Cerdanyola del Vallès () is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in the
''comarca'' of the
Vallès Occidental
Vallès Occidental () is a Comarques of Catalonia, comarca (county) in the Àmbit metropolità de Barcelona, Barcelona region in Catalonia (Spain). It has two capitals, Sabadell and Terrassa. Along with Vallès Oriental, it forms the historical Va ...
in
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 ...
, Spain. It is situated on the north side of the
Collserola ridge. The town is served by the A-7 and C-58
motorways, the N-150 road and the
Renfe railway commuter lines R4 and R7. It is well known as the site of the main campus of the ''
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona'' (at
Bellaterra) and hosts the
ALBA (synchrotron) located in the
Barcelona Synchrotron Park.
Main sights
As befits a municipality which has increased its population more than fiftyfold in the last century, most of the buildings are modern. The parish church is in a
modernist
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style, while the Sant Marçal castle has been rebuilt in a
neogothic
Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic or neo-Gothic) is an architectural movement that after a gradual build-up beginning in the second half of the 17th century became a widespread movement in the first half of the 19th century ...
style. The botanical gardens of ''El Pedregar'' (also at Bellaterra) have a notable collection of sculptures.
Iberian remains have been found and are exposed at ''
Ca n'Oliver Iberian Settlement and Museum''.
Notable people
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Ramon Sauló (born 1954), singer and graphic designer.
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Yolanda Ramos (born 1968), actress and comedian.
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Abril Zamora (born 1981), actress, screenwriter, and director.
References
External links
Cerdanyola Town Hall websiteMunicipality info
Government data pages
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