The current regional division has its roots in a decree of the Generalitat de Catalunya of 1936, in effect until 1939, when it was suppressed by Franco. Winter is cool or slightly cold depending on the location.



The Catalonia hosted many relevant international sport events, such as the Catalonia has its own representative and distinctive national symbols such as:Catalan gastronomy has a long culinary tradition. Vol.

There are 12,000 kilometres (7,500 mi) of roads throughout Catalonia.

The populated areas lying by the coast in Tarragona, Barcelona and Girona provinces feature a In the Mediterranean area, summers are dry and hot with sea breezes, and the maximum temperature is around 26–31 °C (79–88 °F). The capital and largest city is Barcelona, the second-most populated municipality in Spain and the core of the fifth most populous urban area in the European Union.

Various local food recipes have been described in documents dating from the fifteenth century. Get kids back-to-school ready with Expedition: Learn! In rare instances, a

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Physical geography and geology of Spain.

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Within the kingdom… More than 900 prospective voters and dozens of police were injured, and members of the Spanish national police and the Rajoy promptly dismissed the Catalan parliament and called for fresh elections to be held in December 2017.







View description. The question of his extradition thrust Belgium—a country attempting to address an independence movement in its own Catalonia’s December 21, 2017, snap election was viewed by many as a de facto rerun of the independence referendum, and turnout was impressive at about 83 percent.

Puigdemont stated that he had no intention of seeking asylum in Belgium, but he did refuse to return to Spain.
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The Depression lands are located between 200 and 600 metres (660 and 1,970 feet). Catalonia has given to the world many important figures in the area of the art.



Ferdinand and Isabella ruled jointly in both kingdoms and were known as the Catholic Monarchs (Reyes Católicos).

First, auteur cinema, in the continuity of the Catalan actors have shot for Spanish and international productions, such as Sport has a distinct importance in Catalan life and culture since the beginning of the 20th century and consequently, has a well developed sport infrastructure.

Gramàtica històrica catalana, Barcelona; see also Miguel Vidal's "Etymology of català, Catalunya", available Jean Guilaine, Michel Barbaza, David Geddes, Jean-Louis Vernet, Miguel Llongueras & Maria Hopf (1982) Prehistoric Human Adaptations in Catalonia (Spain), Journal of Field Archaeology, 9:4, 407-416.Tarrus, Josep. Framing the contest as a de facto The Popular Unity Candidacy had opposed the retention of Mas as Catalan president, and the survival of the coalition hinged on an agreement between the pro-independence parties regarding a compromise candidate. Traditionally differentiated the Axial Pyrenees (the main part) and the Central Catalan Depression is a plain located between the Pyrenees and Pre-Coastal Mountains. According to data from the Society of Appraisal on 31 December 2005 Catalonia is, after Madrid, the second most expensive region in Spain for housing: 3,397 €/mThe unemployment rate stood at 11.5% in 2018 and was lower than the national average.Since the Middle Ages, Catalonia has been well integrated into international maritime networks.

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Children will recap on their knowledge of Spain so far, before finding out more about the physical geography of the country, including its coastlines, rivers and mountainous regions. Catalonia: Geographical features 1.



See our Being one of the most populous cities of Spain, Barcelona lies to the northeast of the Mediterranean coast.



According to John Huxtable Elliott, "Between 1347 and 1497 the Principality [Catalonia] had lost 37% of its inhabitants, and was reduced to a population of something like 300,000."

Remains of ancient Roman fortifications in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain.Ferdinand II (left) and his wife, Isabella I, relief with gilt and polychromy by Alonso de Mena, 1632; in the Capilla Real, Granada, Spain.Convergence and Union leader Artur Mas speaking at a rally prior to snap parliamentary elections in Catalonia, November 23, 2012.Pro-independence campaigners celebrating La Diada, Catalonia's national day, September 11, 2015. The inland part of Catalonia is hotter and drier in summer.

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Intensive agriculture, livestock farming and industrial activities have been accompanied by a massive Faced with this problems, Catalan authorities initiated several measures whose purpose is to protect natural ecosystems. The The Catalan Pyrenees represent almost half in length of the Pyrenees, as it extends more than 200 kilometres (120 miles). Of mammals, there are plentiful The hydrographic network can be divided in two sectors, an occidental slope or Ebro river slope and one oriental slope constituted by minor rivers that flow to the Mediterranean along the Catalan coast.