Baix Llobregat () is a
comarca (county) on the coast of
Catalonia
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,
Spain
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. It is located in the
Barcelona
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region and its capital is
Sant Feliu de Llobregat
Sant Feliu de Llobregat () is an industrial city and municipality in Catalonia, Spain, in the province of Barcelona (province), Barcelona. It is the capital of the Comarques of Catalonia, comarca of Baix Llobregat, and the see of a Roman Catholic ...
.
Municipalities
Proposed changes
It has long been proposed to split the northern part of Baix Llobregat into a separate comarca. The Catalan government's "Report on the revision of Catalonia's territorial organisation model" (the ), published in 2000, recommends many changes to comarcas, including the creation of , with its capital at
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 ...
, taking in several more municipalities from
Alt Penedès,
Anoia
Anoia () is a comarca (county) in central Catalonia, Spain, with its capital at Igualada. It is mainly located in the Penedès region, with its northern section being in Central Catalonia.
The comarca of Anoia is irrigated by the Anoia River; ...
,
Bages
Bages () is a comarca (county) in the central region of Catalonia, Spain. The capital is the city of Manresa.
Industries include the mining of potash at SĂşria and Sallent, and the manufacture of textiles along the rivers Llobregat and Car ...
, and
Vallès Occidental
Vallès Occidental () is a Comarques of Catalonia, comarca (county) in the Àmbit metropolità de Barcelona, Barcelona region in Catalonia (Spain). It has two capitals, Sabadell and Terrassa. Along with Vallès Oriental, it forms the historical Va ...
. Recent campaigns have referred to the proposed new comarca as "MontserratĂ", due to the landmark
Montserrat
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mountain marking part of its eastern border.
References
External links
Official web site of the Consell Comarcal del Baix Llobregat (in Catalan)Data, on the site of the Generalitat de CatalunyaArtistic and historical buildings in Baix Llobregat
(in Catalan)
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Comarques of the Province of Barcelona