Flix

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Province: Tarragona | Shire: Ribera d'Ebre | Inhabitants: 4.061 | Extension: 116,9 Km2 | Altitude: 47 m

Flix is ??a municipality in the comarca of Ribera d'Ebre. It is located north of the county and in the bend of a river, a loop, and it seems that this is the origin of the Latin word which has evolved its toponym flexus. Flix The term of the three entities forming population which now form a continuous urban area. Flix are the core of the Colony and Camellarets Factory.'s Also the core of the Masos Flix is now uninhabited.

Within the term of Flix found several traces of Iberian settlements and even earlier. On one side is the town located in the Valley of Sebes, the Castle, the canyon and Castellons Mosselló. On all these points have been found remains of ceramics, walls, tombs and other material. On the other hand, during the Middle Ages, it happens the Arab conquest and reconquest of the territory thereof held by Ramon Berenguer IV.

From that time, the castle became part first and then the other one. It was passed from hand to hand, the scene of battles and suffered several attacks and burning and some other defense.

In the late nineteenth century, the town of Flix was an important center to host an electro twist, this will mark the steps from now until our days. For this reason he received several air attacks, which increased during the Civil War. It became a besieged population, too, the close proximity to the area of the Battle of the Ebro and even remained deserted for much of this period and once completed, it lost much of its population.

Today the population of Flix has opened several scenarios to present its history and has done so through guided tours that provide insight into the castle, the bomb shelter and the old quarter of the population. As for the natural environment found Mas Director today is an interpretation center for birds and other topics related to the immediate environment. Also meander Flix, a picnic area and barbecues, and the GR-99 road going Reinosa Ebro, in the birth of the Ebro river, and reaches Mora d'Ebre. The road has a length of about 1,150 kilometers in total.

What to do

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Where to sleep

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Weather forecast

23-07-2024
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Source: Dades Obertes de la Generalitat de Catalunya

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