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Mataró (Latin: "Iluro") is the capital and largest city of the "comarca" of the Maresme, in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia Autonomous Community, Spain. It is located on the Costa Maresme, to the south of Costa Brava. Mataró dates back to Roman times when it was a village known as "Iluro" or "Illuro." The ruins of a first century BC Roman bath house (known locally as the "Torre Llauder") were recently discovered and can be visited. The coastal N-II highway follows the same path as the original Roman road. Mataró was declared a city by royal decree, even though at the time (nineteenth century) the population fell short of the requirement for city status. The first railway in Spain was the Mataró – Barcelona line which opened on 1848-10-28, led by the Catalan businessman and Mataró native Miquel Biada. This line now forms part of the RENFE R1 suburban service between L'Hospitalet de Llobregat and Maçanet-Massanes. Mataró is also connected with Barcelona and Girona by the C-32 ... Read more about Mataró on Wikipedia

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