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Centre, Badalona
Centre is the usual name for the central area of Badalona, a locality in the metropolitan area of Barcelona (Catalonia, Spain). It is located in the District 1 by the Mediterranean Sea, and is a commercial and residential area with good transportation connections. It had 1344 inhabitants in the 2010 census.http://www.badalona.cat/aj-badalona/ca/ciutat/coneixer-badalona/estadistica/padro2010/estadistica.html?html=1_0_poblacio_per_districte_i_seccio_censal.htm Barcelona Metro The neighbourhood is served by Barcelona Metro The Barcelona Metro (Catalan language, Catalan and Spanish language, Spanish: ) is a rapid transit network that runs mostly underground in central Barcelona and into the city's suburbs. It is part of the larger public transport system ... stations Pep Ventura and Badalona Pompeu Fabra, on L2. References External linksBadacentre.com {{coord, 41, 26, 57, N, 2, 14, 54, E, region:ES-CT_type:city_source:kolossus-cawiki, display=title Geography of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barrios Badalona
Barrios is a Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Agustín Barrios (1885–1944), Paraguayan guitarist and composer *Ángel Barrios (1882–1964), Spanish guitarist and composer *Arturo Barrios (born 1962), Mexican athlete *Bayang Barrios (born 1968), Filipino musician *Edison Barrios (born 1988), Venezuelan baseball player *Eduardo Barrios (1884–1963), Chilean writer *Gerardo Barrios (1813–1865), President of El Salvador 1859–1863 *Gonzalo Barrios (politician) (1902–1993), Venezuelan politician *Gonzalo Barrios (gamer) (born 1995), Chilean-American ''Super Smash Bros.'' player *Gracia Barrios (1927–2020), Chilean painter *Ignacio Barrios (1930–2013), Mexican painter *Jarrett Barrios (born 1969), American politician, President of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) *Jorge Barrios (footballer) (born 1961), Uruguayan footballer *Jorge Rodrigo Barrios (born 1976), Argentine boxer *Juan Luis Barrios (born 1983), Mexican athlete *Justo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badalona
Badalona (, , , ) is a municipality in Barcelonès county, in Catalonia (Spain). It is located to the north east of Barcelona, on the left bank of the Besòs River and on the Mediterranean Sea, in the Barcelona metropolitan area. By population, it is the third largest city in Catalonia and the twenty-third in Spain. It became a city in 1897. Names The name Badalona comes from ancient Iberian word ''Baitolo'' according to the legend of several bronze coins of the end of the 2nd century BC found in the city. This word was the origin of the Latin name ''Baetulo'' that was as the Romans named the new city they founded off the coast of present Badalona. The oldest mention of the name Baetulo is from ''De Chorographia'' of Pomponius Mela (43–44 AD), who use the same name for the Besòs river (named ''Bissaucio'' during the Middle Ages). Following the Roman era, during the High Middle Ages the name ''Baetulo'' evolved to ''Bitulona'', which was the most common name but not the onl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metropolitan Area Of Barcelona
The Barcelona urban area is an urban area in Catalonia (Spain) centered on the city of Barcelona and located less than 100 km south of the border with France. With a population of over 5 million, it is one of the largest urban areas in Europe. Overview The urban area – the core of the metropolitan area – of Barcelona has a population of 4,604,000, being the Largest urban areas of the European Union, fifth-most populous urban area in the European Union after Paris, the Ruhr area, Madrid and Milan. The Larger Urban Zones, Larger Urban Zone has a population of 4,440,629 according to Eurostat. As stated by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of United Nations, the metropolitan area of Barcelona has a population of 5,083,000, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development it has a population of 4,900,000 and according to the Eurostat it has a population of 5,797,356. According to ''Idescat'' it has a population of 5,029,181, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationalities and regions of Spain, nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia of 2006, Statute of Autonomy. Most of its territory (except the Val d'Aran) is situated on the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula, to the south of the Pyrenees mountain range. Catalonia is administratively divided into four Provinces of Spain, provinces or eight Vegueries of Catalonia, ''vegueries'' (regions), which are in turn divided into 43 Comarques of Catalonia, ''comarques''. The capital and largest city, Barcelona, is the second-most populous Municipalities in Spain, municipality in Spain and the fifth-most populous List of metropolitan areas in Europe, urban area in the European Union. > > > ''Catalonia'' theoretically derived. During the Middle Ages, Byzantine Empire, Byzantine chroniclers claimed that ''Catalania'' derives from the local medley of Goths with Alans, initially constituting a ''Goth-Alania''. Othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spain
Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Europe and the fourth-most populous European Union member state. Spanning across the majority of the Iberian Peninsula, its territory also includes the Canary Islands, in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean, the Balearic Islands, in the Western Mediterranean Sea, and the Autonomous communities of Spain#Autonomous cities, autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla, in mainland Africa. Peninsular Spain is bordered to the north by France, Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay; to the east and south by the Mediterranean Sea and Gibraltar; and to the west by Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean. Spain's capital and List of largest cities in Spain, largest city is Madrid, and other major List of metropolitan areas in Spain, urban areas include Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
District 1 (Badalona)
