Llinars del Vallès ( es, Llinás del Vallés, link=no) is a village and a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
comarca
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of
Vallès Oriental
Vallès Oriental () is a comarca (county) in Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Granollers. Along with Vallès Occidental it forms the grand comarca of Vallès.
In May 2015, Vallès Oriental lost four municipalities - Castellcir, Castellterçol, ...
, in the
province
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of
Barcelona
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and
autonomous community
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of
Catalonia
Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy.
Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the nort ...
, Spain. That village forms part of the county of
Baix Montseny. Its municipal term goes by the mountain of the
Massís del Montseny to the
Serralada Litoral. The dry agriculture is more abundant than the wet, that only predomines in the
Mogent river. The forests are mediterranean (pines and holm oaks), though in the
Serralada Litoral there are also oaks and cork oaks.
It is about northeast of
Barcelona
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.
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References
External links
Enciclopèdia Catalana, Llinars del VallèsGovernment data pages
Municipalities in Vallès Oriental
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