Flix
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Coordinates: 41°14′02″N 0°33′22″E / 41.234°N 0.556°E | |
Country | Spain |
Community | Catalonia |
Province | Tarragona |
Comarca | Ribera d'Ebre |
Government | |
• Mayor | Marc Mur Bages (2015)[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 116.9 km2 (45.1 sq mi) |
Elevation | 48 m (157 ft) |
Population (2018)[3] | |
• Total | 3,491 |
• Density | 30/km2 (77/sq mi) |
Demonym | Flixenc |
Website | flix |
Flix (Catalan pronunciation:
One of the main tourist attractions is fishing in the horseshoe-shaped bend in the river (day ticket). Every year there is a large international fishing competition in Flix.
History
Flix was the site of a battle in the Spanish Civil War in 1938. The Battle of the Iron Bridge was fought between the International Brigades and the Fascists[5] as part of the Battle of the Ebro. The operation was initially a success for the republicans with the construction of the iron bridge nearly complete by the 3rd Division.[6] However at the end they had lost 3,000 soldiers and the battle. Today there is a memorial to this battle at Flix.
In 2005, the existence of a vast
Demography
The population of Flix has grown since 1900 and peaked in the 1980s.[10]
1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1986 | 2008 |
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2516 | 3374 | 4272 | 5116 | 5003 | 4054 |
References
- Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ISBN 84-87135-02-1(Catalan).
- ^ El Pais, 22 August 2009, page 1 of supplement
- ^ Ebro Offensive Archived 2008-12-23 at the Wayback Machine, accessed August 2009
- ^ "El Síndic vol la neteja del pantà de Flix". Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2011-04-30.
- ^ "Els pous de la discòrdia". Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2011-04-30.
- ^ Comencen les obres de col·locació de la barrera que aïllarà els llots tòxics del pantà de Flix durant la descontaminació
- ^ Statistical information - Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya, accessed August 2009 (in Catalan)
External links
- Official website (in Catalan)
- Government data pages (in Catalan)