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.