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Sant Andreu
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historic town of Sant Andreu de Palomar was annexed by Barcelona in
1897, apparently to the protests of its citizens of the time. Now
part of the municipal district which bears its name, the area still
retains a fiercely independent Catalan identity, even providing the
setting for the local Catalan language television station’s popular
soap-opera. Situated between Nou Barris, Sant Martí and
Horta-Guinardó and bounded to the north by the river Besós, it is
the third largest of Barcelona’s ten municipal districts, combining
industrial, commercial and residential areas. The seven barrios that
together make up the Sant Andreu district each have their own
history, making for a pleasant mixture of distinctive building
styles; from early 19th century palazzos to avant-garde workers’
housing from the 1920s and 30s, to the inevitable apartment blocks
from the 50s and 60s. The Fabra y Coats textile industry has been in
Sant Andreu for over 100 years and still employs around 200 people –
one of its former factories, known as El Vapor del Rec, is now the
Can Fabra Cultural Centre, one of several cultural centres and
libraries dotted around the neighbourhood. Other amenities in this
well-established district include half-a-dozen theatres and a number
of small parks with sporting facilities, like the Parc de la Pegaso,
where you can play ball games from ping-pong to “petanca”. Two
underground lines serve the area along with several bus routes and
there are two main line train stations at Estaciós Sant Andreu
Comtal and Arenal.
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