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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  • Type: Quarter with 15,600 residents
  • Description: administrative quarter in Gràcia, Barcelona, Barcelonès, Spain
  • Also known as: “els Penitents”, “Penitents”, “Vallcarca”, and “Vallcarca-Penitents”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Penitents station and Park Güell.

Metro station
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Penitents is a Barcelona Metro station, named after…

Park
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is a complex of parks and gardens…

Hospital
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is a hospital.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include El Coll and La Teixonera.

Quarter
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is a neighbourhood of , one of the 10 districts is divided in.

Quarter
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is a neighborhood in the district of , .

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The are the districts that ring the main part of .

Vallcarca i els Penitents

Latitude
41.41704° or 41° 25′ 1″ north
Longitude
2.14007° or 2° 8′ 24″ east
Population
15,600
Elevation
120 metres (394 feet)
Open location code
8FH4C48R+R2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13705862670
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
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: “Vallcarca i els Penitents”
  • 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”
  • Turkish: “Vallcarca i els Penitents”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: els Penitents and Vallcarca.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Jardins de Margaret Michaelis and Unitat Territorial de la Guàrdia Urbana del Districte de Gràcia.

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