Carrer de Lluís Companys, Lleida
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Carrer de Lluís Companys is a partly pedestrianised street in the Instituts-Templers
district of Lleida
(Catalonia
, Spain
). It includes a square, Parc de l'Escorxador, with a monument It's named after former Generalitat de Catalunya
president Lluís Companys, who was executed by firing squad. It stretches from Avinguda de Catalunya
towards Gran Passeig de Ronda, Lleida
by Plaça dels Pagesos. It hosts the Teatre Municipal de l'Escorxador
.
Instituts-Templers
Instituts-Templers is a district of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. It's made up of different areas between La Mariola, Universitat and the river Segre, mostly working-class, some middle class. "Templers-Escorxador" is located within the portion of medieval Lleida which was once owned by the Knights...
district of Lleida
Lleida
Lleida is a city in the west of Catalonia, Spain. It is the capital city of the province of Lleida, as well as the largest city in the province and it had 137,387 inhabitants , including the contiguous municipalities of Raimat and Sucs. The metro area has about 250,000 inhabitants...
(Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
). It includes a square, Parc de l'Escorxador, with a monument It's named after former Generalitat de Catalunya
Generalitat de Catalunya
The Generalitat of Catalonia is the institution under which the autonomous community of Catalonia is politically organised. It consists of the Parliament, the President of the Generalitat of Catalonia and the Government of Catalonia....
president Lluís Companys, who was executed by firing squad. It stretches from Avinguda de Catalunya
Avinguda de Catalunya, Lleida
Avinguda de Catalunya is a thoroughfare in the city of Lleida, Spain. On one end its a prolongation of Rambla d'Aragó while on the other it meets Plaça d'Espanya and the river Segre. An extension into the Cappont neighbourhood, on the other side of the river, through the Pont de la Universitat, is...
towards Gran Passeig de Ronda, Lleida
Gran Passeig de Ronda, Lleida
Gran Passeig de Ronda is one of the main thoroughfares in the city of Lleida . It stretches from Plaça d'Europa towards Avinguda de l'Alcalde Areny on the bank of the river Segre, by the Pont Nou. It's located in one of the areas built ex nihilo after the destruction of the Spanish Civil War...
by Plaça dels Pagesos. It hosts the Teatre Municipal de l'Escorxador
Teatre Municipal de l'Escorxador
Teatre Municipal de l'Escorxador is a theatre on carrer de Lluís Companys, in the Templers-Instituts quarter of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain...
.
See also
- Passeig de Lluís CompanysPasseig de Lluís Companys, BarcelonaPasseig de Lluís Companys is a promenade in the Ciutat Vella and Eixample districts of Barcelona, Spain, and can be seen as an extension of Passeig de Sant Joan. It was named after President Lluís Companys, who was executed in 1940. It starts in Arc de Triomf and ends in Parc de la Ciutadella, on...
in BarcelonaBarcelonaBarcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
. - List of streets and squares in Lleida