Vilassar de Dalt

Vilassar de Dalt
Municipality
Castle of Vilassar
Coat of arms
Vilassar de Dalt Location in Catalonia Show map of Province of Barcelona Vilassar de Dalt Vilassar de Dalt (Spain) Show map of Spain
Coordinates: 41°31′8″N 2°21′38″E / 41.51889°N 2.36056°E / 41.51889; 2.36056
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Barcelona
Comarca	Maresme
Government
• Mayor	Xavier Godàs Pérez (2015)[1]
Area [2]
• Total	8.9 km2 (3.4 sq mi)
Elevation	135 m (443 ft)
Population  (2018)[3]
• Total	9,013
• Density	1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Vilassarenc, vilassarenca
Website	vilassardedalt.cat

Vilassar de Dalt (Catalan pronunciation: [biləˈsa ðə ˈðal]) is a village in Catalonia, Spain, in the province of Barcelona and the comarca of Maresme. The name comes from the Roman name Villa Azari, later changed to Vilassar. In the 20th century, it split into two villages: Vilassar in the hills (de Dalt), and Vilassar by the Sea (de Mar).

Demography

See also

• Cau del Cargol, private shell museum with over 16.000 different species.
• Vilassar de Dalt Archive-Museum, local history museum and archives
• Archive of the Marquises of Santa Maria de Barberà, medieval castle and archives of Catalan records dating back to the 10th century

References

• Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vilassar de Dalt.

• Official website (in Catalan)
• Government data pages (in Catalan)
• Historic and artistic heritage