Barcelona
0 sources
Summary
Barcelona is a municipality of Catalonia[1]. Barcelona ranks in the top 0.11% of municipality of catalonia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (106,074 views/month, #1 of 888).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Q137971896[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Barcelonès[4], Barcelona Province[5], Corporació Metropolitana de Barcelona[6]
- Country: Spain[7]
- Head of government: Jaume Collboni Cuadrado[8]
- Continent: Europe[9]
- Instance of: city[10]
- Official language: Catalan[11], Spanish[12], Occitan[13]
- Shares border with: Cerdanyola del Vallès[14], Molins de Rei[15], Montcada i Reixac[16], El Prat de Llobregat[17], Sant Feliu de Llobregat[18], Santa Coloma de Gramenet[19], Esplugues de Llobregat[20], L'Hospitalet de Llobregat[21], Sant Just Desvern[22], Sant Cugat del Vallès[23], Sant Adrià de Besòs[24]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Ciutat Vella[25], Eixample[26], Sants-Montjuïc[27], Les Corts[28], Sarrià-Sant Gervasi[29], Gràcia[30], Horta-Guinardó[31], Nou Barris[32], Sant Andreu[33], Sant Martí[34]
- Flag: flag of Barcelona[35]
- Twinned administrative body: Boston[36], Cairo[37], Isfahan[38], Montpellier[39], Varna[40], Gaza City[41], Dublin[42], Monzón[43], São Paulo[44], Montreal[45], Cologne[46], Saint Petersburg[47], Buenos Aires[48], Athens[49]
Body
Cultural Significance
Things named for Barcelona include FC Barcelona[50], a men's association football team[51], in Spain[52], founded in 1899[53]; Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya[54], a motorsport racing track[55], in Spain[56], founded in 1989[57]; Josep Tarradellas Airport Barcelona-El Prat[58], an international airport[59], in Spain[60], founded in 1918[61]; Barceloneta[62], a municipality of Puerto Rico[63], in United States[64], founded in 1881[65]; Barcelona[66], a municipality of the Philippines[67], in Philippines[68]; Ciutat de Barcelona Trophy[69], a friendly association football tournament[70], in Spain[71], founded in 1974[72]; Mercabarna[73], a distribution center[74], in Spain[75], founded in 1967[76]; and Treaty of Barcelona[77], a peace treaty[78], in Spain[79].
Why It Matters
Barcelona has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[80] Barcelona is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[81]
Entities named for Barcelona include FC Barcelona[50], a men's association football team[51], in Spain[52], founded in 1899[53]; Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya[54], a motorsport racing track[55], in Spain[56], founded in 1989[57]; Josep Tarradellas Airport Barcelona-El Prat[58], an international airport[59], in Spain[60], founded in 1918[61]; Barceloneta[62], a municipality of Puerto Rico[63], in United States[64], founded in 1881[65]; Barcelona[66], a municipality of the Philippines[67], in Philippines[68]; and Ciutat de Barcelona Trophy[69], a friendly association football tournament[70], in Spain[71], founded in 1974[72].
FAQs
What awards did Barcelona receive?
Honors received include Q137971896[3].