Deltebre is a municipality in the comarca of the Baix Ebre in Catalonia, Spain. It was created in 1977 when the communities of Jesús i Maria and la Cava seceded from the municipality of Tortosa. The municipality occupies much of the northern half of the Ebre delta, on the left bank of the river. The cultivation of rice and tourism are the major industries.
Population: 11,751
Latitude: 40° 43' 9.98" N
Longitude: 0° 42' 30.06" E
The term Catalan Countries (Catalan: Països Catalans, Eastern Catalan: [pəˈizus kətəˈɫans], Western Catalan: [paˈizos kataˈlans]; Spanish: Países Catalanes; French: Pays catalans) is a direct translation into English of the Catalan term Països Catal…
The Los Alfaques disaster was a road accident and tanker explosion which occurred on 11 July 1978 in Alcanar, near Tarragona, in Spain. The tanker truck was loaded with 23 tons of highly flammable liquefied propylene.
Baix Ebre (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈbaʃ ˈeβɾə], locally: [ˈbajʃ ˈeβɾe], "Lower Ebro") is a comarca (county), on the coast in southern Catalonia, Spain.
Montsià (Catalan pronunciation: [munsiˈa]) is the southernmost comarca (county) of Catalonia in Spain.
Ilercavonia (Catalan: Ilercavònia, Spanish: Ilercavonia) is an ancient comarca of Spain formerly populated by the ancient Iberian tribe known as Ilercavones. It is a greater comarca made up of smaller ones.
The Diocese of Tortosa is a Roman Catholic diocese in Catalonia and Valencian Country. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Tarragona.
Serra del Montsià (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈsɛrə ðəɫ munsiˈa], locally: [ˈsɛra ðeɫ monsiˈa]) is a 14.5 km long mountain range in Catalonia. It gives its name to the Montsià, the southernmost comarca (county) of Catalonia.
Ametlla de Mar Observatory is an astronomical observatory situated in L'Ametlla de Mar, Catalonia with the IAU observatory code 946. It is operated by Jaume Nomen, and takes part in Unicorn Project and Minor Planet Astrometry.