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Economy Sabadell is located 190 metres above sea level. It is the capital of the '' Comarca '', sharing this title with the city of Terrassa . Sabadell is basically a commercial and industrial city, home to 183,727 people As Of 2000 , and it is 37.6 sqr km. There are no significant agrarian activities. Communications Sabadell is an important communications point. Two motorways run beside the city: C-58 (from , Sant Quirze Del Vallès , Castellar Del Vallès , Granollers , Barberà Del Vallès , Cerdanyola Del Vallès , Barcelona , Sant Cugat Del Vallès , Rubí , Sentmenat and Molins De Rei . A railroad line crosses the city (the RENFE line from Barcelona to Lleida ) and another one finishes in the city (the FGC line from Barcelona to Sabadell by Sant Cugat Del Vallès ). Sabadell has an airport. History In Roman times a little village called ''Arragone'' existed near where the church of La Salut is now placed. This grew into the town called ''Arraona'' or ''Arrahona'' in the arrived, and in 1877 the town was dubbed a "city". In the 1897 census the population of the city was 23,044 people. The city had become the most important producer of wool clothing in Spain , and these clothes achieved worldwide fame.
The '' Modernisme '' movement (related to Art Nouveau ) had an important influence in the architecture of the city in the early 1900s . The growth of industry and population favored the emergence of an important workers movement, and catalanist, socialist and anarchist parties were very influential up until the upheavals of the Spanish Civil War (1936-39). The victory of the fascist faction in the war was a step backwards for the city, but in the fifties the industry was recovered and increased. Industries needed working hands, and many people came from Andalusia , Murcia , Extremadura , Castile and other parts of Spain to work in the textile and metal industry. Again, a new workers and catalanist movement emerged, this time against Francisco Franco 's regime and with the support of the Catholic Church . Sabadell was the host of some sessions of the Assemblea De Catalunya , a multi-party organization that joined communists, socialists, Catalan nationalists, Catholics and others against the Franco regime. The 1973 Oil Crisis and Franco's death in 1975 meant an important change in Spain and, of course, in Sabadell. The economic crisis compelled the city to diversify its economic activities. New commercial and leisure areas (the ''Eix Macià'') appeared next to the traditional industries, leading to important economic development for the city. Art There are some historic and artistic buildings in the city. The little church of Sant Nicolau (11th century) is a remainder of the town of ''Arraona''. The '''Casa Duran''' is a traditional rural house (16th century) placed in the middle of the city. There are some beautiful Modernist buildings, like the ''Hotel Suís'' (Swiss Hotel, 1902), the ''Caixa d'Estalvis'' (1915), the ''Torre de l'Aigua'' (a nice water tower, 1918) and the ''Mercat Central'' (Central Market, 1930). Links The Ajuntament (Town Hall) web site is in http://www.sabadell.net Some important institutions of the city are: - Aeroport de Sabadell (Sabadell airport, http://www.aena.es/ae/qsa/homepage.htm ) - Agrupació Astronòmica de Sabadell (Astronomy Association, http://www.astrosabadell.org ) - Banc de Sabadell (http://www.grupobancosabadell.com/en) - Caixa d'Estalvis de Sabadell (http://web.caixasabadell.com ) - Centre d'Esports Sabadell (Football Team, http://www.cesabadell.org ) - Club Natació Sabadell (Swimming Club, http://www.cns.es ) - Ràdio Sabadell 94.6 fm (http://www.radiosabadell.fm) See also List Of Municipalities In Barcelona . |
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