Terrassa (, es, Tarrasa) is a city in the east central region of Catalonia, Spain, in the province of Barcelona, '' comarca'' of

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, of which it is the co-capital along with

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. The name ''Terrassa'' derives from Latin ''Terracia'', either from earlier ''Terracium castellum'' (“earthen castle”), or meaning "terrace", "area of flat land". It is the site of Roman Egara, a former Visigothic bishopric, which became a Latin Catholic titular see. Since 2004, it is again the see of a bishopric. The city is located in the Catalan Prelitoral depression (Depressió Prelitoral), at the feet of the Prelitoral mountain range (Natural reserve of Sant Llorenç del Munt) and the average altitude of the city is 277 meters above sea level. It is 20 and 18 kilometres from Barcelona and

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respectively. Terrassa is the third largest city in the province of Barcelona, after Barcelona and L’Hospitalet.

History

The remains that have been found indicate that the area where Terrassa stands has been inhabited since prehistory. In 2005, during the construction of a tunnel for one of the city's railway lines, a prehistoric site was found in Vallparadís Park, with stone tools and fossils of hunted animals dating back 800,000 to 1,000,000 years, making this one of the oldest prehistoric sites in Europe. Terrassa originated as the Roman town of ''Egara'' (''Municipium Flavium Egara''), which was founded during the time of the emperor Vespasian (69–79 CE), alongside the torrent of Vallparadís (nowadays an urban park) close to the Iberian town of ''Egosa'', on the site of which some ceramics and coins have been found. In the 17th century it was the sight of the Terrasa witchtrials, where 6 women were arrested, tortured and convicted of witchcraft. Five of them were hanged on 27 October 1619 near a present-day railway bridge. Other important remains from the Middle Ages are the former cathedral, the castle of Vallparadís (from 1344 to 1413 a Carthusian monastery and today a municipal museum) and the tower of the castle-palace of the count-king. In the 19th century the city played an important role in the industrial revolution, specializing in woollen fabrics, and today there is a major '' Modernista'' legacy as a result of the city's importance at that time. Particularly notable ''Modernista'' buildings include the Masia Freixa (1907), the Vapor Aymerich, Amat i Jover textile mill (1907) (now the Museum of Science and Industry of Catalonia), the Principal theater (1920), the city hall (1902), the Alegre de Sagrera house/museum (1911), the Industrial School (1904), the Gran Casino (1920), the Parc de Desinfecció (1920), and the Independència market (1908). Terrassa is a partner city of the Art nouveau network, a European network of co-operation created in 1999 for the study, preservation and development of

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Catastrophes

On 25 September 1962, after a long dry season, between 212 and 252 litres of rain per square metre fell in three hours. It caused the rivers Llobregat and Besòs and their tributaries to overflow, creating a water avenue that caused 700 victims and heavy material losses. The

'' comarca'' was the most damaged. In particularly Terrassa, with 327 victims. The reason of these numbers was that building was permitted around two dry streams used to bring rain water to the Llobregat river. They met in a wedge shape and were not properly

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. When the streams overflowed it created what was called "the dead triangle", with more than a hundred victims only in the Ègara neighbourhood.

Ecclesiastical history

The episcopal see of Ègara already existed by about 450 CE, when it was established on territory split off from the

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, under the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tarragona. Pope Hilarius confirmed its autonomy by denying a request around 469 to unite it with the Barcelona under its own first bishop, Ireneus. It comprised parts of these

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(Catalan districts) :

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, Anoia,

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and Vallès Oriental. A Provincial Council of Tarragona was held there in 615. It effectively succumbed to the Arab (Muslim) conquest in the 8th century and was probably suppressed, its territory being (rather nominally) returned to the

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. The Marian cathedral continued to exist until 718, when it was taken over during the Umayyad conquest of Hispania, but was rebuilt in the 12th century, and remains part of a monumental complex of ancient Visigothic- Romanesque churches of Sant Pere de Terrassa and Sant Miquel on the site. After the Catholic Reconquista of the region in the tenth century, the see was not restored, its territory being incorporated in the (mother) diocese of Barcelona. Why a request to restore the bishopric by its Metropolitan of Tarragona, Cesareo, wasn't honored by Pope John XII (955–964) is unclear. In 2004, Pope John Paul II created the new Diocese of Terrassa on territory taken from the

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. Its seat is the Cathedral of Holy Sprit.

