La Llacuna facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
La Llacuna
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Municipality
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La Llacuna
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 La Llacuna
Location in Province of Barcelona
La Llacuna
Location in Spain
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| Country |  Spain |
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| Community |  Catalonia |
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| Province | .svg){kind=small} Barcelona |
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| Comarca | Anoia | |
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| • Total | 52.2 km2 (20.2 sq mi) | |
| Population
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| • Total | 863 | |
| • Density | 16.533/km2 (42.82/sq mi) | |
La Llacuna (Catalan pronunciation: [lə ʎəˈkunə]) is a municipality of 884 inhabitants (2003), located in the comarca of Anoia, in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
It is a tourist town; nearby destinations include Igualada, the Vilafranca del Penedès wine route, and the Monastery of Montserrat.
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Geography
The town's altitude is 615 m, and the municipality has a surface area of 52,49 km².
Annual events
Annual events include the Potada, whose date varies, but is usually in April; Aplec del Castell on the last Sunday of May; Fira de Sant Andreu on the first Sunday of December, and the pessebre vivent (living crib), a full-scale, live tableau of scenes from Bethlehem at the time of the birth of Jesus, on the second or third Sunday in December.
Food
A local specialty is carquinyolis, a type of cookie.
See also
In Spanish: La Llacuna para niños
