Baix Penedès

Other Catalan comarques
Province	Tarragona
Capital	el Vendrell
Largest city	el Vendrell
Demonym
Population (2001)	61,256 hab.
Area	295.5 km2
Pop. density	207.3 hab/km2
Municipalities	14

Baix Penedès is a comarca (county) on the coast of Catalonia. The area has been settled since the times of the Ibers, with ancient ruins remaining in Banyeres at Can Canyís, in the capital el Vendrell at the village of Guàrdies and in Calafell at the villages of Toixoneres and la Ciutadella ("The Citadel"). This is a list of the comarques (singular comarca) of Catalonia. ... This article is about political regions. ... Tarragona is a city located in the south of Catalonia, Spain, by the Mediterranean Sea. ... In politics a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meaning based on an alternative meaning of capital) is the principal city or town associated with its government. ... El Vendrell is a town located in Catalonia, Spain, wedged between the Mediterranean and the mountains, which have both shaped the places appearance, its customs and the character of its inhabitants. ... A city is an urban area, differentiated from a town, village, or hamlet by size, population density, importance, or legal status. ... El Vendrell is a town located in Catalonia, Spain, wedged between the Mediterranean and the mountains, which have both shaped the places appearance, its customs and the character of its inhabitants. ... A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a people or the inhabitants of a place. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article explains the meaning of area as a physical quantity. ... Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. ... This is a list of the comarques (singular comarca) of Catalonia. ... Capital Barcelona Official languages Spanish and Catalan In Val dAran, also Aranese. ... El Vendrell is a town located in Catalonia, Spain, wedged between the Mediterranean and the mountains, which have both shaped the places appearance, its customs and the character of its inhabitants. ...

Municipalities

Populations are for 2001.

• Albinyana - pop. 1780
• Arboç - pop. 3977
• Banyeres del Penedès - pop. 1862
• Bellvei - pop. 1532
• Bisbal del Penedès - pop. 2349
• Bonastre - pop. 424
• Calafell - pop. 15883
• Cunit - pop. 7339
• Llorenç del Penedès - pop. 1821
• Masllorenç - pop. 453
• Montmell - pop. 784
• Sant Jaume dels Domenys - pop. 1637
• Santa Oliva - pop. 2422
• Vendrell - pop. 26,820

El Vendrell is a town located in Catalonia, Spain, wedged between the Mediterranean and the mountains, which have both shaped the places appearance, its customs and the character of its inhabitants. ...

Gastronomy

Typical dishes of this region include:

• el xató (a dish with vegetables)
• la coca de verdures (cake of vegetables)
• el civet de senglar (a way of cooking wild boar)
• el bull de tonyina (a type of sausage of tuna)
• l'arròs a banda (a way of cooking rice)

Desserts include:

• els bufats (?)
• les orelletes (?)

Castellers

Baix Penedès has one of the longest-lived traditions of castellers in Catalonia. (Castellers practice the traditional Catalan art/sport of making human pyramids.) The comarcal capital, el Vendrell, has a monument dedicated to castellers. Castells are human towers that are traditionally built during festivals in many places in Catalonia, Spain. ...

Present-day teams:

• els Nens del Vendrell (founded 1926)
• la Colla Nova
• els minyons de l'Arboç

The most important competitions of Castellers in the comarca occur each year as part of the August festival in honor of the Virgin Mary at Bisbal and on the fourth Sunday of August at l'Arboç del Penedès, with castellers from all over Catalonia. 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The term Virgin Mary has several different meanings: For the historical and multi-denominational concept of Mary, see Mary, the mother of Jesus. ...

People from Baix Penedès

Among the most important historical figures from Baix Penedès are:

• Àngel Guimerà (1845-1924): writer. Guimerà was originally from the Canary Islands, but his mother was from el Vendrell, and he eventually settled there in his ancestral home, cal Guimerà.
• Pau ("Pablo") Casals (1876-1973): cellist and composer. The house-museum vila Casals is at Sant Salvador, as is a concert hall, l’Auditori Pau Casals.
• Aureli Maria Escarré (1908-1968): abbot of Montserrat. Since 1978, there has been a monument to him in his home village of l'Arboç, where his ancestral home is on the main street.

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External links

• Official comarcal web site (in Catalan) (http://www.ccbp.altanet.org/consells/bpenedes/)
• Map, on the site of the Generalitat de Catalunya (http://www.municat.net:8000/omunicat/owa/mun_p03.mapa_comarques?via=1&codcoma=8101200000&err=0)
• IDESCAT: statistical information about this comarca (http://www.idescat.es/servlet/BasicTerr?TC=3&V0=2&V1=12)