Borgonyà, Industrial settlement in Sant Vicenç de Torelló, Spain.
Borgonyà is an industrial settlement in Sant Vicenç de Torelló along the Ter River, built according to northern European architectural principles with factory buildings and homes mixed throughout. The layout features distinct zones for manufacturing operations and worker housing.
The Scottish company Coats founded this manufacturing colony in 1895, making it the largest industrial settlement in the Ter River basin. This development brought workers to the area and shaped the region for generations.
Local residents call this place 'els anglesos' because Scottish businessmen founded it, bringing their industrial traditions to Catalonia. You can see this influence today in the way the buildings and streets are organized.
The settlement includes schools, a theater, sports fields, a railway station, a post office, and medical facilities distributed across the grounds. Plan time to walk between these different areas as they are spread throughout the site.
The settlement preserves its original 19th century urban layout with separate zones for factory work and residential life. Today this design still clearly shows Victorian thinking about worker housing and town planning.
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