Cornellà de Llobregat (; es, Cornellá de Llobregat) is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in the ''comarca'' of the Baix Llobregat in

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, Spain. It is situated on the left bank of the Llobregat River. It is in the south-western part of the

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and is part of the wider urban area. It houses one of the three

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football clubs from Catalonia,

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History

The history of Cornellà de Llobregat is defined by three principal factors: its proximity to the city of

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, its being an area of passage (as was the entire Comarca of Baix Llobregat) to and from the capital of Catalonia, and the presence of the ''Llobregat River''. Its name is of Roman origin (Cornelianus) and the city's architectural characteristics possess

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traits. The first written reference to the city dates from 980 AD, at which time a church and a defense tower to ward off the

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already existed in the same place as the current castle (constructed in the fourteenth century). The city was incorporated into Barcelona's territory in the thirteenth century and, for a short time, belonged to the "Franqueses del Llobregat" in which agricultural activity was principally developed.

2017 Controversy

Cornellà de Llobregat was subject of a controversy in November 2017 as a result of an opinion piece published in Catalan newspaper El Nacional, in which the inhabitants of Cornellà were accused of being "settlers" by virtue of their immigrant (

Xarnego Xarnego ( in Catalan or charnego in Spanish is a pejorative or descriptive term used primarily in the 1950s–70s in Catalonia (Spain) to refer to economic migrants from other regions of Spain. In its modern usage, it refers to Catalans with recent ...

) origin and alleged refusal to integrate or learn the Catalan language. The article claimed that the working-class "red-circle" of Barcelona, of which Cornellà de Llobregat is an example, is a bastion of Spanish nationalism where "Catalans" are stigmatized.

Transport

Demography

Notable people

; Actors *

Adrián Rodríguez Adrián Rodríguez Moya (born 28 November 1988) is a Spanish actor and singer. He is perhaps the best known for his roles in television series ''Los Serrano'' and ''Física o Química'', and as a former member of Santa Justa Klan. Biography ...

Marina Salas Marina Salas Rodríguez (born October 17, 1988), is a Spanish actress. Career Her first onscreen appearance was as the character Laia in El Cor de la Ciutat, a TV series, in 2005. She has also appeared in films, including La Mano Invisible in 2 ...

; Recording artists * Chicuelo *

Estopa Estopa is a Spanish rock/rumba duo from Cornellà de Llobregat, Spain. Their songs "El Run Run" and "Cuando Amanece" reached number one on Billboard's chart in Spain, and "Con La Mano Levanta" reached number four. The band consists of brothers ...

Levi Díaz Levi Díaz (born 11 August 2008) is a Spanish singer who first rose to fame in 2021, where he won the sixth season of ''La Voz Kids'', as part of team Melendi. Biography Díaz was born on 11 August 2008 in Cornellà de Llobregat. He currently st ...

, winner of La Voz Kids 2021 ; Radio and television hosts * Tony Aguilar *

Jordi Évole Jordi () is the Catalan form of the ancient Greek name Georgios. Jordi is a popular name in Catalonia and is also given in the Netherlands and in Spanish-, English- and German-speaking countries. Jordi may also refer to: * Sant Jordi – patron ...

, host of

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; Sportspeople *

Reyes Estévez Reyes Estévez López (born 2 August 1976 in Cornellà de Llobregat, Spain) is a Spanish 1500 metres runner. He won the European Championships' final 1998 in Budapest. In addition, he won bronze medals at the 1997 World Champion ...

* Rubén Miño * Paula Nicart *

Daniel Solsona Daniel Solsona Puig (born 18 January 1952) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Born in Cornellà de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Solsona played in 373 La Liga games over 13 seasons in which he ...

Institutions

Citilab Citilab is a digital lab for citizen innovation in Cornellà de Llobregat, Catalonia, Spain. It mixes citizen based innovation with research, entrepreneurship and training. Its rationale is to offer a resource platform for citizens so that they ca ...

is a laboratory for citizen innovation based in Cornellà. It is located in the former Can Suris factory building.

References

* Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). ''Guia de Catalunya'', Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. (Spanish). (Catalan).
Website of the city Cornellà de Llobregat

(Oficial) Touristic and shopping info about Cornellà de Llobregat

External links

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Government data pages
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