Back Sant Just Desvern AN سان خوستو ديزفيرا Arabic Sant Just Desvern AST سانت خوست دسبرن AZB Sant Just Desvern Catalan Сан-Жуст-Десверн CE Sant Just Desvern (munisipyo) CEB Sant Just Desvern German Sant Just Desvern DIQ Sant Just Desvern Esperanto
Sant Just Desvern | |
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  Sant Just Desvern Location in Catalonia  Sant Just Desvern Sant Just Desvern (Spain) | |
| Coordinates: 41°22′59″N 2°04′30″E / 41.383°N 2.075°E | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Community |  Catalonia |
| Province | Barcelona |
| Comarca | Baix Llobregat |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Joan Basagañas (2020)[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.8 km2 (3.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 122 m (400 ft) |
| Population (2018)[3] | |
| • Total | 17,494 |
| • Density | 2,200/km2 (5,800/sq mi) |
| Website | santjust |
Sant Just Desvern (Old Catalan for 'Saint Justin of-the-Buckthorn'; Catalan pronunciation: [ˈsaɲ ˈʒust dəzˈβɛɾn]) is a town near Barcelona, in the comarca of the Baix Llobregat, Catalonia, Spain.
Sant Just Desvern is located in the 2,078317º of longitude and 41,381611º of latitude.[4] It is situated at 122 m (average) above sea level.[4] The maximum height is located at 405 meters above sea level, almost in the top of Turó de Merlès (416.7 m), and the lowest spot of this town is about 40 meters, located at the park of Torreblanca.
The surface of the town is about 7.8 km2. The town has 35 km of streets. It has good connections to arrive to N-340, the highway A-2 and Rondes de Dalt and Litoral.[4]
In the first division of comarcal, Sant Just Desvern was included in Barcelonès (1936). But in the comarcal revision in 1987, along with Esplugas de Llobregat, they became part of Baix Llobregat.
The municipality borders are Sant Joan Despí to the southwest, Esplugues de Llobregat to the east and Sant Feliu de Llobregat to the northeast. Barcelona is almost in the border line.
The first mention of the town in a document dates back to the year 965. Its coat of arms depicts a blue bell inside a golden rhombus.
The local city council uses the slogan pobleiciutat (Catalan for 'townandcity').[clarification needed]
Sant Just Desvern is home to several celebrities including players for the F.C. Barcelona football club and politicians including the ex-president of the Generalitat de Catalunya, José Montilla.
- ^ "Ajuntament de Sant Just Desvern". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ "El municipi en xifres: Sant Just Desvern". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ a b c "Auditoria Ambiental Municipal de Sant Just Desvern" (PDF). Ajuntament de Sant Just Desvern. March 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 5 November 2013.[title missing]
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