Barri Xino
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Barri Xino is the former colloquial name for Barcelona’s El Raval neighborhood, historically known for its dense working-class population, nightlife, and marginalization.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colloquial toponym
ⓘ
former neighborhood name ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | not an official name ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeriod |
Francoist era
ⓘ
industrialization of Barcelona ⓘ interwar years ⓘ postwar Barcelona ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| demographicProfile |
migrant populations
ⓘ
transient population ⓘ working-class residents ⓘ |
| formerNameOf | El Raval NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
dense working-class population
ⓘ
high population density ⓘ marginalization ⓘ poverty ⓘ social exclusion ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
dangerous neighborhood
ⓘ
red-light district ⓘ working-class quarter ⓘ |
| knownFor |
bars and taverns
ⓘ
bohemian atmosphere ⓘ cabarets and music halls ⓘ immigrant communities ⓘ nightlife ⓘ petty crime ⓘ prostitution ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Catalan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Barcelona
ⓘ
Catalonia ⓘ Ciutat Vella NERFINISHED ⓘ El Raval NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Chinese quarter ⓘ |
| nameType |
colloquial
ⓘ
pejorative ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ciutat Vella district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
El Raval NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedByOfficialName | El Raval NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
literary works about Barcelona’s underworld
ⓘ
photographic documentation of marginality ⓘ urban sociology studies ⓘ |
| underwentProcess |
gentrification
ⓘ
urban renewal ⓘ |
| urbanFunction |
entertainment district
ⓘ
residential area ⓘ |
| usedAsNameFrom | early 20th century ⓘ |
| usedAsNameUntil | late 20th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
El Raval