Matadepera

Matadepera is a Catalan city in the province of Barcelona, in northeastern Spain. It is located in the comarca of Vallès Occidental.

Location

Matadepera is located about 3 km north of Terrassa on the left bank of the river Riera de les Arenes at the foot of the mountain ridge Sant Llorenç del Munt with La Mola ( 1.095m ) as the highest elevation.

Economy

A large part of the district ( about 2,000 ha) is covered by forests. On the remaining agricultural land mainly cereals, olives and wine is grown. In small scale, there are also animal husbandry.

Industrial activities are limited to smaller businesses in Nahrunsmittelbereich, wood processing and construction.

Since the 1960s, the place is also gaining importance as a summer resort and there are numerous holiday houses were built. A large part of the population works in 3 km south Terrassa. This proximity also has that Matadepera gradually evolved a result, a "Supplement" Terrassas. Various sports clubs Terrassa ( Terrassa Atlètic example ) have their facilities already in Matadepera.

Culture and sights

The parish church of the village is dedicated to Sant Joan.

Community partnerships

• Austria Maria Pfarr ( Austria ) since 1984
• United States Lincoln ( USA, Massachusetts) 1989

The partnership with the Austrian Maria parish grew out of the tradition of the parade giants. The Mariapfarrer Samson traveled in 1982 to a huge meeting in Matadepera. In the following year some Catalan giants from Matadepera came to Mary Parish. This led to community partnership, which was celebrated in 1984 in Matadepera. It was followed by many more mutual visits.