Serra de Pàndols
{{Short description|Mountain chain in Spain}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Serra de Pàndols
| photo = Serradepandols20.JPG
| photo_caption = Serra de Pàndols seen from Hill 705
| elevation_m = 705
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| map = Spain Catalonia
| range_coordinates =
| map_caption = Catalonia, Spain
| location = Terra Alta, Spain
| range = Catalan Pre-Coastal Range
| coordinates = {{coord|41|01|13.68|N|00|27|27.88|E|type:mountain_region:ES-CT_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref =
| type = Limestone
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| easiest_route = Drive from Gandesa or El Pinell de Brai
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Serra de Pàndols is a limestone mountain chain located at the southern end of the Catalan Pre-Coastal Range, in Catalonia, Spain.{{cite web|url=http://www.icc.cat/vissir2/ |title=Mapa Topogràfic de Catalunya|publisher= Institut Cartogràfic de Catalunya|accessdate=9 September 2010}}
There is a project to install wind turbines on the Serra de Pàndols and neighboring Serra de Cavalls which has met with public protests.Edmon Castell i Oriol Nel·lo El parc eòlic de les Serres de Pàndols i Cavalls. Energia, valors ambientals i memòria històrica (Ed.). 2003. Aquí, No! Els conflictes territorials a Catalunya. Barcelona: Editorial Empúries. The Serra de Paüls mountain range is located to the south of this range.
Hill 705
The ridge's highest point is Punta Alta (705.5 m). This summit was known as Hill 705 (Cota 705) during the Battle of the Ebro, the bloodiest and most protracted series of combats in the Spanish Civil War (1936–39). The Battle was also the last action of the International Brigades, who were withdrawn midway through it.
Close to the peak stands a monument to those who died in the battles.[http://www.batallaebre.org/english/ruta1.pdf The Battle of the Ebro in one day] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719165457/http://www.batallaebre.org/english/ruta1.pdf |date=2011-07-19 }} Hill 705 was a key position to control the Serra de Pàndols range at the time of the Battle of the Ebro. The summit lies within the Pinell de Brai municipal term.
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|File:Britishv-cota705.JPG plaque honoring the British volunteer soldiers of the International Brigades who died in combat on cota 705.]] |File:Monument-cota705.JPG in the battles located on Hill 705]] |
See also
References
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Bibliography
- Jaume Aguadé i Sordé, El diari de guerra de Lluís Randé i Inglés; Batalles del Segre i de l’Ebre i camps de concentració (abril 1938 - juliol 1939), El Tinter {{ISBN|84-9791-082-6}}
External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110726092937/http://www.gepec.org/ftp/ampliacioport.pdf Serres de Pàndols-Cavalls, proposta d'ampliació del Parc Natural del Port]
- [http://www.pinelldebrai.altanet.org/ Pinell de Brai Town Hall Webpage]
- [http://www.tinet.cat/~cebe/catala/batalla.htm La Batalla de l'Ebre]
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Category:Military history of Catalonia
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