Cornellà de Llobregat (; es, Cornellá de Llobregat) is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
''comarca'' of the
Baix Llobregat in
Catalonia
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Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the nort ...
, Spain. It is situated on the left bank of the
Llobregat River. It is in the south-western part of the
Barcelona metropolitan area
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and is part of the wider urban area. It houses one of the three
La Liga
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football clubs from Catalonia,
RCD Espanyol
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.
History
The history of Cornellà de Llobregat is defined by three principal factors: its proximity to the city of
Barcelona
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, its being an area of passage (as was the entire Comarca of
Baix Llobregat) to and from the capital of Catalonia, and the presence of the
''Llobregat River''. Its name is of Roman origin (Cornelianus) and the city's architectural characteristics possess
Visigoth
The Visigoths (; la, Visigothi, Wisigothi, Vesi, Visi, Wesi, Wisi) were an early Germanic people who, along with the Ostrogoths, constituted the two major political entities of the Goths within the Roman Empire in late antiquity, or what is kn ...
traits.
The first written reference to the city dates from 980 AD, at which time a church and a defense tower to ward off the
Saracens already existed in the same place as the current castle (constructed in the fourteenth century). The city was incorporated into Barcelona's territory in the thirteenth century and, for a short time, belonged to the "Franqueses del Llobregat" in which agricultural activity was principally developed.
2017 Controversy
Cornellà de Llobregat was subject of a controversy in November 2017 as a result of an opinion piece published in Catalan newspaper El Nacional, in which the inhabitants of Cornellà were accused of being "settlers" by virtue of their immigrant (
Xarnego) origin and alleged refusal to integrate or learn the Catalan language. The article claimed that the working-class "red-circle" of Barcelona, of which Cornellà de Llobregat is an example, is a bastion of Spanish nationalism where "Catalans" are stigmatized.
Transport
Demography
Notable people
; Actors
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Adrián Rodríguez
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Marina Salas
; Recording artists
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Chicuelo
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Estopa
Estopa is a Spanish rock/rumba duo from Cornellà de Llobregat, Spain. Their songs "El Run Run" and "Cuando Amanece" reached number one on Billboard's chart in Spain, and "Con La Mano Levanta" reached number four. The band consists of brothers ...
*
Levi Díaz, winner of
La Voz Kids 2021
; Radio and television hosts
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Tony Aguilar
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Jordi Évole, host of
Salvados
; Sportspeople
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Reyes Estévez
Reyes Estévez López (born 2 August 1976 in Cornellà de Llobregat, Spain) is a Spanish 1500 metres runner. He won the European Championships' final 1998 in Budapest. In addition, he won bronze medals at the 1997 World Champion ...
*
Rubén Miño
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Paula Nicart
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Daniel Solsona
Institutions
Citilab
Citilab is a digital lab for citizen innovation in Cornellà de Llobregat, Catalonia, Spain. It mixes citizen based innovation with research, entrepreneurship and training. Its rationale is to offer a resource platform for citizens so that they ca ...
is a laboratory for citizen innovation based in Cornellà. It is located in the former Can Suris factory building.
References
* Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). ''Guia de Catalunya'', Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. (Spanish). (Catalan).
Website of the city Cornellà de Llobregat(Oficial) Touristic and shopping info about Cornellà de Llobregat
External links
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Government data pages
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