Diocese of Egara

;Suffragan Bishops of Egara * Ireneo (450? – death 465) * Saint Nebridio (516? – 527?), who was possibly transferred to Barcelona, which had a homonym incumbent in 540. * Tauro (546? – ?) * Sofronio (589? – 592?) * Ilergio (594? – 610?) * Eugenio (633? – ?) * Vincenzo (653? – ?) * Giovanni (683? – 693?) ; Titular see of Egara In 1969 Pope Paul VI created the titular see of Egara. The title has been held by: * Justo Goizueta Gridilla,

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(14 January 1970 – retired 15 February 1978), as Bishop-Prelate of Territorial Prelature of Madera (Mexico) (1970.01.14 – 1988.02.02), previously Apostolic Administrator of same Madera (1967 – 14 January 1970); died 1991 * Juan Francisco Sarasti Jaramillo,

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(8 March 1978 – 23 December 1983) as Auxiliary Bishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cali (

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Notable sites

The churches of Sant Pere (Saint Peter)

These three churches were built close to the site of old Ègara to be the seat of the Ègara Diocese, which was founded around 450 CE and remained in existence until the 8th century. This episcopal complex follows the Byzantine model of antiquity, with two churches (Sant Pere and Santa Maria) and a

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(Sant Miquel). After a long period of construction, the churches were finished in the then-current manner about the 11th and 12th centuries and in Romanesque style, on the site of the pre-Romanesque buildings of the Visigothic period. The church of Santa Maria contains outstanding works of art, and there are murals dating from the Romanesque period to the

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. There is also an altar stone dating from the 10th century and medieval and Romanesque tombstones (one of which documents the name of the Roman town of Egara). In the transept there are three

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s. * Santa Maria (Saint Mary) the old Cathedral ** Apse from the 6th century ** Nave from the 11th century with exterior

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-style decorations **Romanesque

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es of

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from the 12th century **Frescoes from the 13th century * Sant Pere (Saint Peter) **Transept and apse from 9th to 10th centuries **Nave from the 12th century ** Mosaic from the 10th century (geometric designs) **Stone altarpiece of Sant Pere from the 10th century **Gothic frescoes from the 13th century * Sant Miquel (Saint Michael) **The Greek cross plan and the walls are the originals from the 6th century **Frescoes from the 7th and 8th centuries in the apse * Other items ** Altarpiece of Sant Pere (1411) by

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** Altarpiece of Roser (1587) ** Altarpiece of Sant Ruf (17th century) **Altarpiece of Sant Miquel (1450–51) by Jaume Cirera and Guillem Talarn **Gothic altarpiece of Sant Abdó i Sant Senén (1460) by

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**Polychrome sculpture of Saint Mary from the 14th century

Other

The city is heir to a rich medieval, ''Modernista'' and industrial legacy, and possesses an extensive network of libraries, historical archives and museums. * The museum of Terrassa, municipally-owned, has various sections: ** Castle/ Charterhouse of Vallparadís, in the Park of Vallparadís ** Visigothic-Romanesque churches of Sant Pere (Saint Peter) ** Casa Alegre de Sagrera, ''Modernista'' house in Carrer Font Vella ** Tower of the Palau, the only vestige of the castle-palace of the count-kings of Catalonia in Terrassa ** Center of medieval interpretation of the city of Terrassa ** Convent of Sant Francesc, cloister decorated with polychromed ceramics (1671–1673) * Museum of Science and Industry of Catalonia, in the former Aymerich Amat i Jover mill, managed by the Generalitat de Catalunya

Municipal Government

The Municipal Council has 27 seats and according to the result of the local elections of May 2019 is formed by: SantLlorençMunt-MonestirLaMola

*All for Terrassa (Tot per Terrassa, TxT) – 10 seats (29.28%) * Socialists' Party of Catalonia (Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya, PSC) – 7 seats (20.55%) * Republican Left of Catalonia (Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya, ERC) – 5 seats (14.93%) *

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(Ciutadans, Cs) – 3 seats (8.11%) * Together for Catalonia (Junts per Catalunya, JxCAT) – 2 seats (7.56%) The municipal government is formed by a coalition of Tot per Terrassa and ERC. The Mayor is Jordi Ballart (TxT).

