Abrera () is a

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in the ''comarca'' of the Baix Llobregat in

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. It is situated in the valley of the Llobregat river, to the south-east of

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, on the main A2 road between

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and

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. The municipality is served by the FGC railway line from

Martorell Martorell () is a municipality, county, and city that forms part of the Baix Llobregat Comarques of Catalonia, comarca, in Catalonia, Spain, primarily known for its medieval Pont del Diable, Devil's bridge. It lies at the confluence of the Llobr ...

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: the S4 and R5 services stop at the station. Abrera is home to the SEAT Sport factory.

Demography

According to Spanish census data, this is the population of Abrera in recent years.

History

The remains of protohistoric ceramics found in the Barcelones estate and the vestiges of a field of silos from the Iberian era in the Torrent Gran, constitute the first indications of the existence of habitat in the municipality. Traces of a Roman villa were found in Sant Hilari. From the 15th-16th century onwards, the town grew with buildings and population, even during times of epidemics.

Notable people

* Raúl Moro (born 2002), professional footballer

References

* Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). ''Guia de Catalunya'', Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. (Spanish). (Catalan).

External links

Abrera's Town Hall

Government data pages
{{authority control Municipalities in Baix Llobregat