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Aldover

Coordinates: 40°52′54″N 0°30′04″E / 40.88167°N 0.50111°E / 40.88167; 0.50111
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Aldover
Abandoned train station in Aldover
Abandoned train station in Aldover
Coat of arms of Aldover
Aldover is located in Catalonia
Aldover
Aldover
Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 40°52′54″N 0°30′04″E / 40.88167°N 0.50111°E / 40.88167; 0.50111
Country Spain
Community Catalonia
ProvinceTarragona
ComarcaBaix Ebre
Government
 • mayorRosalia Pegueroles Gisbert (2019)[1]
Area
 • Total20.2 km2 (7.8 sq mi)
Elevation
14 m (46 ft)
Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Total838
 • Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Websitewww.aldover.altanet.org

Aldover (Catalan pronunciation: [aldoˈβe]) is a municipality in the comarca of Baix Ebre, in the province of Tarragona, in Catalonia, Spain.

There was a RENFE railway line from Tortosa to Alcañiz and Zaragoza that used to pass through this town until 1973.[4] 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 Aldover train station buildings lie abandoned.

References

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  1. ^ "Ajuntament d'Aldover". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  2. ^ "El municipi en xifres: Aldover". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  4. ^ El Punt - El cruel divorci entre Tortosa i el tren
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