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Sant Joan Despí (Catalan for Saint John of-the-Pine) is a city located in the Baix Llobregat area (Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain), concretely on the left bank of the Llobregat river. Es is a dialectal form of the masculine article el, hence Despí would be rendered Del pí in standard Catalan. Catalan (Catal , Valenci ) is a Romance language spoken by as many as approximately 12 million people in portions of Spain, France, Andorra and Italy, although the majority of Catalan speakers are in Spain. ...
Baix Llobregat is a comarca (county) on the coast of Catalonia. ...
Barcelona within Barcelonès Population (2003) 1,582,738 Area 1004 Km2 Population density (2001) 15,764/Km2 Barcelona is the capital of Catalonia, an autonomous region in northeastern Spain (41°23′ N 2°11′ E). ...
Capital Barcelona Official languages Spanish and Catalan In Val dAran, also Aranese. ...
Llobregat - The second greatest river in Catalonia, starts in Castellar de nHug (Berguedà), near Berga, ends in the Mediterranean Sea, near Barcelona. ...
Catalan (Català, Valencià) is a Romance language understood by as many as 12 million people in portions of Spain, France, Andorra and Italy, although the majority of active Catalan speakers are in Spain. ...
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(in order of length) Sant Just Desvern is a town on the southern edge of Barcelona. ...
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A compass rose with Northwest highlighted Northwest is the ordinal direction halfway between west and north on a compass. ...
Municipality of the Barcelona metropolitan area. ...
Districts Currently, Sant Joan Despí has 31 438 inhabitants divided into 4 different districts.
Barri Centre The first settlement of the town is currently a mid-density commercial and residential district. It includes an Industrial Area called Fontsanta. In the 2000s it expanded towards the River Llobregat in a new mid-residential area creating the avenue Rambla de Josep Maria Jujol. In this area there are located most Sant Joan Despí's sightseeings, like: Major controversy over U.S. presidential election, 2000 September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on New Yorks World Trade Center and Virginias Pentagon killing almost 3000 people. ...
Llobregat - The second greatest river in Catalonia, starts in Castellar de nHug (Berguedà), near Berga, ends in the Mediterranean Sea, near Barcelona. ...
- Can Negre (Josep Maria Jujol, 1915 - 1930)
- Torre de la Creu (Josep Maria Jujol, 1913 - 1916)
1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ...
1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ...
1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ...
Les Planes A workers' district which appeared during the 1960s and the 1970s due to the immigration to Catalonia from other Spanish regions. Events and trends The 1960s was a turbulent decade of change around the world. ...
Events and trends Although in the United States and in many other Western societies the 1970s are often seen as a period of transition between the turbulent 1960s and the more conservative 1980s and 1990s, many of the trends that are associated widely with the Sixties, from the Sexual Revolution...
Torreblanca Also known as Pla del Vent, its major street. It was created during 1980s and the 1990s. It is a low density residential district with a notable number of Center European immigrants. Its name comes from the monumental Torreblanca Park where you can find a partly hidden torre blanca (Spanish for white tower). Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ...
Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but keeping the same mind-set. ...
Residencial Sant Joan Commonly known as TV3 for there being located the main studios. It is a 1980s mid-density district with Sant Joan Despí's biggest green area, the Parc de la Fontsanta, which also is the junction with Les Planes Televisió de Catalunya is Catalonias public broadcasting group formed by 5 channels: TV3, Canal 33, K3, 3/24 and TVCi. ...
Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ...
Transportation The town is communicated with Barcelona downtown through several public transport: A taxi serving as a bus Public transport comprises all transport systems in which the passengers do not travel in their own vehicles. ...
Bus - TMB: 63, 157, 78
- EMT-AMB: L10, L46, L52
- Nitbus: N12, N15 (night service)
Train RENFE is Spains national railway operator. ...
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