Pineda de Mar (Catalan pronunciation: [piˈnɛðə ðə ˈmaɾ]) is a municipality in the comarca of the Maresme in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the coast between Calella and Santa Susanna. The main N-II road and a RENFE railway line run through the town.
Pineda de Mar | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Pineda de Mar | |
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| Coordinates: 41°37′30″N 2°41′30″E / 41.62500°N 2.69167°E | |
| Country | Spain |
| Community | Catalonia |
| Province | Barcelona |
| Comarca | Maresme |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Silvia Biosca (2024) [1] (PSC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.7 km2 (4.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2018)[3] | |
• Total | 26,659 |
| • Density | 2,500/km2 (6,500/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Pinedenc, pinedenca |
| Website | pinedademar |
The town centre has several historical buildings from the 17th to the 19th centuries. Four arches survive of a Roman aqueduct over the Pineda river.
The local basketball team is called UER Pineda.
Demography
edit| 1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1986 | 2007 |
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| 1807 | 3275 | 3188 | 7776 | 13,951 | 25,568 |
Twin towns
editImage Gallery
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Pineda de Mar's Town Hall
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"Els pescadors" beach
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Public sculpture located on the beach (work of Teddy Cobeña)
References
edit- ^ "Xavier Amor deja la alcaldía de Pineda de Mar para entrar en el nuevo gobierno catalán". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2024-08-23. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
- ^ "El municipi en xifres: Pineda de Mar". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Pineda de Mar.
- Government data pages (in Catalan)
- Historic-artistic heritage (in Catalan)
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