Transportation

Terrassa is well connected with Barcelona's port and airport by highway and railway. The C-58 and C-16 also link the city with (

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), ( Girona, France), and ( Tarragona). The railway reached Terrassa in 1856, and nowadays two lines serve the city. The first, operated by Renfe, connects with Barcelona and

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, and the second, operated by FGC, with Barcelona. Recently FGC extended its line to the north of the city, building three new stations; one of them acts as a rail hub with the Renfe line. This extension is known as the

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. Several interurban bus lines connect Terrassa with the closest cities and towns such as

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, Martorell, Rubí, Sant Cugat del Vallès and

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. Transport inside the city is provided by 14 bus lines operated by a municipal company (Transports Municipals d'Ègara). In the future, when the three new FGC stations and the two planned for the Renfe line are in use, the railway will also serve as urban transport.

Culture

Music and theater

A lot of musicians and actors are based in Terrassa because of the large number of music schools, a long amateur theater tradition and the local seat of the University of Drama. Since 1982, the Terrassa Jazz Festival has been especially outstanding, with guests like

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, Dexter Gordon, Tete Montoliu,

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. Local bands such as

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have also developed a national and international following.

Mass media

Terrasa has a local newspaper, the ''Diari de Terrassa'', that is published daily from Tuesday to Saturday, as well as several radio stations: Ràdio Terrassa/ Cadena SER Vallès on 828 AM and 89.4 FM, with more than 75 years of history behind it, being one of the pioneering radio stations in Catalonia and Spain; the municipal radio (Noucincpuntdos, 95.2 FM); and Radio Star de Terrassa, the city's cultural station, on 100.5 FM, which was founded in 1984 and is one of the historic local radios of Catalonia. Also, the city has several local channels – TV20 Locàlia Vallès and Canal Terrassa, with an audience of more than 50,000 viewers. In addition, there is the free newspaper ''Terrassa Societat'', published monthly with a circulation of 50,000, and ''Terrassa Month'', published of Monday through Friday and also covering local events. Since 2005 the municipal digital newspaper e-newsterrassa.com, in Catalan, has been on line ''(as for 2013, this digital newspaper has been taken down)''. The municipal Web site www.terrassa.cat receives no fewer than 150,000 monthly visitors. As for 2013, current and working digital newspaper in Terrassa i
Diari de Terrassa i Catalunya InfoTalQual.com
There's a new media, free magazine called ''La Veu de Terrassa'' owned by El Grup la veu.

Sports

Terrassa was a pioneer in the introduction of field hockey and

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in Catalonia and played an important role in the introduction of basketball. The most important sport in the city is field hockey. During the Barcelona Olympic Games in 1992, Terrassa was the city where the field hockey competition was played. The great number of hockey players from Terrassa who have participated in the Olympic Games over the years has led to Terrassa's being referred to as the "most Olympic city in the world". Between 1928 and 2004, Terrassa sent 124 athletes to the Olympic Games, the majority of whom were hockey players. Three local field hockey clubs, Atlètic Terrassa, Club Egara and Club Deportiu Terrassa have all won the División de Honor de Hockey Hierba and the Copa del Rey de Hockey Hierba. Atlètic Terrassa and Club Egara have also won the

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. Other local sports teams include

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( water polo), Terrassa FC (association football),

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(association football) and Sferic Terrassa ( basketball). Terrassa is the home and birthplace of FC Barcelona and Spain national football team midfielder

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. The city's

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s teams are the Minyons de Terrassa and the Castellers de Terrassa. On 22 November 2015, Terrassa's Plaça Vella was the scene of the world's first successful ''4 de 10 amb folre i manilles'', completed by the Minyons.

Twin towns

Terrassa is twinned with five cities: *

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, Nicaragua * Örebro, Sweden * Pamiers, France *

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, El Salvador * Tétouan, Morocco Terrassa also signed a protocol of special relations cooperation with: * Otavalo, Ecuador

Notable people

* Nebridius (5th c. – 6th c.), religious * Joseph Oller (1835-1922), entrepreneur * Domingo Cirici Ventalló (1878-1917), writer *

José María Cunill Postius José María Cunill Postius (1896-1949), ca, Josep Maria Cunill i Postius, was a Spanish Catalan entrepreneur. Politically active within Carlism, he is known mostly as commander of the regional branch of the Carlist paramilitary organization, R ...

(1896-1949), paramilitary leader * Cristina Lacasa (1929-2011), writer *

Joana Biarnés Joana Biarnés (Terrassa, 1935–2018) was a Spanish photographer and photojournalist of Catalan descent. She is considered Spanish' first woman photojournalist. Biarnés' work was presented in exhibitions and festivals. Her work was chronicl ...

