Bellvitge, Residential district in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain.
Bellvitge is a residential district in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat characterized by apartment blocks and local services built to house working families and their dependents. The neighborhood sits on flat land at a low elevation, sharing borders with Cornellà de Llobregat, El Prat de Llobregat, and Barcelona.
Construction of the neighborhood began in 1964 on agricultural land purchased from local farmers to house the workforce for expanding industry. The development arose as a direct response to the rapid growth of the automotive and manufacturing sectors in the surrounding area.
The neighborhood was built to house workers arriving from across Spain during the 1960s to fill jobs in the expanding automotive and industrial sector. This immigrant heritage continues to shape daily life and the character of the community today.
The neighborhood is well served by Bellvitge railway station and two metro stations on Line 1, called Bellvitge and Hospital de Bellvitge. These connections make it easy to reach other parts of the city and the industrial areas to the south.
The neighborhood is home to Bellvitge University Hospital, which performed Spain's first liver transplant in 1984 and remains a leading center for kidney and heart transplants today. This medical achievement has made the facility one of the region's most important healthcare institutions.
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