La Llacuna
La Llacuna | |
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Coordinates: 41°28′27″N 1°32′3″E / 41.47417°N 1.53417°ECoordinates: 41°28′27″N 1°32′3″E / 41.47417°N 1.53417°E | |
Country | Spain |
Community | Catalonia |
Province | Barcelona |
Comarca | Anoia |
Government | |
• Mayor | Josep Parera Tort (2015)[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 52.2 km2 (20.2 sq mi) |
Population ()[3] | |
Website | www |
La Llacuna is a municipality of 884 inhabitants (2003), located in the comarca of Anoia, in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
It is a tourist town; nearby destinations include Igualada, the Vilafranca del Penedès wine route, and the Monastery of Montserrat.
Geography[edit]
The town's altitude is 615 m, and the municipality has a surface area of 52,49 km².
Annual events[edit]
Annual events include the Potada, whose date varies, but is usually in April; Aplec del Castell on the last Sunday of May; Fira de Sant Andreu on the first Sunday of December, and the pessebre vivent (living crib), a full-scale, live tableau of scenes from Bethlehem at the time of the birth of Jesus, on the second or third Sunday in December.[4]
Food[edit]
A local specialty is carquinyolis, a type of cookie.
References[edit]
- ^ "Ajuntament de la Llacuna". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ "El municipi en xifres: La Llacuna". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
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External links[edit]
- La Llacuna travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Llacuna Website
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- Municipalities in Anoia