Granollers

Granollers
Municipality
Granollers Toun Haw
Coat airms
Granollers Location in Spain
Coordinates: 41°37′N 2°18′E
Kintra	Spain
Commonty	Catalonie
Province	Barcelona
Comarca	Vallès Oriental
Govrenment
• Mayor	Josep Mayoral i Antigas
Area
• Total	14.89 km2 (5.75 sq mi)
Elevation	145 m (476 ft)
Population  (2009)
• Total	60,658
• Density	4,100/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Granollerí, granollerina Granollerins, granollerines
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	Offeecial wabsteid

Granollers (Catalan pronunciation: [ɡɾənuˈʎes]) is a ceety near Barcelona, in Catalonie, Spain. It is the caipital an maist densely populatit ceety o the comarca o Vallès Oriental.

Granollers is a bustlin business centre, an mony industries are locatit thare. Housomeivver, in the soothren portion o the municipality, the Palou area reteens the agricultural characteristics o the past.

Granollers shape a conurbation wi Canovelles, Les Franqueses del Vallès an the neebourheid o La Torreta in La Roca del Vallès. The ceety is crossed bi the Congost river, a tributar o the Besòs River. It is considered tae be situatit in the seicont croun o Barcelona metropolitan area. It is aroond 25 km north-east o the centre o Barcelona.

Main sichts

La Porxada, a Renaissance biggin which servit as a grain storehoose, is a emblematic biggin. On Corró street, thare is the auncient hospital o Sant Domènec, nou the Francesc Tarafa theatre, a guid example o restored Gothic airchitectur.