(1935-2018), photographer *

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(1936-2021), screenwriter and producer *

Francesc Abad Francesc Abad (born 1944 in Terrassa, Catalonia) is a Spanish artist known for conceptual art, body art, and land art. Career Abad studied at the School of Arts and Crafts in Terrassa and at the Center for Pedagogical Documentation in Paris. ...

(born 1944), artist *

Eulàlia Grau Eulàlia Grau, also known by her given name, Eulàlia is a Catalan artist. She was born in Terrassa in 1946. After training in Fine Arts at the Escola Eina and in design in Milan, she began her work starting from collage, using photographs taken f ...

(born 1946), artist *

Jordi Camí Jordi Camí (Terrassa, 1952) is Professor of Pharmacology (specialist in Clinical Pharmacology) at Pompeu Fabra University, General Director of the Barcelona Biomedical Research Park (PRBB), and vice president of the Pasqual Maragall Foundation. H ...

(born 1952), scholar in pharmacology * Josep Roig Boada (born 1957), composer and producer *

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(born 1957), politician *

Concha García Campoy Concepción García Campoy (28 October 1958 – 10 July 2013), also known as Concha García Campoy, was a Spanish radio and television journalist and personality. Career She started her professional career in 1979 as local anchor in Cadena COPE ...

(1958-2013), journalist *

Sergi Belbel Sergi Belbel i Coslado (; born 1963) is a catalan-speaking Spanish playwright. He was the director of the Teatre Nacional de Catalunya from 2006 until 2013. Career Born in Terrassa, Belbel's first play was ''Calidoscopios y faros de hoy'' in 1 ...

(born 1963), playwright *

Josep Guijarro Josep Guijarro Triadó (Terrassa, 1967) is a Spanish writer, UFO, ufologist and journalist. In 2006, he was the director and conductor of the programme ''Enigmes i Misteris'' Radio Nacional de España. He collaborates with the TV programme ''Chan ...

(born 1957), journalist and writer *

Pere Navarro Pere Navarro i Morera (born 23 December 1959) is a Spanish politician and member of the Socialists' Party of Catalonia, formerly First Secretary of the PSC between 2011 and 2014. Biography He has a degree in Biology from the Autonomous Univers ...

(born 1959), politician *

Lluís Puig Lluís Puig i Gordi (Terrassa, 18 October 1959) is an art director, dancer, musician, folklorist and Spanish politician from Catalonia. He was Minister of Culture of Catalonia, the department in charge of the libraries, language and heritage ...

(born 1959), art director *

Enric Millo Josep Enric Millo i Rocher (born 24 November 1960), is a Spanish politician for PP. Biography He has a degree in Economics and Business Administration from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Professor of Economics and Organizational Stru ...

(born 1960), politician *

Josep Rull Josep Rull i Andreu (born 2 September 1968) is a Spanish politician from Catalonia. He served as the Counselor of Territory and Sustainability of Catalonia at the Government of Carles Puigdemont between 2016 and 2017, when Spanish Rajoy's Gover ...

(born 1968), politician *

Aleix Villatoro i Oliver Aleix Villatoro i Oliver (born 1979, in Terrassa), is a Catalan politician and professor. He is the secretary general of foreign affairs, institutional relations and transparency in Carles Puigdemont's government. Villatoro has a degree in polit ...

(born 1979), politician *

Xavier Hernández Creus Xavier Hernández Creus (born 25 January 1980), commonly known as Xavi Hernández (;) or simply Xavi, is a Spanish professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player who most recently managed La ...

(born 1980), association football player and manager * Jordi Ballart (born 1980), politician *

Cristian Canton Ferrer Cristian Canton i Ferrer (born 1980, Tarrasa, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain) is a Catalan writer, musicologist and pianist. He is known for his contributions to the re-discovery of Catalan musicians and their legacies in America and the historica ...

(born 1980), writer, musicologist and pianist * Miki Núñez (born 1996), singer * Dani Olmo (born 1998), footballer

References

Sources and external links

Terrassa City Council

Government data pages

The best things to do in Terrassa

; Bibliography – ecclesiastical history * D. Mansilla, lemma 'Egara' in ''Dictionnaire d'Histoire et de Géographie ecclésiastiques'', vol. XIV, Paris 1960, coll. 1462–1466 {{Authority control Municipalities in Vallès Occidental