Aiguafreda, Spain

Aiguafreda
Municipality
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Coordinates: 41°46′9″N 2°15′16″E / 41.76917°N 2.25444°E / 41.76917; 2.25444
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Barcelona
Comarca	Vallès Oriental
Government
• Mayor	Miquel Parella Codina
Area
• Total	7.997 km2 (3.088 sq mi)
Population  (November 1, 2011)
• Total	2,469
• Density	308.7/km2 (800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
Postal code	08591
Area code	080142
Website	Official website

Aiguafreda (Catalan pronunciation: [ˌajɣwəˈfɾɛðə]) is a municipality in the comarca of Vallès Oriental, in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is located near the Montseny massif. It has a population of 2,190 and occupies an area of 7.96 km².

The principal economic activities are tourism and the textile industry.

There is a large dolmen located in the center of the property of can Brull, and the church of Aiguafreda de Dalt, founded by the abbess Emma, daughter of the count Wilfred the Hairy.

According to Spanish census data,^[1] this is the population of Aiguafreda in recent years.

• Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).

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