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La Barceloneta (Catalan pronunciation: [lə βəɾsəluˈnɛtə]) is a neighborhood in the Ciutat Vella district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The neighborhood was built in the 18th century for the residents of the Ribera neighborhood who had been displaced by the construction of the Ciutadella of Barcelona .
English: Map of Barcelona's districts, and its metropolitan area. Español: Mapa de los Distritos de Barcelona , y del área metropolitana. Français : Carte des districts de Barcelone , et de sa zone métropolitaine.
1860 map. Ciutat Vella (Catalan pronunciation: [siwˈtad ˈbeʎə], meaning in English "Old City") is a district of Barcelona, numbered District 1.The name means "old city" in Catalan and refers to the oldest neighborhoods in the city of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain is divided into 10 districts. These are administered by a councillor designated by the main city council , and each of them have some powers relating to issues such as urbanism or infrastructure in their area.
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Part of the quarter of La Ribera was demolished after 1714 to build a military citadel to punish the defeated city. [1] The lower section of the La Ribera district, just below Carrer de la Princesa, and leading to Barceloneta is referred to as El Born after the 19th century market on carrer del Comerç that dominates the area. This is one of ...
In 1769 a reform was made by which five quarters were created, each subdivided into eight neighborhoods: I-Palacio included the port and the new neighborhood of Barceloneta; II-San Pedro was an eminently industrial area; III-Audiencia corresponded to the center of the city; IV-Casa de la Ciudad was a mostly residential area; and V-Raval ...
The PUR of Barcelona comprises 6,103,221 people in an area of 6,005 km 2. Barcelona Polynuclear Urban Region is conceived as "isolated islands of significant growth" which, may develop into zones of global economic integration. This is, however, not intended to happen at the cost of the global competitive position of the present core area. [11]