El Pinell de Brai

El Pinell de Brai
—  Municipality  —

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El Pinell de Brai
Location in Catalonia
Coordinates:
Country  Spain
Community  Catalonia
Province Tarragona
Comarca Terra Alta
Area
 • Total 57 km2 (22 sq mi)
Elevation 101 m (331 ft)
Population (2007)
 • Total 1,174
 • Density 20.6/km2 (53.3/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

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

This town is located in a small plain surrounded by mountains, like 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.[1] 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.

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