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Nou Barris
Nou Barris (, "nine neighbourhoods") is one of the ten districts into which Barcelona has been officially divided since 1984. The name refers to the original nine neighbourhoods it was composed of, even though nowadays it is made up of thirteen. It covers an area of 8.04 km2. It is located in the northern part of the city adjacent to two other districts of Barcelona: Sant Andreu and Horta-Guinardó and grew up extensively out of small urbanised areas near the former municipalities of Sant Joan d'Horta and Sant Andreu de Palomar (now neighbourhoods of Barcelona) in the 20th century, especially from the 1950s on. The district council is located in a former mental institution, the Institut Mental de la Santa Creu. Neighbourhoods It is further divided into these neighbourhoods: * Can Peguera * Canyelles * Ciutat Meridiana * La Guineueta * Porta * La Prosperitat * Les Roquetes * Torre Baró * La Trinitat Nova * El Turó de la Peira * Vallbona * Verdum * Vilapic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Barcelona
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain is divided into 10 districts. These are administered by a councillor designated by the main city council, and each of them have some powers relating to issues such as urbanism or infrastructure in their area. The current division of the city into different districts was approved in 1984. In 2009 Barcelona started using a new division of 73 neighbourhoods (the 10 districts are still in use), a division that was done for a better service from the City Council. Some of these districts have a previous history as independent municipalities which were Street names in Barcelona#Municipal aggregations, integrated into the city of Barcelona during the late 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, such as Sarrià, Barcelona, Sarrià, Les Corts (district), Les Corts, Sant Andreu de Palomar, Gràcia or Sant Martí de Provençals. However, other municipalities which are contiguous to Barcelona (such as L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Badalona, Sant Adrià de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Can Peguera
Can Peguera is a neighborhood in the '' Nou Barris'' district of Barcelona Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c ..., Catalonia (Spain). Developed in the early 20th century, it was originally established to provide affordable housing for workers, featuring single-storey houses known as "''cases barates''" (cheap houses). These structures were built on land that once belonged to the Can Peguera farmhouse, giving the neighborhood its name. The neighborhood's layout and architecture reflect Barcelona's working-class history, distinguishing it within the city's urban landscape. The neighborhood's proximity to other areas like La Guineueta and Turó de la Peira provides opportunities to explore the broader Nou Barris district. Landmarks * Parroquia De San Francisco Javier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romani People
{{Infobox ethnic group , group = Romani people , image = , image_caption = , flag = Roma flag.svg , flag_caption = Romani flag created in 1933 and accepted at the 1971 World Romani Congress , pop = 2–12 million , region2 = United States , pop2 = 1 million estimated with Romani ancestry{{efn, 5,400 per 2000 United States census, 2000 census. , ref2 = {{cite news , first=Kayla , last=Webley , url=http://content.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2025316,00.html , title=Hounded in Europe, Roma in the U.S. Keep a Low Profile , agency=Time , date=13 October 2010 , access-date=3 October 2015 , quote=Today, estimates put the number of Roma in the U.S. at about one million. , region3 = Brazil , pop3 = 800,000 (0.4%) , ref3 = , region4 = Spain , pop4 = 750,000–1.5 million (1.5–3.7%) , ref4 = {{cite web , url ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilapicina I La Torre Llobeta
Vilapicina i Torre Llobeta is a neighborhood in the '' Nou Barris'' district of Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...). References Neighbourhoods of Barcelona Nou Barris {{Barcelona-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verdum
Verdum (Verdun in Castilian) is a neighbourhood in the Nou Barris district of Barcelona Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c .... References Neighbourhoods of Barcelona Nou Barris {{Barcelona-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vallbona, Barcelona
Vallbona is a neighbourhood in the Nou Barris district of Barcelona Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c ..., Catalonia (Spain), in the city's northern outskirts. It covers an area of , in a hilly region just south of Montcada, between on one side the railway lines running alongside the Besòs river, and on the other side the motorways running along the valley which separate the village from the rest of Barcelona. It is connected to Torre Baró and the rest of the Nou Barris district by a bridge spanning the motorways. Vallbona was a small village until the middle of the twentieth century when most of it was demolished, the Rec Comtal canal mostly covered over, and high-density housing built. The motorways were built starting in the 1960s. Its population in 2013 was 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Turó De La Peira
Turó de la Peira is a neighborhood in the '' Nou Barris'' district of Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...). References Turo de la Peira Nou Barris {{Barcelona-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Trinitat Nova
La Trinitat Nova is a neighborhood in the '' Nou Barris'' district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Trinitat Nova metro station, on lines L3, L4 and L11 of the Barcelona Metro The Barcelona Metro (Catalan language, Catalan and Spanish language, Spanish: ) is a rapid transit network that runs mostly underground in central Barcelona and into the city's suburbs. It is part of the larger public transport system ..., lies in the neighborhood. References Trinitat Nova Nou Barris {{Barcelona-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torre Baró
Torre Baró is a neighborhood in the ''Nou Barris'' district of Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...). References Neighbourhoods of Barcelona Nou Barris {{Barcelona-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Roquetes, Barcelona
Les Roquetes is a neighborhood in the Nou Barris district of the city of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Roquetes metro station, on line L3 of the Barcelona Metro The Barcelona Metro (Catalan language, Catalan and Spanish language, Spanish: ) is a rapid transit network that runs mostly underground in central Barcelona and into the city's suburbs. It is part of the larger public transport system ..., lies in the neighbourhood. References {{coord, 41, 26, 55.12, N, 2, 10, 19.31, E , type:city_region:ES-CT , display=title Roquetes Nou Barris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Prosperitat
La Prosperitat is a neighborhood in the '' Nou Barris'' district of Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...). References Prosperitat, la Prosperitat, la {{Barcelona-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porta, Barcelona
Porta is a neighborhood in the '' Nou Barris'' district of Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...). References Neighbourhoods of Barcelona Nou Barris {{Barcelona-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
