Fort Pienc

Fort Pienc is a neighborhood in the district of , , . Its name stems from a former military fortification which existed there until the 19th century called Fort Pius, Pienc is an adjective in Catalan meaning related to the name Pius.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Biblioteca Fort Pienc - Ana María Moix and Mercat de Fort Pienc.

Library
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is a library.

Marketplace
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is a marketplace.

Theater building
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is a concert hall in , , . Designed in the Catalan modernista style by the architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner, it was built between 1905 and 1908 for Orfeó Català, a choral society founded in 1891 that was a leading force in the Catalan cultural movement that came to be known as the Renaixença.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include El Parc i la Llacuna del Poblenou and Sant Pere.

Quarter
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El Parc i Llacuna del Poblenou is a neighborhood in the district of , . The cores from this area were established around several parks, and the road that connected with , and la Llacuna.

Neighborhood
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is a traditional neighborhood of the old city of , . It is named after the monastery de les Puelles. Nowadays, it is a part of the neighborhood.

Quarter
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is a neighborhood in the district of , . It is formed by the former neighborhoods of , Santa Caterina and .

Fort Pienc

Latitude
41.39593° or 41° 23′ 45″ north
Longitude
2.18233° or 2° 10′ 56″ east
Population
31,700
Elevation
30 metres (98 feet)
Open location code
8FH495WJ+9W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1711549186
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Geo­Names ID
6690784
Wiki­data ID
Q2107762
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Turkish—“Fort Pienc” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Fort Pienc”
  • Catalan: “el Fort Pienc”
  • Catalan: “Fort Pienc”
  • Dutch: “Fort Pienc”
  • French: “El Fort Pienc”
  • French: “Fort Pienc”
  • Galician: “Fort Pienc”
  • Irish: “Fort Pienc”
  • Italian: “Fort Pienc”
  • Malagasy: “Fort Pienc”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Fort Pienc”
  • Portuguese: “Fort Pienc”
  • Romanian: “Fort Pienc”
  • Spanish: “El Fort Pienc”
  • Turkish: “Fort Pienc”
  • “Fort Pienc”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Plaça de Fort Pienc and Mercat del Fort Pienc.

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