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Gandesa
Municipality
Church door, Gandesa
Church door, Gandesa
Coat of arms of Gandesa
Coat of arms
Gandesa is located in Catalonia
Gandesa
Gandesa
Location in Catalonia
Country  Spain
Community  Catalonia
Province Tarragona
Comarca Terra Alta
Area
 • Total 71.2 km2 (27.5 sq mi)
Elevation
368 m (1,207 ft)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total 3,009
 • Density 42.26/km2 (109.46/sq mi)
Climate Csa

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

History

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.

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. Now there is a museum devoted to the Battle of the Ebro in Gandesa.

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

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Gandesa para niños

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