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Gandesa

Municipality in Catalonia, Spain
Gandesa
Church door, Gandesa
Church door, Gandesa
Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 41°03′19′′N 0°26′23′′E / 41.05528°N 0.43972°E / 41.05528; 0.43972
Country  Spain
Community  Catalonia
Province Tarragona
Comarca Terra Alta
Government
 • MayorCarles Luz Muñoz (2015)[1]
Area
 • Total
71.2 km2 (27.5 sq mi)
Elevation368 m (1,207 ft)
Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Total
3,009
 • Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Climate Csa
Websitewww.gandesa.cat

Gandesa (Catalan pronunciation: [ɡanˈdeza] ) is the capital of the comarca of Terra Alta, in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain.

History

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In the place known as Coll del Moro there is an ancient Iberian archaeological site belonging to the Ilercavones tribe that lived in this area before Roman times.

Gandesa has a church with unusual and interesting sculptures on the Romanesque porch.[4]

The old winery of Gandesa, also known in Catalonia as one of the Wine Cathedrals, is from Modernisme and Noucentisme style and was designed by the architect Cèsar Martinell in 1919.

Gandesa was at the center of fighting during the Battle of the Ebro (Battle of Gandesa and Siege of Gandesa) in the Spanish Civil War. In the summer of 1938, Republican forces crossed the Ebro in an attempt to throw back the Nationalist armies of General Franco. This is mentioned in the ballad "Jamie Foyers" and Si me quieres escribir , also known as El Frente de Gandesa.[5] Now there is a museum devoted to the Battle of the Ebro in Gandesa.[6]

On 23 December 1948 an Iberia Airlines Douglas DC-3 crashed in bad weather near Gandesa killing all 27 occupants.

References

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  1. ^ "Ajuntament de Gandesa". Generalitat of Catalonia . Retrieved 2015年11月13日.
  2. ^ "El municipi en xifres: Gandesa". Statistical Institute of Catalonia . Retrieved 2015年11月23日.
  3. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  4. ^ Gandesa – A Church in New Catalonia
  5. ^ "Si me quieres escribir - Ya sabes mi paradero - El Frente de Gandesa - Los emboscados". Archived from the original on 2017年12月07日. Retrieved 2015年02月25日.
  6. ^ "Museo de Gandesa - CEBE - Centre d'Estudis de la batalla de l'Ebre". Archived from the original on 2011年04月29日. Retrieved 2011年04月27日.
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