Castellet i Gornal (Spain)

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Name (Latin)
Castellet i Gornal (Spain)
Other forms of name
Castellet (Spain)
Gornal (Spain)
Castellet y Gornal (Spain)
Castellet i la Gornal (Spain)
Coordinates
1.592833 1.592833 41.254323 41.254323 (gooearth )
E0013800 E0013800 N0411600 N0411600 (geonames )
Associated country
Spain
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 141948012
Wikidata: Q1228799
Library of congress: n 84168953
Sources of Information
  • Virella i Torras, X. Catàleg arqueològic de Castellet i la Gornal, 1983:
  • BGN
  • Nomenclator commercial Pueblos de España, 1977:
  • Salvat
Wikipedia description:

Castellet i la Gornal (Catalan pronunciation: [kəstəˈʎɛt i lə ɣuɾˈnal]) is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Penedès in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the valley of the Foix river at the point where it crosses the Coastal Range. The river is dammed to form the Foix reservoir. The ajuntament (town hall) is in La Gornal. The municipality is served by the N-340 road, and by a local road to Vilanova i la Geltrú. Population is dispersed among the villages of La Gornal, Les Cassettes, Castellet, Torrelletes, Les Masuques, Clariana, Sant Marçal i Masies de Sant Marçal, Rocallisa, Valldemar, Els Rosers, La Creu i els Àngels, and Trencarroques. Castellet i la Gornal became part of the Alt Penedès in the comarcal revision of 1990: previously it formed part of the Garraf.

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