Abrera () is a municipality in the comarca of the Baix Llobregat in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the valley of the Llobregat river, to the south-east of Montserrat, on the main A2 road between Barcelona and Lleida. The municipality is served by the FGC railway line from Martorell to Manresa: the S4 and R5 services stop at the station.
Abrera is home to the SEAT Sport factory.
Demography According to Spanish census data, this is the population of Abrera in recent years.
1981 1991 2001 20114,221 5,464 8,624 11,815
History The remains of protohistoric ceramics found in the Barcelones estate and the vestiges of a field of silos from the Iberian era in the Torrent Gran, constitute the first indications of the existence of habitat in the municipality.
Traces of a Roman villa were found in Sant Hilari.
From the 15th-16th century onwards, the town grew with buildings and population, even during times of epidemics.
Notable people Raúl Moro (born 2002), professional footballer
References
Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. (Spanish). (Catalan).
External links Abrera's Town Hall Government data pages