Sabadell

Sabadell
Municipality
Eix Macià business district
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Sabadell
Location in Vallès Occidental county
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Coordinates: 41°32′54.93″N 2°6′27″E / 41.5485917°N 2.10750°E / 41.5485917; 2.10750
Sovereign state	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Region	Barcelona
County	Vallès Occidental
Province	Barcelona
Government
• Mayor	Marta Farrés (2019)[1] (PSC)
Area [2]
• Total	37.8 km2 (14.6 sq mi)
Elevation	190 m (620 ft)
Population  (2018)[3]
• Total	211,734
• Density	5,600/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Sabadellenc, sabadellenca (ca) Sabadellense (es)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	08200 to 08208 and 08805
Official language(s)	Catalan, Spanish
Climate	Cfa
Website	sabadell.cat

Sabadell (Catalan pronunciation: [səβəˈðeʎ]) is a city and municipality in Catalonia, Spain. It is in the south of the comarca of Vallès Occidental, where it is one of the two capitals, the other being Terrassa. It is located on the River Ripoll, 20 km (12 mi) north of Barcelona, 190 m (620 ft) above sea level.

Sabadell pioneered the Industrial Revolution in Catalonia with its textile mills, together with its archrival Terrassa. Thus, in the mid-19th century, it became the most important wool city in Spain, being nicknamed the "Catalan Manchester". Today many mills from that period can still be seen, with most of them having been refurbished as residential buildings or other services. Nowadays, Sabadell is basically a commercial and industrial city; there are no significant agricultural activities.

Sabadell is an important communications point. Two motorways run beside the city: the C-58 (from Barcelona to Manresa) and the AP-7 (from France and Girona to Tarragona, Valencia, and Andalusia), and some roads link Sabadell with nearby cities and towns: Barcelona, Terrassa, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Sant Quirze del Vallès, Barberà del Vallès, Sant Cugat del Vallès, Castellar del Vallès, Sant Llorenç Savall, Granollers, Rubí, Sentmenat, and Molins de Rei.

A railroad line crosses the city (the Rodalies Barcelona line from Barcelona to Lleida) and another one terminates in the city (the FGC line from Barcelona to Sabadell via Sant Cugat del Vallès).