The Arenys de Munt query on Catalonia independence was a municipal non-binding query promoted by the ''Moviment Arenyenc per l'Autodeterminació'' (Arenyenc Movement for

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Arenys de Munt Arenys de Munt (, ''arenys'' being Catalan for "sands (of a seasonal creek)", and ''de munt'' for "up hill" as opposed to Arenys de Mar, "sands by the sea") is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Maresme in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated i ...

on 13 September 2009. The query was formulated exclusively for residents of this village on the following question: ''Està d'acord que Catalunya esdevingui un Estat de dret, independent, democràtic i social, integrat a la Unió Europea?'' (Do you agree on

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becoming an

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?). This query was the first democratic one on Catalonia independence and, despite being municipal and symbolic, had a remarkable influence on

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The query had wide media coverage all around the world and more than 300 journalism, journalists were granted to cover it by the organizers. *''

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'' (United States): Catalan Town Votes For Independence From Spain *'' France Press'' (France): Espagne: vote massif pour l'indépendance catalane lors d'un référendum symbolique *''

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'' (France): La Catalogne se mobilise pour défendre son statut d'autonomie élargie *''

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'' (France): Une commune de Catalogne vote pour l'indépendance de la région *''

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'' (France): Vote massif en faveur de l'indépendance de la Catalogne *''

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'' (France): Espagne: référendum local controversé sur l'autodétermination catalane *''

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'' (Germany): Katalanischer Ort gegen Spanien *''

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'' (Austria): Katalanische Gemeinde stimmte über Unabhängigkeit ab *''

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): Katalonya'nın bağımsızlığına referandum! *''

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): Catalaans dorp wil los van Spanje *'' El Mundo'' (Spain): Sí masivo en la consulta independentista, que tuvo un 41% de participación *'' STV'' (

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): Catalan town votes for independence from Spain *''

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'' (Austria): Katalanisches Dorf stimmt für die Unabhängigkeit *'' 7sur7'' (Belgium): Référendum polémique sur l'autodétermination de la Catalogne *'' El Universal'' (

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): Realizan en España consulta no vinculante por la independencia de Cataluña *''

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): Catalan town votes for independence *''

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'' (Spain): Convergència y ERC llaman an extender el alarde soberanista de Arenys *''

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