L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
- L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
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city,
Barcelona provincia (
province), in the
comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of
Catalonia,
northeastern Spain. It is a southwestern industrial suburb of Barcelona city and extends from the Marina Mountains to the coastal delta of the Llobregat River. First known as Santa Eulalia de Provenzana, the community adopted its present name (a Catalan diminutive) in the 16th century from the small hospital that has sheltered travelers and pilgrims since the 12th century. It was declared a city by Alfonso XIII in 1925. An architectural highlight is the 12th-century Romanesque-style Hermitage of Santa Eulalia de Provenzana. The city's major industry is steel; other manufactures include chemical fertilizers, dyes, insecticides, metals, textiles, and paper. L'Hospitalet's infrastructure and services are linked with those of Barcelona city. Pop. (2007 est.) mun., 251,848.
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Universalium.
2010.
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