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Vallcarca i els Penitents

Vallcarca i els Penitents is a neighbourhood in the northernmost part of , a district of Barcelona. Locked between two hills, Putget and , it grew out of a few scattered settlements, namely L'Hostal de la Farigola, Can Falcó, Can Mas and Can Gomis.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Park Güell and Penitents station.

Park
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is a complex of parks and gardens in Barcelona with architectural elements, located in the neighborhood of the Gràcia district in , , .

Metro station
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Penitents is a Barcelona Metro station, named after the Vallcarca i els Penitents neighbourhood, in the district of . The station is served by line L3.

Hospital
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include El Coll and Inland Suburbs.

Neighborhood
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is a neighbourhood of , one of the 10 districts is divided in. Located at the base of Tibidabo hill, it's 300 meters above sea level and is nowadays inhabited by 6.850 people.

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The are the districts that ring the main part of . To the southwest, it includes Les Corts and Sarrià-Sant Gervasi, and to the northwest it includes Horta-Guinardo, Nou Barris and Sant Andreau.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in the district of , . The name honours Joaquim Taxonera, who urbanized the neighbourhood.

Vallcarca i els Penitents

Latitude
41.41553° or 41° 24′ 56″ north
Longitude
2.14224° or 2° 8′ 32″ east
Population
15,600
Elevation
120 metres (394 feet)
Open location code
8FH4C48R+6V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 590933915
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
6690791
Wiki­data ID
Q2057331
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Turkish—“Vallcarca i els Penitents” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Vallcarca i els Penitents”
  • Catalan: “els Penitents”
  • Catalan: “Penitents”
  • Catalan: “Vallcarca i els Penitents”
  • Catalan: “Vallcarca-Penitents”
  • Catalan: “Vallcarca”
  • Dutch: “Vallcarca i els Penitents”
  • Galician: “Vallcarca i els Penitents”
  • Irish: “Vallcarca i els Penitents”
  • Romanian: “Vallcarca i els Penitents”
  • Spanish: “Vallcarca y los Penitentes”
  • Spanish: “Vallcarca”
  • Turkish: “Vallcarca i els Penitents”

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