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Terrassa | |
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 Castle of Vallparadís | |
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 Location of Terrassa | |
 Location in Vallès Occidental county | |
  Terrassa  Terrassa | |
| Coordinates: 41°34′12″N 2°00′47″E / 41.570°N 2.013°E | |
| Sovereign state | Spain |
| Community | Catalonia |
| Region | Barcelona |
| County | Vallès Occidental |
| Province | Barcelona |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jordi Ballart (TxT) |
| Area | |
• Total | 70.2 km2 (27.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 286 m (938 ft) |
| Population (2018)[2] | |
• Total | 218,535 |
| • Density | 3,100/km2 (8,100/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | terrassenc, -ca egarenc, -ca (Catalan) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 08221 to 08229 |
| Official language(s) | Catalan and Spanish |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | www |
Terrassa (Catalan pronunciation: [təˈrasə]) is a city in central-eastern Catalonia and in the province of Barcelona (Spain). It is one of the two capitals of Vallès Occidental county, being the larger in both area and population.
The name Terrassa derives from Latin Terracia, either from earlier Terracium castellum (“earthen castle”),[3] or meaning "terrace", "area of flat land".[4] Historically, the name of the city has been spelled Terraça, Terraza, Terraca and Tarrassa[5] in the native Catalan language whilst it's been traditionally spelled Tarrasa in Spanish, now largely out of use given the ties this spelling has with the Francoist Regime and the sole official spelling being the Catalan Terrassa since 1978.
Terrassa is known for its industrial past and present, its lively cultural scene, its industrial modernist architecture, its status as a "City of Film" and as the seat of several universities such as UPC, ESCAC, Institut del Teatre and EUIT. It was also awarded in 2024 the Council of Europe's "The Europe Prize" for cities with an outstanding commitment to European values.[6]
It is the site of Roman Egara, a former Visigothic bishopric, which became a Latin Catholic titular see. Since 2004, it is again the see of a bishopric.
The city is located in the Catalan Prelitoral depression (Depressió Prelitoral), at the feet of the Prelitoral mountain range (natural reserve of Sant Llorenç del Munt) and the average altitude of the city is 277 meters above sea level. It is 20 and 18 kilometres from Barcelona and Montserrat respectively. Terrassa's location as the most-inland city in the Barcelona Metropolitan Region makes it sometimes be referred to as the "entrance to Central Catalonia".
As of 2024, Terrassa is the third largest city in Catalonia, after Barcelona and l'Hospitalet de Llobregat. Terrassa is also the largest municipality in what's considered the second most important urban, economic and cultural center of Catalonia, the Vallès region.
- ^ "El municipi en xifres: Terrassa". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ Cardús, Salvador (1961). Nom i escut de Tarrassa. Patronat de la Fundació Soler i Palet. OCLC 1123914215.
- ^ Moran, Josep; Batlle, Mar; Rabella i Ribas, Joan Anton (2002). Topònims catalans: etimologia i pronúncia (in Catalan). Barcelona: Abadia de Montserrat. p. 165. ISBN 8484154319.
- ^ Salvador, Marina (5 April 2024). "Terrassa o Terraça?". Diari de Terrassa (in Catalan). Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ^ Redacció (17 October 2024). "Terrassa rep el Premi Europa 2024". Canal Terrassa (in Catalan). Retrieved 5 December 2024.