Santa Bàrbara, Tarragona Explained

Santa Bàrbara
Settlement Type:Municipality
Flag Size:130px
Pushpin Map:Spain Catalonia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Catalonia
Coordinates:40.7169°N 0.4978°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Spain
Subdivision Type1:Community
Subdivision Name1:Catalonia
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Tarragona
Subdivision Type3:Comarca
Subdivision Name3:Montsià
Leader Title:mayor
Leader Name:Alfred Blanch Farnós (2015)[1]
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:28.2
Elevation M:79
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:Planer, planera
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Postal Code:43138
Area Code:(+34) ...
Registration Plate:T

Santa Bàrbara (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /ˈsanta ˈβaɾβaɾa/) is a municipality in the comarca of Montsià in Catalonia, Spain.

Santa Bàrbara is part of the Taula del Sénia free association of municipalities.

Geography

This town is located in a plain at the northern end of the Serra de Godall, at the crossing of the roads between Tortosa and Ulldecona and between Amposta and La Galera. It was an important resting point for wayfarers and transhumant cattle herders using the system of ancient passages known as lligallos in the past. The town had roadside inns where travelers could rest and recover from the day's journey and it still has some mid-range hotels and restaurants.

The RENFE railway line from Valencia to Tortosa used to pass through this town before 1990.[3] Since the Tortosa-Ferreries-Roquetes-Vinallop-Santa Bàrbara section of the line was eliminated, the rails were pulled off and the Santa Bàrbara train station buildings lie abandoned .

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ajuntament de Santa Bàrbara. Generalitat of Catalonia. 2015-11-13.
  2. Web site: El municipi en xifres: Santa Bàrbara. 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