been found, although the city was reportedly founded 986 with the name of Rivo Rubeo. At the death of Wilfred the Hairy, the border between Al-Andalus and Catalan counties was delimited by the river Llobregat, with Catalans to the north and Muslims to the south; Rubí was therefore very close to the border.

In 1233, Berenguer de Rubí asked the king Jaume I to build a new castle, which is now the Ecomuseu Castell de Rubí, a museum about the town.

With the Industrial Revolution, the town's population grew dramatically, with the decline of agriculture and the growth of textile industries near the Riera de Rubí. Some of the early mills still exist.

In 1919 Rubí was connected to Barcelona and Terrassa by railway and the new, rich bourgeoisie built modernista-style buildings such as the Escoles Ribas and Torre Bassas. The Celler Cooperatiu was built during the period of the Commonwealth of Catalonia and the dominance of the cooperativism in agriculture.