Aldover (Catalan pronunciation: [aldoˈβe]) is a municipality in the comarca of Baix Ebre, in the province of Tarragona, in Catalonia, Spain.
Aldover | |
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 Abandoned train station in Aldover | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Aldover Location in Catalonia | |
| Coordinates: 40°52′54″N 0°30′04″E / 40.88167°N 0.50111°E | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Community |  Catalonia |
| Province | Tarragona |
| Comarca | Baix Ebre |
| Government | |
| • mayor | Rosalia Pegueroles Gisbert (2019)[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.2 km2 (7.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Population (2018)[3] | |
• Total | 838 |
| • Density | 41/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
There was a RENFE railway line from Tortosa to Alcañiz and Zaragoza that used to pass through this town until 1973.[4] This line was dismantled as a result of a 1962 World Bank report advising the Spanish State to concentrate investment in the great lines and to abandon the less profitable railways connecting rural areas. Since the line was terminated, the rails were pulled off and the Aldover train station buildings lie abandoned.
References
edit- ^ "Ajuntament d'Aldover". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
- ^ "El municipi en xifres: Aldover". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ El Punt - El cruel divorci entre Tortosa i el tren
External links
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- Government data pages (in Catalan)
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