Prat de Llobregat, El
Barcelona · Cataluña
El Prat de Llobregat (Catalan pronunciation: [əl ˈpɾad də ʎuβɾəˈɣat]), commonly known as El Prat ([əl ˈpɾat]), is a municipality of Spain located in the comarca of Baix Llobregat in Catalonia. The Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport largely lies within the municipal limits. It is part of the Barcelona metropolitan area.
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Origins
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History
El Prat was founded between the years 1720 and 1740, when the town started to grow besides a path crossing. The first buildings to appear were the church (dedicated to St. Peter and St. Paul), the hostel (which served as a school, bakery, and obviously as a hostel), and some other houses built by the farmers of the delta, who came to the church to pray.
After this, the installation of a ferry to cross the river and, later, the construction of the Ferran Puig bridge, the arrival of the railroad and the discovery of underground water improved the communication of El Prat and consequently doubled its population. In 1917, the installation on the town of La Papelera Espanola, a factory producing paper and derivatives, started the industrial years of El Prat.
Next, in 1923, three private aerodromes started operations in El Prat, due to the flat terrain of the municipality. That was the beginning of the connection between El Prat and the world of aviation, that would end up creating Barcelona International Airport after the unification of the three aerodromes in 1948.
In 1926, another company, this time of the textile sector, called "La Seda de Barcelona", built a factory in the town. That caused the final spurt of growth of El Prat. With the immigration of people from the south of Spain (mostly Andalusia and Extremadura), the town almost doubled in size by 1930, and again by 1950, and then increased its size threefold in 1970 with the creation of the neighborhoods of Sant Cosme, Sant Jordi and La Granja, built to be the home of these immigrants. Finally, with the next expansion, the population doubled in size once again, although has now reached a period of stability.
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Festivals
September 2026
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- December: Fin de Año (31)
What's on
Street market
Mercadillo semanal: Jueves, de 09:00 a 15:00 · Ronda Sud
Gastronomy
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Trails and hiking
•Camí de Sant Jaume (l'Hospitalet - Tàrrega)
•Agricultura al Delta del Llobregat (7.6 km)
•Camí Ral de Barcelona a Vilafranca (CR-BV)
•Senders del 1714 - Etapa 01 (s1714e01)
•GR 270 Camí del Llobregat - Etapa 9 (GR 270, 9.2 km)
•GR 270 Camí del Llobregat - Etapa 8 (GR 270, 20.5 km)
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Famous people
•Alfred García, cantante, compositor, músico y productor español
•Jordi Llopart, atleta español
•Josep Marín, atleta español
•Joan Busquets, arquitecto español
•Mar Regueras, actriz española
•Santiago Navarro, baloncestista español
•Marta García Martín, ajedrecista española
•Conxita Herrero, dibujante de cómics
Town hall
Alcaldía: Luis Tejedor Ballesteros
Web oficial: http://www.elprat.cat
Town hall of Prat de Llobregat, El
Alcaldía: Luis Tejedor Ballesteros Web oficial: http://www.elprat.cat
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How to get there
- 🚗 5 km from Hospitalet de Llobregat, L' (about 4 min by car)
- 🚗 12 km from Barcelona (about 8 min by car)
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- ✈️ 4 km from Barcelona-El Prat airport (about 3 min by car)
- ✈️ 100 km from Reus airport (about 71 min by car)
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