Barcelona

Barcelona is the capital city of the autonomous community of Catalonia in Spain, and the second largest city in the country, with a population of 1,620,943 within its administrative limits.
The urban area of Barcelona extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of around 4.5 million, being the sixth-most populous urban area in the European Union after Paris, London, the Ruhr, Madrid and Milan.
About five million people live in the Barcelona metropolitan area.
It is the largest metropolis on the Mediterranean Sea, located on the coast between the mouths of the rivers Llobregat and Besòs, and bounded to the west by the Serra de Collserola mountain range, the tallest peak of which is 512 metres (1,680 ft) high.

Barcelona's Notable Births

1899 November 29

FC Barcelona, Soccer team (born at Barcelona, Spain) Sagittarius

1946 March 19

Bigas Luna , movie director (born at Barcelona,Spain) (dead 2013 April 06) Pisces

Barcelona's Notable Deaths

2010 August 18

Carlo Ugo di Borbone-Parma , politician (dead at Barcelona) (born 1930 April 08) Aries