
Carrer de Bergara (sometimes, but not officially, ''Vergara'', using the Spanish spelling of the
Basque
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* Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France
* Basque language, their language
Places
* Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France
* Basque Country (autonomous co ...
name) is a short street in central
Barcelona
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, stretching from
Plaça Catalunya towards
Carrer de Pelai. It's in the
Eixample
The Eixample (, ) is a district of Barcelona between the old city (Ciutat Vella) and what were once surrounding small towns (Sants, Gràcia, Sant Andreu, etc.), constructed in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Its population was 262,000 at ...
district
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. It's named after the
Basque
Basque may refer to:
* Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France
* Basque language, their language
Places
* Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France
* Basque Country (autonomous co ...
city of
Bergara
Bergara (; ) is a town and municipality located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, in the north of Spain.
An Enlightened center of education operated by the '' Real Sociedad Bascongada de Amigos del P ...
, where an armistice was signed at the end the
First Carlist War
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in 1839. The name of the street was approved in 1900.
The street is home to a number of restaurants, cafes, and hotels.
Transport
*
Barcelona Metro
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station
Catalunya
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, on lines
L1 and
L3 can be accessed from both sides of the street, and near its north-western end is an access to the
FGC railway station of the same name.
See also
*
List of streets and squares in Eixample, Barcelona
This is a full list of streets and squares in Eixample, L'Eixample, a district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
List A
*Carrer d'Aldana, Aldana, d'
*Carrer d'Alí Bei, Alí Bei, d'
*Carrer dels Almogàvers, Almogàvers, dels
*Jardins d'Anaïs Na ...
*
Avinguda de la Llum
References
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Eixample
Streets in Barcelona