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Sant Cugat del Vallès
Sant Cugat del Vallès is a town and municipality northwest of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, on the other side of the Collserola range. Known as Castrum Octavianum in antiquity and as Pins del Vallès during the Second Spanish Republic, it is named after Saint Cucuphas, who is said to have been martyred on the spot now occupied by its medieval monastery. The final part of its toponym, del Vallès, is a reference to the historical county where the town is situated, Vallès.
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- Population: 79,253.
- Timezone: Europe/Madrid.