Argentona

Argentona
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Argentona Location in Catalonia Argentona Argentona (Spain)
Coordinates:41°33′N2°24′E
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Barcelona
Comarca	Maresme
Government
•Mayor	Eudald Calvo Català (2015)
Area
• Total	25.4 km2(9.8 sq mi)
Elevation	88 m (289 ft)
Population (2018)
• Total	12,295
• Density	480/km2(1,300/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Argentoní, argentonina
Website	argentona.cat

Argentona(Catalan pronunciation:[əɾʒənˈtonə]) is amunicipalityin thecomarcaof theMaresmeinCatalonia,Spain. It is situated on the south-east side of thegraniteLitoral range,to the north-west ofMataró.The town is both a tourist centre and a notablehorticulturalcentre. A local road links the municipality withCabrera de Marand with the main N-II road atVilassar de Mar.

The town centre has buildings in a wide range of styles. Thelate gothicchurch of Sant Julià was restored byJosep Puig i Cadafalch.The same architect designedCasa Gari,a private residence adjoining the chapel of Sant Miquel del Cros, a work in the style ofAntoni GaudíbyLluís Bonet(1929). There are several buildings from the 16th to the 17th centuries, as well as theRoman chapelofLa Mare de Déu del Viverand thebenedictineprioryof Sant Pere de Clarà. There is an interesting museum dedicated to water jugs, theArgentona Water Jug Museum,in which there are exhibited more than 700 pieces, including four ceramic works byPablo Picasso.

Culture

The town festival (Festa Major) occurs every 4 August, to celebrateSaint Dominic.

Politics

The mayor of this town is Eudald Calvo Català.

Archaeology

At the Can Blanc site in Argentona, archaeologists unearthed a small structure occupied from the mid-1st century to the early 3rd century AD. Comprising a series of small rooms, it likely formed part of a larger complex, with these rooms seemingly connected to a spacious central courtyard. While interpreted as thepars rusticaof avilla,conclusive evidence for this hypothesis is absent.

Demography

1900	1930	1950	1970	1986	2010
2014	2615	2889	4058	7183	11.718

References

Citations

Sources

• Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989).Guia de Catalunya,Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya.ISBN84-87135-01-3(Spanish).ISBN84-87135-02-1(Catalan).

External links

• Official website(in Catalan)
• Government data pages(in Catalan)
• Patrimoni monumental d'Argentona(in Catalan)