Llinars del Vallès (Catalan pronunciation: [ʎiˈnaz ðəl βəˈʎɛs]) is a village and a municipality in the comarca of Vallès Oriental, in the province of Barcelona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. That village forms part of the county of Baix Montseny. Its municipal term goes by the mountain of the Massís del Montseny to the Serralada Litoral. The dry agriculture is more abundant than the wet, that only predomines in the Mogent river. The forests are mediterranean (pines and holm oaks), though in the Serralada Litoral there are also oaks and cork oaks.

Llinars del Vallès
View of the village
View of the village
Flag of the village
Seal of the village
Llinars del Vallès is located in Province of Barcelona
Llinars del Vallès
Llinars del Vallès
Location in Catalonia
Llinars del Vallès is located in Spain
Llinars del Vallès
Llinars del Vallès
Llinars del Vallès (Spain)
Coordinates: 41°38′26″N 2°24′8″E / 41.64056°N 2.40222°E / 41.64056; 2.40222
Country Spain
CommunityCatalonia
ProvinceBarcelona
ComarcaVallès Oriental
Government
 • MayorMartí Pujol Casals (2015)[1]
Area
 • Total27.6 km2 (10.7 sq mi)
Elevation
198 m (650 ft)
Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Total9,838
 • Density360/km2 (920/sq mi)
Websitewww.llinarsdelvalles.cat

It is about 25 miles (40 km) northeast of Barcelona.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Ajuntament de Llinars del Vallès". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ^ "El municipi en xifres: Llinars del Vallès". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  4. ^ Botelho, Greg and Catherine Shoichet. "Germanwings crash: Students, singers among the victims" (Archive). CNN. March 24, 2015. Retrieved on March 26, 2015.

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41°38′26″N 2°24′08″E / 41.64056°N 2.40222°E / 41.64056; 2.40222