District 1 may refer to: Places * I District, Turku, in Finland * District 1, Düsseldorf, a district in Düsseldorf, Germany * Sector 1 (Bucharest), also known as District 1, in Bucharest, Romania * District I, Budapest in Budapest, Hungary * District 1, Grand Bassa County, in Liberia * District 1, an electoral district of Malta * District 1, a police district of Malta * Altstadt (Zürich), also known as District 1, in Zürich, Switzerland * District 1 (New York City Council), in New York City, United States * Michigan's 1st Senate district, United States * Michigan's 1st House of Representatives district, United States * Michigan's 1st congressional district, United States * District 1, Ho Chi Minh City District 1 () is the central quận, urban district of Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), the largest city in Vietnam. With a total area of the district has a population of 204,899 people as of 2010. It is the historical birthplace of th ..., in Vietnam * 1st Senate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea ( ) is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the east by the Levant in West Asia, on the north by Anatolia in West Asia and Southern Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the west almost by the Morocco–Spain border. The Mediterranean Sea covers an area of about , representing 0.7% of the global ocean surface, but its connection to the Atlantic via the Strait of Gibraltar—the narrow strait that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and separates the Iberian Peninsula in Europe from Morocco in Africa—is only wide. Geological evidence indicates that around 5.9 million years ago, the Mediterranean was cut off from the Atlantic and was partly or completely desiccation, desiccated over a period of some 600,000 years during the Messinian salinity crisis before being refilled by the Zanclean flood about 5.3 million years ago. The sea was an important ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barcelona Metro
The Barcelona Metro (Catalan language, Catalan and Spanish language, Spanish: ) is a rapid transit network that runs mostly underground in central Barcelona and into the city's suburbs. It is part of the larger public transport system of Barcelona, the capital of Catalonia, Spain, with unified fares under the (ATM) scheme. As of 2024, the network is operated by two separate companies: (TMB) and (FGC). It is made up of 12 lines, combining the lines owned by the two companies. Two lines, Barcelona Metro line 9, L9 and Barcelona Metro line 10, L10, are being built at present, with both lines having different sections of each opened between 2009 and 2021. They are due to be fully completed in 2030. Three lines on the network have opened as automatic train operation/vehicular automation, driverless vehicle systems since 2009: Line 11 being converted to driverless first, and then Lines 9 and 10, opening up driverless. It is one of only two metros worldwide to operate on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pep Ventura (Barcelona Metro)
Pep Ventura is the name of a Barcelona metro station located in the municipality of Badalona, in the metropolitan area of Barcelona, and served by L2. It was the northern terminus of that line until 2010, when it was extended into the town centre and into the station Badalona Pompeu Fabra. It was opened in 1985, then as part of L4, which had been extended to there from La Pau. In 2002, though, that branch became part of L2. This station is located under Avinguda del Marquès de Mont-roig, next to Plaça Pep Ventura, in Badalona. Name The station was named after musician Josep Maria "Pep" Ventura (1819–1875), called "the father of the sardana", the national dance of Catalonia Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationalities and regions of Spain, nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia of 2006, Statute of Autonomy. Most of its territory (except the Val d'Aran) is situate .... Services External links *Pep Ventura metro st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badalona Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona Metro)
Badalona Pompeu Fabra is the name of a Barcelona Metro station in downtown Badalona, a municipality in the metropolitan area of Barcelona, served by metro line L2, and its northern terminus. Safeguarded plans for the extension of L1 also include this station. It's named after Pompeu Fabra, grammarian and political figure. If the project is finally approved, it will be part of L13 as well. Construction started in October 2005 and was initially expected to be opened in 2007 under the working name ''Badalona Centre''. However, the station wouldn't be inaugurated until 2010, due to controlled demolition problems and the discovery of Roman Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of Roman civilization *Epistle to the Romans, shortened to Romans, a letter w ... ruins in the area. Its platforms are over 100 m long and 9 m wide. References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barcelona Metro Line 2
Line 2 is a Barcelona metro, metro line in Barcelona operated by Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona, TMB, coloured purple and sometimes called ''línia lila''. It is part of the city's Autoritat del Transport Metropolità, ATM fare-integrated transport network. As of 2013, its termini are Paral·lel station, Paral·lel, in the Sants-Montjuïc district, and Badalona Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona Metro), Badalona Pompeu Fabra, in Badalona. Plans are underway for a southern extension to Poble Sec station, Poble Sec and Montjuïc, and eventually to Barcelona International Airport, El Prat airport. Line 2's architecture bears resemblance to older lines, with its characteristic simplicity and lack of ornament. However, the stations enjoy noticeably better lighting and do incorporate some more modern architectural principles, a symbol of its construction in the 1990s. Overview Portions of Line 2 commenced in the 1950s as line II, now part of Barcelona Metro line 5, Line 5, initially run ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
