Public spaces that commemorate Mercè Rodoreda

As well as being one of the most international Catalan writers, Mercè Rodoreda is also one of the most popular, and the proof is that her name is found in many places:

Streets named after Mercè Rodoreda (150)

  • In 127 municipalities in Catalonia
  • In 22 municipalities outside Catalonia, including Madrid, Alacant, Castelló, Valencia, the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands
  • In 1 municipality in France – Perpignan

Libraries (4)

  • Guinardó-Mercè Rodoreda Library. Barcelona
  • Mercè Rodoreda Library. Castell-Platja d’Aro
  • Mercè Rodoreda Municipal Library. Els Pallaresos
  • Mercè Rodoreda Library. Sant Joan Despí

Mercè Rodoreda Chair at the City University of New York (CUNY)

Schools (4)

  • Secondary School Mercè Rodoreda. L’Hospitalet de Llobregat
  • Primary School Mercè Rodoreda. Barcelona
  • Primary School Mercè Rodoreda. Badalona
  • Primary School Mercè Rodoreda. Martorell
  • Primary School Mercè Rodoreda. Martorell

Adult education centres

  • FPA Mercè Rodoreda. Learning Centre for Adults. Elx

Sculptures

  • 1 sculpture at Plaça del Diamant. Barcelona
  • 1 sculpture in Rubí dedicated to her book Camellia Street
  • 2 sculptures in Romanyà de la Selva: one in the cemetery and the other in the car park

Gardens

  • Mercè Rodoreda Garden. Casa de Convalescència (the old home for convalescents) in the old Santa Creu i Sant Pau Hospital. Barcelona
  • Mercè Rodoreda Garden. El Putxet i el Farró neighbourhood. District of Sarrià-Sant Gervasi. Barcelona

Murals

  • 1 street mural in Carrer Numància. Barcelona (no longer existing)
  • 1 street mural in Carrer Aragó. Barcelona
  • 1 street mural in Carrer Aragó. Barcelona

Plaques

  • 1 plaque at Plaça del Diamant. Barcelona
  • 1 plaque in the Mercè Rodoreda Gardens in El Putxet i el Farró neighbourhood. Barcelona

Prizes

  • Mercè Rodoreda Foundation Prize
  • Mercè Rodoreda Foundation Prize
  • Mercè Rodoreda Prize for Literature (Molins de Rei Town Council)

Literary routes

  • Literary routes
  • Rodoreda-Romanyà Literary Itinerary. Romanyà de la Selva

Restaurant La plaça del Diamant at Carrer Verdi. Barcelona

Series 113 train named after Mercè Rodoreda, operated by the Catalan railway service (FGC)