The Tordera ( ca, La Tordera) is a
river
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...
of
Catalonia
Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy.
Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the north ...
(
Spain
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, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
). It flows through the town of
Tordera Tordera is a city in the comarca of Maresme, province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, situated 64 km from Barcelona and 36 km from Girona on the edge of the Montnegre natural park. Its population as of 2010 was 15,641.
The economy used ...
.
Course
The river is long. Its source is in the
Montseny Massif
Montseny () is a mountain range west of the coastal hills north of Barcelona. It is part of the Catalan Pre-Coastal Range.
Features
The Montseny massif is located within a triangle formed by the AP-7, C-17 and C-25 roads. It has the highest ...
, and it discharges in the
Mediterranean Sea
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. The river's average discharge is .
Its main
tributaries
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are the
Riera de Gualba,
Riera de Arbúcies,
Riera de Santa Coloma and the
Riera de Valmanya. The river runs through the
protected area
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s of the
Parc Natural del Montseny and the
Parc Natural del Montnegre i el Corredor.
The last stretch of the Tordera is a wide sandy bed subject to seasonal flow. The brackish lagoon in its final delta area is an important area for migratory birds.
[Desembocadura del riu Tordera; Zones humides de Catalunya - Generalitat de Catalunya]
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History
In the last week of January 1939 the 77th Division of the Spanish Republican Army
The Spanish Republican Army ( es, Ejército de la República Española) was the main branch of the Armed Forces of the Second Spanish Republic between 1931 and 1939.
It became known as People's Army of the Republic (''Ejército Popular de la Repú ...
, together with the 242nd Mixed Brigade
The 242nd Mixed Brigade ( es, 242.ª Brigada Mixta),Carlos Engel, ''Historia de las Brigadas Mixtas del E. P. de la República'', 1999 was a short-lived mixed brigade of the Spanish Republican Army in the Spanish Civil War.
Hastily formed in the ...
—which had not been ascribed to any division—,[SBHAC - Brigadas Mixtas del Ejército Popular, 242ª Brigada Mixta](_blank)
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along the course of the Tordera River
The Tordera ( ca, La Tordera) is a river of Catalonia (Spain). It flows through the town of Tordera.
Course
The river is long. Its source is in the Montseny Massif, and it discharges in the Mediterranean Sea. The river's average discharge is .
...
in order to halt the massive rebel offensive. The units took position along the course of the river east of the Montseny Massif
Montseny () is a mountain range west of the coastal hills north of Barcelona. It is part of the Catalan Pre-Coastal Range.
Features
The Montseny massif is located within a triangle formed by the AP-7, C-17 and C-25 roads. It has the highest ...
on 27 January.[Carlos Engel (1999), ''Historia de las Brigadas Mixtas del Ejército Popular de la República'', p. 227-228]
The effort, however, proved futile and in practice it became impossible for the Republican forces to put up any meaningful resistance, especially since the young, inexperienced and ill-equipped 242rd Mixed Brigade —posted at the lower course of the river— was not prepared for the battle and quickly fell into disarray and was overrun.
In the face of the powerful and steady enemy advance the 77th Division abandoned the defensive line along the Tordera and withdrew to the town of Vic
Vic (; es, Vic or Pancracio Celdrán (2004). Diccionario de topónimos españoles y sus gentilicios (5ª edición). Madrid: Espasa Calpe. p. 843. ISBN 978-84-670-3054-9. «Vic o Vich (viquense, vigitano, vigatán, ausense, ausetano, ausonense): ...
, which it lost on 1 February.
See also
*Montseny brook newt
The Montseny brook newt ( ca, tritó del Montseny; ''Calotriton arnoldi'') is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae. It is endemic to the Montseny Massif ( Catalan Pre-Coastal Range) in northeast Spain. Before it was formally des ...
* List of rivers of Catalonia {{short description, None
The rivers of Catalonia can be classified into four groups according to their source.
*Rivers of the Ebre basin, which can be further divided into:
**the lower basin of the Ebre itself, which corresponds with the ''comar ...
* List of rivers of Spain
This is an incomplete list of rivers that are at least partially in Spain. The rivers flowing into the sea are sorted along the coast. Rivers flowing into other rivers are listed by the rivers they flow into. Rivers in the mainland Iberian Peninsu ...
* Santa Fe Reservoir
The Santa Fe Reservoir ( ca, Pantà de Santa Fe) is a reservoir on the Riera de Gualba, a tributary of the Tordera River. It is located within the Fogars de Montclús municipal term, Catalonia, Spain.
The area is a popular destination for excu ...
References
External links
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Montseny Natural Park
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Rivers of Spain
Rivers of Catalonia