Pallejà
Encyclopedia
Pallejà is a municipality
in the comarca
of the Baix Llobregat
in Catalonia
, Spain
. It is situated on the right bank of the Llobregat river, on the main N-II road.
The main rail lines of the Llobregat corridor pass through the town: the
station is served by the FGC
services S4, S7 and S8. Pallejà castle
was built in the seventeenth century on the site of an older fortress: it currently houses the municipal museum.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the comarca
Comarques of Catalonia
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of the Baix Llobregat
Baix Llobregat
Baix Llobregat is a comarca on the coast of Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Sant Feliu de Llobregat.-Municipalities:Populations are from 2002.* Abrera - pop. 9,166* Begues - pop. 5,023* Castelldefels - pop. 52,405...
in Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
, Spain
Spain
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. It is situated on the right bank of the Llobregat river, on the main N-II road.
The main rail lines of the Llobregat corridor pass through the town: the
station is served by the FGC
Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya
Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya , or FGC, is a railway company which operates several unconnected lines in Catalonia, Spain....
services S4, S7 and S8. Pallejà castle
was built in the seventeenth century on the site of an older fortress: it currently houses the municipal museum.