Serra de Pàndols is a

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mountain chain located at the southern end of the

Catalan Pre-Coastal Range The Catalan Pre-Coastal Range ( ca, Serralada Prelitoral Catalana) is a system of mountain ranges running parallel to the Mediterranean Sea coast in Catalonia. It is part of the Catalan Mediterranean System. Its main axis runs between the Catalan ...

, in

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. There is a project to install

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s on the Serra de Pàndols and neighboring Serra de Cavalls which has met with public protests. The Serra de Paüls mountain range is located to the south of this range.

Hill 705

The ridge's highest point is Punta Alta (705.5 m). This summit was known as Hill 705 (''Cota 705'') during the

Battle of the Ebro The Battle of the Ebro ( es, Batalla del Ebro, ca, Batalla de l'Ebre) was the longest and largest battle of the Spanish Civil War and the greatest, in terms of manpower, logistics and material ever fought on Spanish soil. It took place between Ju ...

, the bloodiest and most protracted series of combats in the

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(1936–39). The Battle was also the last action of the

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, who were withdrawn midway through it. Close to the peak stands a monument to those who died in the battles.The Battle of the Ebro in one day
Hill 705 was a key position to control the Serra de Pàndols range at the time of the Battle of the Ebro. The summit lies within the Pinell de Brai municipal term.

References

Bibliography

*Jaume Aguadé i Sordé, ''El diari de guerra de Lluís Randé i Inglés; Batalles del Segre i de l’Ebre i camps de concentració (abril 1938 - juliol 1939)'', El Tinter

External links

Serres de Pàndols-Cavalls, proposta d'ampliació del Parc Natural del Port

Pinell de Brai Town Hall Webpage
Pandols Military history of Catalonia {{catalonia-geo-stub

Hill 705

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