Sant Feliu de Codines () is a municipality in the

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. It is located in the north-west corner of the comarca, on the border with comarca of

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to the north, and the comarca of

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to the west.

History

The name of Sant Feliu first appears in 1059, when the nobleman Mir Geribert and his wife Guisla were named Barons of Montbui by the Count of Barcelona Ramon Berenguer I the Old. These were the first feudal lords, who occupied a barony that extended the length and breadth of an extensive region which includes the present-day municipalities of Sant Feliu, Bigues i Riells, l'Ametlla del Vallès and

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. Over the centuries, Sant Feliu became the most prominent part of the barony, when measured both in number of inhabitants and in artisanal production. This caused the inhabitants of Sant Feliu to consider independence from the barony of Montbui. After many petitions, and taking advantage of a favourable political situation, in 1793 King Charles IV granted the

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of Sant Feliu de Codines the title of ''Vila'', effective December 8, 1799. The population grew around the parish church, where the ''Sagrera'' neighbourhood was formed (meaning "sacred land"). Currently, this area still retains narrow alleys and some buildings typical of past centuries. Slowly the town grew and other important neighbourhoods of the town center were formed, such as the Serrat de Vic and the Venderia or Revenderia. Over time an intense rivalry was created between the two neighbourhoods, to the point that the Venderia, in 1796, built its own bell tower. Since this time, the rivalry between the two neighbourhoods disappeared, and other neighbourhoods and residential areas were also formed until the current village of Sant Feliu de Codines was formed. The almost exclusive dry climate that Sant Feliu enjoys, its natural environment and the proximity to large cities are the main factors that converted it into a new

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by the late nineteenth century. StFeliuCodines-4950pan

Illustrious people

People born in Sant Feliu include: Sebastià Farnés i Badó; Joan Petit i Aguilar; Josep Mumbrú i Vernet of Casa Mumbrú (lo Vendrell); Josep Umbert i Rosàs; Josep Umbert i Ventura, creator of the Roca Umbert Factory; Andreu Codina i Candelas; Josep Parés i Casals; Laia Berenguer i Puget; Agustí Serratacó i Costa, Pere Pladevall i Vallcorba; Nicolau Usart i Furriol; Manel Vila i Valls; Josep Cassart i Valldeoriola; Dionisio Escorsa i Cruells; and Nuria Berengueras i Costa. An illustrious character who visited the town was Antoni Gaudí. In Sant Feliu, he left his mark on the design of the banner of the local ''Orfeó Feliuà'', which is on displayto the Can Xifreda Municipal Museum. Dr. Bartomeu Robert also enjoyed the good climate of Sant Feliu, to the point that he commented that Sant Feliu was the best town in

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and recommended to many of his patients to spend long periods to cure their illnesses. Among other illustrious visitors we must also highlight the passage of the

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. He spent the summer in Can Viladomat, from where he went into exile on January 24, 1939, due to the

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. In 2016, these events were commemorated by placing a plaque in the house of Can Viladomat, on Agustí Santacruz Street, and with a lecture by the linguist Jordi Mir. We must also highlight the passage of politicians Manuel Carrasco i Formiguera (whose name was bestowed on the secondary school of the municipality),

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, and the theologian and philosopher

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(whose name was bestowed on the primary school). Balmes who notably wrote ''El Criterio'' in the nearby

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of Prat de Dalt, in

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Demography

Entities

* ADF El Pinyó * Agrupació Sardanista de Sant Feliu de Codines
Agrupament Escolta Makalu
* Amics del Ball * Amics del Museu de Sant Feliu de Codines * Anandaya * Assemblea Territori SFIndependència * Asociación Alianza La Paz * Associació Contra el Càncer - Junta Local * Associació Cultural i Gastronòmica Sense Estovalles
Associació Cultural No m'Atabalis
* Associació d'arts i oficis Sant Feliu * Associació d'empresaris de Sant Feliu de Codines * Associació de Consum el Cogombre a l'ombra * Associació de Defensa pels Animals * Associació de Jubilats i Pensionistes de Sant Feliu de Codines
Associació de Música i Arts de Sant Feliu de Codines
* Associació de Sevillanes de Sant Feliu * Associació de Veïns Racó del Bosc * Associació de Veïns Carrer de Montbui * Associació Fira del Rellotge * Associació Gastronòmica Els Poca Gana * Associació Guifinet * Associació Mans Unides * Associació Sant Feliu en Sac * Associació Vincles, espai de criança * Atthenew SFC * Càritas * Casal Cultural Codinenc
Centre Excursionista de Sant Feliu de Codines

Club Atlètic Atlètic Sant Feliu
* Club Billar Sant Feliu * Club de Bàsquet Sant Feliu * Club de Petanca La Fonteta de Sant Feliu * Club de Tennis Sant Feliu * Club Escacs - El Peó Codinenc * Club Esportiu Racó del Bosc * Club Futbol Sant Feliu * Club Hoquei Sant Feliu * Club Tennis Taula * Colla Boines Negres * Comunitat Makinera Sant Feliu * Country * Creu Roja * El magatzem solidari * Esbart Codinenc * Escuderia Vall del Tenes-Sant Feliu * Fundació patronat Agustí Santacruz
Geganters de Sant Feliu
* Gremi de Sant Antoni Abat * Grup de Comerciants Codinencs * Grup de teatre Blaugrana Scena
Grup de teatre Deixalles 81

Grup del Correfoc del Follet i la Fantasma
* KulActiu, entitat juvenil de Sant Feliu * La Caldera, associació de músics de Sant Feliu * Moto Club Cingles de Bertí * Mots pel Vint-i-u
Ona Codinenca, la ràdio municipal
* Òmnium Cultural Vallès Nord - Cingles de Bertí (Vallès Oriental) * Penya barcelonista "Els Blaugrana" * Rotary Club Cingles de Bertí * Secció Ciclista del Club d'Hoquei Sant Feliu * Secció de Patinatge del Club d'Hoquei * Sents Veus * Societat Coral La Poncella * Societat de Caçadors * Voluntaris forestals SFC

References

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

External links

Official site

Government data pages

Information
from the

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