Hospitalet, full name L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, city, northeastern Spain, in Barcelona Province, in Catalonia. A suburb of Barcelona city, it is a leading center of Spain's steel industry; other manufactures include chemicals and textiles. The city contains a noted 12th-century church, and its name is derived from a former hospice well known to travelers in the 14th century. Population (1998 estimate) 248,521.Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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