La Sagrera is a

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Geography

La Sagrera is bordered to the north by Sant Andreu del Palomar and to the east by the neighborhood of La Verneda; included by the south end is the zone named

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, and to the west the

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area. The neighborhood of is integrated with the 9th district of the city of Barcelona, officially taking the name of (Saint Andrew), although it was instead part of . keeps closer links with than with other nearby neighborhoods.

History

This name La Sagrera dates to the 11th century when the farmers of Catalonia lived under the feudal system. The

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, seeing the need to protect farmers, created a space of 30 acres around the churches in which people and goods would be secured from assault. In these spaces, the farmers built some small buildings called in

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, which they used to store their harvests. The first documented mention of is dated 998 and references a group of houses, some with fortified towers, around the of the parish church of . The population remained small for centuries, and by 1877 only some 48 houses could be found in the settlement's core. From the last third of the 19th century, the area became an industrial neighborhood, dominated by metallurgy and textile sectors. The name was retained only for the core zone of pre-existing housing. In 1877, a steam

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way was built connecting the neighbourhood with . By 1885 the connection linked with Barcelona, strengthened by the 1901 electrification of the line. The industrialisation of the district saw the opening of the factory in 1911 (renamed

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in 1946). This factory moved south to the by 1971. Currently, a group of apartment buildings, schools and a park named is there. In this (continuing) process, houses and workshops have been replaced by many blocks of apartments. The transformation of the neighbourhood continues, particularly with

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, currently under constriction, which will link up the

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with local, regional and high-speed rail, with urban buses and with

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services. The neighbourhood of La Sagrera is well-supported by underground transport, with R3 and R4, plus Metro lines L1, L5, L9 and L10, (the last two under construction).

Popular culture

Since 2003, La Sagrera has had a "gegantera group". The so-called "gegants", which translates as "Giants", are a popular folk that amuse children throughout Catalonia. A gang of such giants is found in La Sagrera.

Entities

* Drac i Diables de la Sagrera * Colla Gegantera de la Sagrera * Esbart L'Estel de la Sagrera * Associació Esportiva Districte IX Sant Andreu * Centre de Documentació de la Sagrera *

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'la Sagrera'

Also to see

* Archaeologic zone of the Sagrera

External links

La Sagrera, a la web de l'Ajuntament

Biblioteca La Sagrera-Marina Clotet

Comissió de Festes de La Sagrera

Colla Gegantera de La Sagrera

Centre de Documentació de la Sagrera

Drac i Diables de la Sagrera
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