Editing Terrassa (section)

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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Terrassa
| settlement_type    = [[Municipalities of Catalonia|Municipality]]
| official_name      = <!-- if different from name -->
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| image_alt          = 
| image_caption      = Castle of Vallparadís
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| image_shield       = Coat of Arms of Terrassa.svg
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| motto              = 
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| map_caption        = Location of Terrassa
| image_map1         = [[File:Localització de Terrassa respecte del Vallès Occidental.svg|150px]]
| map_caption1       = Location in Vallès Occidental county
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| subdivision_type2  = [[Vegueries of Catalonia|Region]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Àmbit metropolità de Barcelona|Barcelona]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[Comarques of Catalonia|County]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[Vallès Occidental]]
| subdivision_type4  = [[Provinces of Spain|Province]]
| subdivision_name4  = [[Province of Barcelona|Barcelona]]
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| coordinates_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 286
| elevation_min_m    = 
| elevation_max_m    = 
| area_footnotes     = <ref name=idescat>{{cite web|url=http://www.idescat.cat/emex/?lang=en&id=082798|title=El municipi en xifres: Terrassa|publisher=[[Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya|Statistical Institute of Catalonia]]|access-date=23 November 2015|archive-date=29 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529181021/https://www.idescat.cat/emex/?lang=en&id=082798|url-status=live}}</ref>
| area_total_km2     = 70.2
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| population_total   = {{Spain metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
| population_demonym = ''terrassenc, -ca''<br/>''egarenc, -ca''<br/>(Catalan)
| population_note    = 
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| blank_info_sec1    = Catalan and Spanish
| timezone           = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset         = +1
| timezone_DST       = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset_DST     = +2
| postal_code_type   = [[Postal code|Postcode]]
| postal_code        = 08221 to 08229
| area_code_type     = [[Telephone numbers in Spain|Dialing code]]
| area_code          = 
| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = [[Jordi Ballart]]
| leader_party       = {{Ill|Tot per Terrassa|lt=TxT|ca|Tot per Terrassa}}
| blank_name_sec2    = [[Köppen climate classification|Climate]]
| blank_info_sec2    = [[Humid subtropical climate|Cfa]]
| website            = {{URL|www.terrassa.cat}}
| footnotes          = <!--| GDP                             = 4,76 bilion € -->
}}
'''Terrassa''' ({{IPA|ca|təˈrasə}}) is a city in central-eastern [[Catalonia]] and in the [[province of Barcelona]] ([[Spain]]). It is one of the two capitals of [[Vallès Occidental]] county, being the larger in both area and population.

The name ''Terrassa'' derives from [[Latin]] ''Terracia'', either from earlier ''Terracium castellum'' (“earthen castle”),<ref>{{Cite book |last=Cardús |first=Salvador |url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/1123914215 |title=Nom i escut de Tarrassa |date=1961 |publisher=Patronat de la Fundació Soler i Palet |oclc=1123914215}}</ref> or meaning "terrace", "area of flat land".<ref>{{Cite book |first1=Josep |last1=Moran |first2=Mar |last2=Batlle |first3=Joan Anton |last3=Rabella i Ribas |title=Topònims catalans: etimologia i pronúncia |publisher=Abadia de Montserrat |year=2002 |isbn=8484154319 |location=Barcelona |pages=165 |language=ca}}</ref> Historically, the name of the city has been spelled ''Terraça, Terraza, Terraca'' and ''Tarrassa''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Salvador |first=Marina |date=2024-04-05 |title=Terrassa o Terraça? |url=https://www.diarideterrassa.com/terrassa/2024/04/05/hauriem-de-canviar-el-nom-de-la-ciutat-per-terraca/ |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=Diari de Terrassa |language=ca}}</ref> in the native [[Catalan language]] whilst it's been traditionally spelled ''Tarrasa'' in [[Spanish language|Spanish]]. The Spanish spelling is now largely out of use given its ties with the [[Francoist Spain|Francoist Regime]] and the sole official spelling being the Catalan ''Terrassa'' since 1978.

Terrassa is known for its industrial past and present, its lively cultural scene, its industrial modernist architecture, its status as a "[[City of Film]]" and as the seat of several universities such as [[Polytechnic University of Catalonia|UPC]], [[Cinema and Audiovisual School of Catalonia|ESCAC]], [[Institut del Teatre]] and [[Escola Universitària d'Infermeria i Teràpia Ocupacional de Terrassa|EUIT]]. It was also awarded in 2024 the [[Council of Europe]]'s "[[The Europe Prize]]" for cities with an outstanding commitment to European values.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Redacció |date=2024-10-17 |title=Terrassa rep el Premi Europa 2024 |url=https://terrassadigital.cat/terrassa-rep-el-premi-europa-2024/ |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=Canal Terrassa |language=ca}}</ref>

It is the site of Roman {{Ill|Egara|ca|Ègara}}, a former Visigothic bishopric, which became a Latin Catholic [[titular see]]. Since 2004, it is again the see of a [[Diocese of Terrassa|bishopric]].

The city is located in the Catalan Prelitoral depression (Depressió Prelitoral), at the feet of the Prelitoral mountain range ({{Ill|Natural reserve of Sant Llorenç del Munt|lt=natural reserve of Sant Llorenç del Munt|ca|Parc Natural de Sant Llorenç del Munt i l'Obac}}) and the average altitude of the city is 277 meters above sea level. It is 20 and 18 kilometres from [[Barcelona]] and [[Montserrat (mountain)|Montserrat]] respectively. Terrassa's location as the most-inland city in the [[Barcelona metropolitan area|Barcelona Metropolitan Region]] makes it sometimes be referred to as the "entrance to [[Catalunya Central|Central Catalonia]]".

As of 2024, Terrassa is the third largest city in Catalonia, after [[Barcelona]] and [[l'Hospitalet de Llobregat]]. Terrassa is also the largest municipality in what's considered the second most important urban, economic and cultural center of Catalonia, the [[Vallès]] region.