Country Spain Comarca Barcelonès Elevation 56 m Population 118,738 (2014) Local time Tuesday 11:41 PM | Community Catalonia Website www.gramenet.cat Area 7 km² Province Province of Barcelona | |
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Demonym(s) Colomenc (ca)
Colomense (es) Weather 13°C, Wind SE at 10 km/h, 90% Humidity Points of interest Balldovina Tower Museum, Parc de Can Zam, Centre d'Art Contemporani Can Sisteré | ||
santa coloma de gramenet barcelona spain
Santa Coloma de Gramenet ([ˈsantə kuˈɫomə ðə ɣɾəməˈnɛt]) (informally simply known as Santa Coloma; historically also known as Gramenet de Besòs) is a city in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the south-east side of the Litoral range, with the Puig Castellar (299 m) as its highest point, on the left bank of the Besòs river: the municipalities of Sant Adrià de Besòs and Badalona separate it from the coast. It is essentially a suburb of Barcelona.
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Map of Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Barcelona, Spain
The area has been inhabited since at least the Iberic period, and the remains of an Iberic village have been found on Puig Castellar. The artefacts are housed in a museum in La Torre Balldovina, a building dating from the 18th century. Other notable buildings include the renaissance palace of La Torre Pallaresa and the noucentista Clínica Mental.
In November 2008, the city made worldwide news by installing solar panels on top of crypts in the local cemetery, in an effort to help fight climate change.