Serra de Cavalls is a mountain chain located at the southern end of the

Catalan Pre-Coastal Range The Catalan Pre-Coastal Range () is a system of mountain ranges running parallel to the Mediterranean Sea coast in Catalonia. It is part of the Catalan Mediterranean System. Its main axis runs between the Catalan Transversal Range and the Ser ...

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. The ridge's highest point is Punta Redona (659.2 m). This mountain range lies within the

Benissanet Benissanet () is a municipality in the comarca of Ribera d'Ebre in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationalities and regions of Spain, nationality'' by its Statute of Au ...

Gandesa Gandesa () 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 ...

and

El Pinell de Brai 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 including Serra de Pàndols and Serra de Cavalls. This area suffered badly during th ...

municipal term. On the northern side are two ridges of parallel foothills called Serra del Pebre and Serra de Santa Madrona. Its northern prolongation is known as Serra de la Vall de la Torre.

Recent history

These mountains, along with Serra de Pàndols further south and Serra de la Fatarella in the north, were the scenario of bloody battles during the

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in the

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(1936 - 39). The Ebro Battle was also the last action of the

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, who were withdrawn midway through it. In nearby Serra de Pàndols stands a monument to those who died in the battles on Hill 705. Currently there is a project to install

wind turbine A wind turbine is a device that wind power, converts the kinetic energy of wind into electrical energy. , hundreds of thousands of list of most powerful wind turbines, large turbines, in installations known as wind farms, were generating over ...

s on the Serra de Pàndols and Serra de Cavalls which has met with public protests. There is also opposition to the attempt to locate a vast

rubbish dump A landfill is a site for the disposal of waste materials. It is the oldest and most common form of waste disposal, although the systematic burial of waste with daily, intermediate and final covers only began in the 1940s. In the past, waste was ...

in an area that is very close to these mountains.No a l’abocador. Pinell de Brai -Terra Alta
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References

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

External links

Serres de Pàndols-Cavalls, proposta d'ampliació del Parc Natural del Port

Pinell de Brai Town Hall Webpage
{{catalonia-geo-stub Military history of Catalonia Cavalls

Recent history

See also

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