El Pinell de Brai (Catalan pronunciation: [lo piˈneʎ ðe ˈβɾaj]) is a municipality in the comarca of la Terra Alta in Catalonia, Spain.
El Pinell de Brai | |
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 Cooperative building, El Pinell de Brai | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  El Pinell de Brai Location in Catalonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°01′02″N 0°30′56″E / 41.01722°N 0.51556°E | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Community |  Catalonia |
| Province | Tarragona |
| Comarca | Terra Alta |
| Government | |
| • mayor | Laura Vallespí Martí (2023)[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 57.0 km2 (22.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 101 m (331 ft) |
| Population (2018)[3] | |
• Total | 998 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (45/sq mi) |
| Climate | Csa |
| Website | www |
This town is located in a small plain surrounded by mountains including Serra de Pàndols and Serra de Cavalls. This area suffered badly during the Battle of the Ebro in the Spanish Civil War (1936–39). There is a point called Hill 705 Cota 705 on top of the highest peak of Serra de Pàndols range near the town on which stands a monument to those who died in the battles.[4] Like in Corbera d'Ebre, some of the town's houses destroyed in the Civil War have been kept as they are and are known as "The Fallen Houses" Les Cases Caigudes.
References
edit- ^ Laura Vallespí serà la nova alcaldessa del Pinell de Brai, amb un pacte entre Junts i la FIC Setmanari l'Ebre. Edició digital
- ^ "El municipi en xifres: El Pinell de Brai". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ The Battle of the Ebro in one day Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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- Pàgina web de l'Ajuntament
- Government data pages (in Catalan)
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