Gandesa

Gandesa municipality
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Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Catalonia
Province :	Tarragona
Comarca :	Terra Alta
Coordinates	41 ° 3 '  N , 0 ° 26'  E Coordinates: 41 ° 3 '  N , 0 ° 26'  E
Height :	168  msnm
Area :	71.2 km²
Residents :	3,064 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	43.03 inhabitants / km²
Municipality number  ( INE ):	43064
administration
Official language :	Castilian , Catalan
Mayor :	Miquel J. Aubà i Fleix
Website :	www.gandesa.altanet.org
Location of the municipality

Gandesa is a Catalan city ​​in the province of Tarragona in northeastern Spain . It is the capital of the Comarca Terra Alta .

Geographical location

Gandesa is about 70 kilometers west of Tarragona .

economy

Viticulture is a major industry in the city. In addition, almonds and olives are grown. The industrial focus is on the further processing of these products.

history

Gandesa was the scene of major battles of the Carlist Wars and the Battle of the Ebro in the Spanish Civil War .

Attractions

The cooperative's winery was built in 1919 by Cèsar Martinell in the style of a “wine cathedral”.

Web links

Commons : Gandesa  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).