Corbera d'Ebre
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Corbera d'Ebre is a municipality
in the comarca
of la Terra Alta
in
Catalonia
, Spain
.
This town was thoroughly destroyed during the Battle of the Ebro
in the Spanish Civil War
(1936 - 39).
The lower part of the town has been rebuilt but the higher part, including the old church on the hill, has been kept as a reminder, with marked paths in a circuit known as Centre d'interpretació de la batalla de l'Ebre.
There is also a museum with Civil War artifacts and memorabilia in Corbera.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the comarca
Comarques of Catalonia
This is a list of the comarques of Catalonia . A comarca is roughly equivalent to a US "county" or a UK "district". However, in the context of Catalonia, the term "county" can be a bit misleading, because in medieval Catalonia, the most important rulers were counts, notably the Counts of Barcelona...
of la Terra Alta
Terra Alta
Terra Alta is a sparsely populated inland comarca in Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Gandesa. It is also known as Castellania, a name dating back to its medieval status as a fiefdom held by the Order of Knights of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem under the Crown of Aragon.- Municipalities...
in
Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
.
This town was thoroughly destroyed during the Battle of the Ebro
Battle of the Ebro
The Battle of the Ebro was the longest and bloodiest battle of the Spanish Civil War...
in the Spanish Civil War
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939...
(1936 - 39).
The lower part of the town has been rebuilt but the higher part, including the old church on the hill, has been kept as a reminder, with marked paths in a circuit known as Centre d'interpretació de la batalla de l'Ebre.
There is also a museum with Civil War artifacts and memorabilia in Corbera.