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Llobregat

The Llobregat (Catalan pronunciation: [??u??????????at]) is the second longest river in Catalonia, Spain, after the Ter. It flows into the Mediterranean south of the city of Barcelona. Its name could have originated in an ancient Latin word meaning 'dark', 'muddy' or 'slippery', or simply from its ancient name Rubricatus, literally 'red'. Course The Llobregat originates at an elevation of 1,259 metres (4,131 ft) in the Serra del Cad??, within the limits of Castellar de n'Hug municipality, Bergued?? comarca. The total length of the river is over 170 kilometres (110 mi). At Martorell, the Roman Via Augusta crosses the river on the Devil's Bridge, which dates from the High Middle Ages in its current form. The C-16 highway is also known as the 'Llobregat Axis' (Catalan: Eix del Llobregat) for its largest stretch follows the valley of the Llobregat. The river ends in the...

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