El Coll is a neighbourhood of
Gràcia
Gràcia () is a district of the city of Barcelona, Spain. It comprises the neighborhoods of Vila de Gràcia, Vallcarca i els Penitents, El Coll, La Salut and Camp d'en Grassot i Gràcia Nova. Gràcia is bordered by the districts of Eixample to th ...
, one of the 10 districts
Barcelona
Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...
is divided in. Located at the base of
Tibidabo hill, it's 300 meters above sea level
and is nowadays inhabited by 6.850 people.
History
Its history goes back to the 11th century with the construction of the church that bore its name:
Església del Coll.
At the beginning of the 20th century, the neighbourhood was filled with "
masies" and houses.
At 60th, El Coll suffered an urbanistic explosion and was invaded by all kind of constructions that took up all free spaces that remained.
In 1976 it was demanded to construct a park. The quarry of "la Creueta" was not in use and in there was constructed the
Parc de la Creueta del Coll.
See also
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Street names in Barcelona
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Urban planning of Barcelona
The urban planning of Barcelona developed in accordance with the historical and territorial changes of the city, and in line with other defining factors of public space, such as architecture, urban infrastructure and the adaptation and maintenanc ...
References
Neighbourhoods of Barcelona
Gràcia
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