TERRASSA

Queralt Colorado, Georgina López, Clara Martínez i Mireia Moncada.

HistoryEgara was the first name of Terrassa as a town of the Roman Empire and that’s why the citizens of Terrassa are called Egarencs.

The town hall before The town hall

now

HistoryThe first news of Terrassa come from the Romans who founded the city of Egara.During the middle ages, the town grew around the “Plaça Major” (called today “Plaça Vella”).

Textile industry During the XIX century Terrassa was one of the

cities where the industrial revolution had a higher incidence, with a large number of factories and industries engaged in the textile industry.

Textile industry

Today many modernist buildings still survive from that period like Museum of sciences and techniques of Catalonia, “Masia Freixa”, “Vapor Aymerich”…

Textile industry

Industrial growth was accompanied by demographic and urban expansion.

Monuments

In Terrassa there are some important monuments and important places:

Plaça Vella, which is the most important square in Terrassa.

Castell Cartoixa is a castle that is situated in a park called «Vallparadís».

Torre del Palau is the remaining tower of a middle age castle.

Monuments

Casa Alegre de Sagrera is now a museum, it was Joaquim de Sagrera’s house, a textile manufacturer.

Masia Freixa, in Sant Jordi Park, is one of the most famous modernist buildings.

Plaça Vella Castell Cartoixa Masia Freixa

Casa Alegre de Sagrera

Parc de Sant Jordi

Torre del Palau

Typical festivities

In Terrassa, just like in the rest of Catalonia, people usually dance “sardanes” in festivities and it’s a tradition to make human tower castles.

Minyons de Terrassa

Bastoners de Terrassa

Nans de Terrassa

Localisation

Terrassa is 20 km far from Barcelona. There are 212.724 inhabitants. It’s 6 km far from Viladecavalls. It’s possible to get there by bus, by car

or by train.

Terrassa from the sky