Montcada i Reixac
Montcada i Reixac is a Catalan city in the province of Barcelona, in northeastern Spain. It is located in the comarca of Vallès Occidental and belongs to the metropolitan area Area Metropolitana de Barcelona.
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Geography
Geographical location
Montcada i Reixac is located in the province of Barcelona, in the Autonomous Community of Catalonia at the confluence of the rivers Besòs and Ripoll.
Neighboring communities
As neighboring municipalities are Barcelona, Bellaterra, Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Badalona, Ripollet, Sant Fost de Campsentelles, Mollet del Vallès and La Llagosta.
Local structure
Besides Montcada Centre there are Cuias Can, Can Sant Joan, and Terra Nostra Masrampinyo.
History
Place name
During the period of Francoism the city Moncada y Reixach or Montcada y Reixach said.
Sons and daughters of the city
- Miguel Poblet (1928-2013), cyclist
Twinning
Economy
In Montcada i Reixac is a body plant of Nissan Motor Ibérica with 74 486 m total area and 266 employees ..