Singuerlín
Encyclopedia
Singuerlín is a neighbourhood of Santa Coloma de Gramenet
, in the metropolitan area of Barcelona (Barcelonès
, Catalonia
, Spain
). It's located on a hill and it's a primarily residential part of the town, nowadays made up of semi-detached houses and tower blocks. However, as is the case with other areas in Santa Coloma, Singuerlín has its origins in slum
s built in the 1910s
. Its original dwellers would first buy coupons in Barcelona shops which allowed them to acquire a small parcel of urban land, and then built their houses themselves. The area also has a football team of its own, C.F. Singuerlín, and a market hall which bears the same name and was opened in 1974.
station Singuerlín
, on L9
(orange line).
Santa Coloma de Gramenet
Santa Coloma de Gramenet is a city in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the south-east side of the Litoral range, with the Puig Castellar...
, in the metropolitan area of Barcelona (Barcelonès
Barcelonès
Barcelonès is the most economically important comarca of Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Barcelona, which is also the capital of Catalonia.- Municipalities :Population figures are for 2009 .-External links:* *...
, 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
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). It's located on a hill and it's a primarily residential part of the town, nowadays made up of semi-detached houses and tower blocks. However, as is the case with other areas in Santa Coloma, Singuerlín has its origins in slum
Slum
A slum, as defined by United Nations agency UN-HABITAT, is a run-down area of a city characterized by substandard housing and squalor and lacking in tenure security. According to the United Nations, the percentage of urban dwellers living in slums decreased from 47 percent to 37 percent in the...
s built in the 1910s
1910s
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. Its original dwellers would first buy coupons in Barcelona shops which allowed them to acquire a small parcel of urban land, and then built their houses themselves. The area also has a football team of its own, C.F. Singuerlín, and a market hall which bears the same name and was opened in 1974.
Transport
Since 2009 it has been served by Barcelona MetroBarcelona Metro
The Barcelona Metro , part of the public transportation system of Barcelona, Catalonia, is an extensive network of electrified railways that run underground in central Barcelona and above ground into the city's suburbs. Since July 31, 2010, Barcelona Metro system consists of 11 lines with 165...
station Singuerlín
Singuerlín (Barcelona Metro)
Singuerlín is the name of a Barcelona Metro station in the municipality of Santa Coloma de Gramenet, in the neighbourhood of Singuerlín, located in the northern part of the metropolitan area of Barcelona. It's served by L9, the first part of Line 9 to be opened, between Can Zam and Can...
, on L9
Barcelona Metro line 9
Line 9 is a line of the Barcelona Metro network that is currently under construction, with five stations open in the Santa Coloma de Gramenet suburb since December 2009...
(orange line).