El Masnou
—  Municipality  —
Coat of arms
El Masnou Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 41°28′55″N 2°19′5″E / 41.48194°N 2.31806°E / 41.48194; 2.31806Coordinates: 41°28′55″N 2°19′5″E / 41.48194°N 2.31806°E / 41.48194; 2.31806
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Barcelona
Comarca	Maresme
Government
- Mayor	Eduard Gisbert i Amat
Area
- Total	3.44 km2 (1.3 sq mi)
Elevation	27 m (89 ft)
Population (2007)
- Total	21,935
- Density	6,376.5/km2 (16,514.9/sq mi)
- Demonym	Masnoví, masnovina
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

El Masnou is a town in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the coast between Montgat and Premià de Mar, to the north-east of the city of Barcelona, in the comarca (county) of el Maresme. The town is both a tourist centre and a (somewhat exclusive) dormitory town for Barcelona.

The main N-II road and a RENFE railway line run through the town, while a local road links it with the A-19 autopista at Alella.

The town center has buildings in a wide range of styles: neoclassical, modernista, noucentista and simply eclectic. The municipal museum has collections of archeology and of Catalan ceramics, and there is also a private museum of pharmacy and medicine. A Roman village called Cal Ros de les Cabres was one of the first settlements located on the site of the current town.

The agriculture of El Masnou is mainly of flowers, especially carnations, and the industry has a predominance of textile, with several industries about ceramics, glass and pharmaceutical products.

Famous Catalan Cellist Pau Casals lived in El Masnou, and current teenage basketball sensation Ricky Rubio is a native.Also, Bruno Grau, a professional footballer who plays for Valencia C.F., was born in El Masnou.

[edit] Demography

1900	1930	1950	1970	1986	2007
3396	4604	5098	10,410	15,169	21,935

[edit] References

• Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona:Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).

[edit] External links

• Official website (Catalan)
• Information - Generalitat de Catalunya (Catalan)
• IStatistical information - Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya (Catalan)
• Historic-artistic heritage (Catalan)
• Portal Social (Catalan)
• Enjoy El Masnou (tourist brochure in PDF) (English)

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