El Pinell de Brai

El Pinell de Brai is a municipality in the comarca of la Terra Alta in Catalonia, Europe.

El Pinell de Brai
Municipality
Cooperative building, El Pinell de Brai
Cooperative building, El Pinell de Brai
Flag of El Pinell de Brai
Flag
Coat of arms of El Pinell de Brai
Coat of arms
El Pinell de Brai is located in Catalonia
El Pinell de Brai
El Pinell de Brai
Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 41°01′02″N 0°30′56″E
Country Spain
Community Catalonia
ProvinceTarragona
ComarcaTerra Alta
Government
 • mayorMarc Martínez Aroca (2015)[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total57.0 km2 (22.0 sq mi)
Elevation
101 m (331 ft)
Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Total998
 • Density18/km2 (45/sq mi)
ClimateCsa
Websitewww.pinelldebrai.altanet.org

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
  1. "Ajuntament del Pinell de Brai". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. "El municipi en xifres: El Pinell de Brai". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  4. The Battle of the Ebro in one day Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
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