Bot, Tarragona Explained

Bot
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Spain Catalonia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Catalonia
Coordinates:41°N 23°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Spain
Subdivision Type1:Community
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2: Tarragona
Subdivision Type3:Comarca
Subdivision Name3:Terra Alta
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Lluís Andrés Agut Solé (2015)[1]
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:34.9
Population Density Km2:auto
Blank Name:Climate

Bot (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /ˈbɔt/) is a town located in the comarca of Terra Alta, province of Tarragona, in Catalonia, Spain. It is located between the Serra de la Solsida and the Serra dels Pesells ranges. In 2003 Bot had a total population of 793.

The people in the town of Bot have been traditionally engaged in wine production.

There was a Renfe railway line from Tortosa to Alcañiz and Zaragoza that used to pass through Bot until 1973.[3] This line was dismantled as a result of a 1962 World Bank report advising the Spanish State to concentrate investment in the great lines and to abandon the less profitable railways connecting rural areas. Since the line was terminated, the rails were pulled off and the Bot train station buildings lie abandoned. The train was affectionately known as "el tramvia" (the tramway) by locals.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ajuntament de Bot. Generalitat of Catalonia. 2015-11-13.
  2. Web site: El municipi en xifres: Bot. Statistical Institute of Catalonia. 2015-11-23.
  3. http://www.vilaweb.cat/www/elpunt/noticia?p_idcmp=3504938 El Punt - El cruel divorci entre Tortosa i el tren