Capitalize the names of all countries, towns and other places commonly accepted to be the proper names of cultural, historic, tourist, geographical or economic entities.
 | Catalonia |
| | Barcelona |
| | the Iberian Peninsula |
|
| the Golden Coast |
| | the Third World |
| | the Wild West |
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The names of geographical features are also capitalized. The generic term (
lake,
sea,
river,
channel, etc.) is also capitalized when it is used as part of the name.
| the Mediterranean Sea |
| | the River Francolí |
| | Lake Banyoles |
|
Otherwise, no capital letter is used (see
Reference).
 | the Mediterranean and the Baltic seas |
Capitalize the initial article in place names, even though it is lowercased in Catalan.
| El Morell |
| | La Floresta |
| | L’Anoia |
|
When you are referring to parts of cities, capitalize terms such as
avinguda,
carrer,
carretera,
passeig and
plaça, even though these are lowercased in Catalan (see also
Place names in the section on translation).
| All Erasmus Week participants should be at the station in Plaça de Catalunya at 9 a.m. |
Compass directions should only be capitalized when they are part of the name of a recognized geographical or political region.
| The URV has established an agreement with Queen’s University, the leading university in Northern Ireland. |
| The URV is the university of southern Catalonia. |
