This is the 2201st most frequent Catalan word.
coneixia
"Knew" (imperfect past tense of "know").
The word 'coneixia' here indicates an ongoing knowledge or familiarity with the city in the past, relating to habitual action or experience.
Coneixia la ciutat molt bé perquè hi havia viscut durant anys.
I knew the city very well because I had lived there for years.
Here 'coneixia' refers to possessing some information or awareness in the past prior to the described event.
Quan la vaig veure per primera vegada, coneixia el seu nom perquè me n'havien parlat.
When I saw her for the first time, I knew her name because they had told me about her.
In this context, 'coneixia' denotes having met and being familiar with various people during a certain time frame in the past.