Castellbell i el Vilar

Castellbell i el Vilar
Municipality
Coat airms
Castellbell i el Vilar Location in Catalonie
Coordinates: 41°38′2″N 1°51′50″E / 41.63389°N 1.86389°E / 41.63389; 1.86389Coordinates: 41°38′2″N 1°51′50″E / 41.63389°N 1.86389°E / 41.63389; 1.86389
Kintra	Spain
Commonty	Catalonie
Province	Barcelona
Comarca	Bages
Govrenment
• Mayor	Josep Torras i Gibert
Area
• Total	24.48 km2 (9.45 sq mi)
Elevation	178 m (584 ft)
Population  (2007)
• Total	3,479
• Density	140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Castellvilanenc, castellvilanenca
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Castellbell i el Vilar is a municipality in the comarca o the Bages in Catalonie, Spain. It is situatit at the point whaur the Llobregat river crosses the Prelittoral Range. The railwey station serves baith the FGC line R5 atween Barcelona an Manresa an the RENFE line atween Barcelona an Zaragoza. The C-1411 road links the municipality wi Martorell an Manresa.

Castellbell i el Vilar is kent for its cotton industry, awtho agricultur is at least as important tae the local economy. Castellbell castle (gothic, fowerteent hunderyear) wis ane o the twa main points (alang wi Claramunt castle) controllin access tae the lawer Llobregat valley, an hence tae Barcelona. The brig ower the Llobregat dates frae the fowerteent hunderyear an aw.

• 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).

• Offeecial wabsteid (in Catalan)
• Information - Generalitat de Catalunya Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine (in Catalan)
• Statistical information - Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya (in Catalan)