Hospitalet de Llobregat, L'
Barcelona · Cataluña
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat (Catalan pronunciation: [luspitəˈlɛd də ʎuβɾəˈɣat]; Spanish: Hospitalet de Llobregat; literally "the little hospital of Llobregat"), often shortened to L'Hospitalet or just L'H, is a city and municipality in the autonomous community of Catalonia in Spain. It is part of the Barcelona metropolitan area, the Barcelona province, the Barcelonès comarca and of the Barcelona conurbation. With a population of 282,299 as of 2024, it is the 15th-largest city in Spain and the 2nd-largest city in Catalonia. By population, it is the second largest municipality in Catalonia and the sixteenth in Spain. It is one of the most densely populated cities in the European Union.
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Origins
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History
The first records of the settlement date to the Neolithic era with artefacts showing human habitation in the Llobregat river area. Roman artefacts have been found dating to the 2nd century BC such as a funeral decoration representing the head of Medusa, now in the Archaeological Museum of Catalonia. However it is not until the 10th century that written references to Provençana (the city's original name) appear.
The place had about 5,000 inhabitants by the turn of the 20th century. Throughout the early 20th century, it consisted of three different urban settlements, Centre, Sta. Eulàlia and Collblanc. Local agricultural output and profitability experienced a peak in this period. A chunk of the municipality (900 ha) was lost to the municipality of Barcelona in 1920. L'Hospitalet then became a primarily industrial municipality, focused on textile, metalworking, ceramic and building materials industries.
The 1960s and 1970s saw a second population boom, caused by immigration from poorer regions of Spain: however this was not matched by construction of the necessary amenities and it was only in the 1990s that public investment resulted in additional schools, leisure facilities and housing.
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Festivals
September 2026
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- February: Fiesta patronal: Eulalia de Barcelona (12)
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Trails and hiking
•Collserola des de Sant Just (PR-C 164, 12.5 km)
•Sant Feliu de Llobregat a Molins de Rei (PR-C 165, 21 km)
•Camí de Sant Jaume (l'Hospitalet - Tàrrega)
•PR-C 171 Barcelona (Parc de Cervantes) - Barcelona (Trinitat Nova) (PR-C 171, 19.6 km)
•Agricultura al Delta del Llobregat (7.6 km)
•Del solell a l'obaga. Collserola (11.4 km)
•Els dos castells. De Sant Feliu al Papiol per Molins de Rei (26.9 km)
•Camí Ral de Barcelona a Vilafranca (CR-BV)
•Sant Just Desvern.Molins de Rei per SantaCreu d'Olorda (10 km)
•Montjuïc 360 (PR-C 229, 11 km)
•Central
•El Camí IT3TR2 El Camí Metropolità: de Montserrat a Barcelona (CC-C)
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Famous people
•Jorge Alba, futbolista español
•Víctor Valdés, futbolista español
•Adama Taoré Diarra, futbolista español
•Sinergio González Soriano, futbolista y entrenador español
•Jordi Mollà, actor español
•Ferran Adrià, cocinero español
•Núria Espert, actriz española
•Robert Moreno González, entrenador de fútbol español
Town hall
Alcaldía: David Quirós Brito
Web oficial: http://l-h.cat
Town hall of Hospitalet de Llobregat, L'
Alcaldía: David Quirós Brito Web oficial: http://l-h.cat
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How to get there
- 🚗 9 km from Barcelona (about 6 min by car)
- 🚗 17 km from Badalona (about 12 min by car)
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- ✈️ 9 km from Barcelona-El Prat airport (about 6 min by car)
- ✈️ 102 km from Reus airport (about 72 min by car)
Practical info
🅿️ Where to park
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🏧 Nearest cash machine
- Kutxabank · 0 km away
- Caixabank · 0.1 km away
- BBVA · 0.3 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- Nearest petrol station · 0.5 km away
- QOil Energy · 0.6 km away
- BonÀrea · 0.6 km away
ℹ️ Tourist office
- El safareig i el pou de Can Riera · 0.3 km away
- Om de sibèria · 0.3 km away
- ronda verda · 0.5 km away
🔭 Viewpoints
- Viewpoints · 1 km away
- Viewpoints · 1.3 km away
- Viewpoints · 1.7 km away
🏖️ Where to swim
- Piscina Coberta Municipal Can Millars · 1.9 km away
- Piscina municipal La muntanyeta · 6 km away
- Piscina municipal La muntanyeta · 6 km away
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