Bellvitge () is a mostly working-class neighborhood in
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat (; es, Hospitalet de Llobregat), often shortened to L'Hospitalet or just L'H, is a municipality of Spain, located to the immediate southwest of Barcelona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. It is part of the Bar ...
, belonging to the
metropolitan area of Barcelona. It is part of L'Hospitalet's
District VI, along with
Gornal.
Bellvitge is situated at a height of 4 to 8 meters above sea level. It borders the cities of
Cornellà de Llobregat,
El Prat de Llobregat and
Barcelona on the west and south;
El Gornal neighborhood in the east, with El Centre to the north.
History
In 1964 the real estate agency Inmobiliaria Ciudad Condal S.A. (ICC) initiated the construction of this neighbourhood as it stands nowadays, beside the hermitage, on land which had been bought from local farmers. It was designed as a residential area to house the large number of people who came to
Catalonia and
Barcelona from elsewhere in Spain in the 1960s to work in the bustling automotive industry.
People from Bellvitge
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Xavi Fernández: Professional basketball player
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Alberto Lopo
Alberto Lopo García (born 5 May 1980) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central defender.
His physical style of play resulted in him being one of the most booked players every season in Spanish football. He spent 16 ...
: footballer (
Deportivo de La Coruña)
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Iban Salvador
Iván Salvador Edú (born 11 December 1995), known in Spain as Iban Salvador and in Africa as Iban Edú, is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Segunda División club CF Fuenlabrada. Born in Spain, he represents the Equatorial ...
, footballer
Real Valladolid)
Transport
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Bellvitge railway station
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Barcelona Metro stations
Bellvitge
Bellvitge () is a mostly working-class neighborhood in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, belonging to the metropolitan area of Barcelona. It is part of L'Hospitalet's District VI (L'Hospitalet), District VI, along with Gornal (L'Hospitalet de Llobregat ...
and
Hospital de Bellvitge, on
L1.
References
External links
Official website of L'Hospitalet's city council.
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L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
Brutalist architecture in Spain