Argentona
Argentona | |
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Coordinates:41°33′N2°24′E/ 41.550°N 2.400°E | |
Country | Spain |
Community | Catalonia |
Province | Barcelona |
Comarca | Maresme |
Government | |
•Mayor | Eudald Calvo Català (2015)[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 25.4 km2(9.8 sq mi) |
Elevation | 88 m (289 ft) |
Population (2018)[3] | |
• Total | 12,295 |
• Density | 480/km2(1,300/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Argentoní, argentonina |
Website | argentona |
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
[edit]The town festival (Festa Major) occurs every 4 August, to celebrateSaint Dominic.
Politics
[edit]The mayor of this town is Eudald Calvo Català.
Archaeology
[edit]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.[4]
Demography
[edit]1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1986 | 2010 |
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2014 | 2615 | 2889 | 4058 | 7183 | 11.718 |
References
[edit]- Citations
- ^"Ajuntament d'Argentona".Generalitat of Catalonia.Retrieved2015-11-13.
- ^"El municipi en xifres: Argentona".Statistical Institute of Catalonia.Retrieved2015-11-23.
- ^Municipal Register of Spain 2018.National Statistics Institute.
- ^Bermejo Tirado, Jesús; Grau Mira, Ignacio (2022).The archaeology of peasantry in Roman Spain(1 ed.). Berlin Boston: De Gruyter. p. 183.ISBN978-3-11-075720-0.
- 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
[edit]- Official website(in Catalan)
- Government data pages(in Catalan)
- Patrimoni monumental d'Argentona(in Catalan)