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2. Location and introducion
 Terrassa is a city in the east
central region of Catalonia,
Spain, in the comarca of
Vallés Occidental.
 The City is located in the
Catalan prelitoral depression,
at the feet of the prelitoral
mountain range (Natural
reserve of Sant llorenç del
Munt)and the average
altitude of the cuty is 277
meters above sea level.

3. History
 The remains that have been found indicate that the area where Terrassa stands has
been inhabited since prehistory. In 2005, during the construction of a tunnel for one of
the city's railway lines, a prehistoric site was found in the Park of Vallparadís, with
stone tools and fossils of hunted animals dating back 800,000 to 1,000,000 years,
making this is one of the oldest prehistoric sites in Europe.
 Terrassa originated as the Roman town of Egara (Municipium Flavium Egara), which
was founded during the time of the emperor Vespasian (69-79 BCE) alongside the
torrent of Vallparadís (nowadays an urban park) close to the iberian own of Egosa, on
the site of which some ceramics and coins have been found. The episcopal see of
Ègara already existed by about 450 CE, and a Provincial Council was held there in
615. The cathedral continued to exist until 718, when it was overtaken by the Muslim
conquest Today the ancient Visigothic-romanesque churches of Sant Pere de
Terrassa stand on the site. Other important remains from the Middle Ages are the
castle of Vallparadis (from 1344 to 1413 a Carthusian monastery and today a
municipal museum) and the tower of the castle-palace of the count-king).
 In the 19th century the city played an important role in the industrial revolution,
specializing in woollen fabrics, and today there is a major modernista legacy as a
result of the city's importance at that time. Particularly notable Modernista buildings
include the Masia Freixa (1907), the Vapor Aymerich Amat i Jover textile mill (1907)
(now the Museum of Science and Technology of Catalonia), the Principal theater
(1920), the city hall (1902), the Alegre de Sagrera house/museum (1911), the
Industrial School (1904), the Gran Casino (1920), the Parc de Desinfecció (1920), and
the Independència market (1908). Terrassa is a partner city of the Art nouveau
network a European network of co-operation created in 1999 for the study,
preservation and development of Art Nouveau.

5. Leisure
 Terrassa shows a range of
possibilities for the
young and idle in the
Parc Vallès where
cinema, new parck, clubs
and arcades.
 For lovers of nature, with
the current Terrassa
Vallparadía Parc.