Barcelona

Barcelona bärˌsəlōˈnə, Catalan bärˌsəlōˈnə, Span. bärˌthālōˈnä [key], city (2020 est. pop. 5,586,000), capital of Barcelona prov. and of Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• History
• Points of Interest
• Economy
• Bibliography

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