Vilanova del Camí

Municipality in Catalonia, Spain

41°34′N 1°38′E / 41.567°N 1.633°E / 41.567; 1.633Country SpainCommunity CataloniaProvinceBarcelonaComarcaAnoiaGovernment • MayorNoemi Trucharte Cervera ^[1]Area • Total10.3 km² (4.0 sq mi)Elevation302 m (991 ft)Population • Total12,361 • Density1,200/km² (3,100/sq mi)DemonymVilanovínsPostal codeWebsitewww.vilanovadelcami.cat

Vilanova del Camí (Catalan pronunciation: [ˌbiləˈnɔβə ðəl kəˈmi]) is a municipality in the comarca of the Anoia in Catalonia, Spain. The name literally means "New Town of the Route", the route being the road from Igualada to Vilafranca del Penedès (now the C-244). It is situated in the centre of the Òdena Basin immediately to the south-east of Igualada. The town is served by a station on the FGC railway line R6 from Barcelona and Martorell to Igualada. There are several sizable industrial parks, serving the entire area.

Transportation

Train line connecting Igualda with Barcelona has a stop for boarding on both ways of the line.

Twin towns

• Calcinaia, Italy
• Amilly, France

References

• Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).

External links

• Official website (in Catalan)
• Government data pages (in Catalan)

Autoritat del Transport Metropolità Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya
Line R6
Barcelona (Plaça d'Espanya)	↔	Vilanova del Camí	↔	Igualada