El Vendrell

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El Vendrell
Municipality
El Vendrell
El Vendrell
Coat of arms of El Vendrell
Coat of arms
El Vendrell is located in Catalonia
El Vendrell
El Vendrell
Location in Catalonia
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Country  Spain
Community  Catalonia
Province Tarragona
Comarca Baix Penedès
Government
 • Mayor Martí Carnicer Vidal (2015)[1]
Area[2]
 • Total 36.8 km2 (14.2 sq mi)
Elevation 10 m (30 ft)
Population (2014)[1]
 • Total 36,719
 • Density 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Website elvendrell.net

El Vendrell is a Spanish town located in Tarragona, Catalonia, in the wine-growing region of Penedès. It is wedged between the Mediterranean and the coastal range. El Vendrell is the capital of the Baix Penedès comarca and a tourist spot, with the beaches of ca (Barri Marítim de Coma-ruga), Sant Salvador and El Vendrell.

It gives name to the Catalan family name "Vendrell".

Notable people from El Vendrell

Demography

1900 1930 1950 1970 1986 2008
5,103 5,081 5,224 8,903 13,448 n/a

Sport

The city has a roller hockey team, ca (Club d'Esports Vendrell), one of the most important in Spain, and dispute the main League OK Liga.

References

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  • Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona:Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).

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