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Sant Adrià del Besòs

Sant Adrià de Besòs
Municipality
Plaça de la Vila dominated by the city hall
Plaça de la Vila dominated by the city hall
Flag of Sant Adrià de Besòs
Flag
Coat of arms of Sant Adrià de Besòs
Coat of arms
Sant Adrià de Besòs is located in Catalonia
Sant Adrià de Besòs
Sant Adrià de Besòs
Sant Adrià de Besòs is located in Spain
Sant Adrià de Besòs
Sant Adrià de Besòs
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 41°25′43″N 2°13′23″E / 41.4285°N 2.223°E / 41.4285; 2.223
Country  Spain
Community  Catalonia
Province Barcelona
Comarca Barcelonès
Legal district Badalona
Boroughs
Government
 • Type Mayor-council
 • Body Ajuntament de Sant Adrià de Besòs
 • Mayor Joan Callau Bartolí (2015) (PSC)
Area
 • Total 3.8 km2 (1.5 sq mi)
Highest elevation 14 m (46 ft)
Lowest elevation 0 m (0 ft)
Population (2014)
 • Total 35,386
 • Density 9,300/km2 (24,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Adrianenc, adrianenca (ca)
Adrianense (es)
Postal code 08930
Area code(s) (+34) 93 381
Statistical code 081944
Website www.sant-adria.net

Sant Adrià de Besòs (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈsant əðɾiˈa ðə βəˈzɔs]) is a city and a municipality within the comarca of Barcelonès in Catalonia, north-eastern Spain. It is situated on the Mediterranean coast, at the mouth of river Besòs, extending to both sides of the estuary although the original settlement with the parish church lies on the left bank of the river, in the northern part of town. Sant Adrià is the smallest municipality of Barcelonès and has close ties with the neighbouring cities of Barcelona, Badalona and Santa Coloma de Gramenet, forming a uniform urban area within Barcelona metropolitan area.

The municipality straddles major transportation networks and is served by several modes of public transport. Sant Adrià is currently a town dominated by the service sector, but with a diverse manufacturing sector (especially in the areas of metal-work, chemistry, and construction) consisting mostly of medium-sized companies. Historically, it has experienced several massive migration flows attracted by the important industrialisation of the area during the last century and has been subject of various major urban redevelopments. In 2004, Sant Adrià de Besòs was part of the Universal Forum of Cultures.

The origins of the town are linked to the parish church of Sant Adrià de Besòs, which was referred to in 1012, where in about 1092 a priory of Augustinian monks, dependants of Sant Ruf d'Avinyo, was founded. Saint Olegarius (San José María de Porcioles) came to this priory from 1095 to 1108 before becoming the bishop of Barcelona and, later, the archbishop of Tarragona. In 1127 the priory was moved to Santa Maria de Terrassa. Surrounding this church, upon a small hill fourteen metres high, to the west of the River Besòs, is the nucleus of the original village.


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