El Pinell de Brai

El Pinell de Brai (Catalan pronunciation: [lo piˈneʎ ðe ˈβɾaj]) is a municipality in the comarca of la Terra Alta in Catalonia, Spain. It has a population of 979 (register office, 2024) .

El Pinell de Brai
Municipality
Cooperative building, El Pinell de Brai
Flag Coat of arms
El Pinell de Brai Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 41°01′02″N 0°30′56″E
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Tarragona
Comarca	Terra Alta
Government
• mayor	Laura Vallespí Martí (2023)[1]
Area [2]
• Total	57.0 km2 (22.0 sq mi)
Elevation	101 m (331 ft)
Population  (2018)[3]
• Total	998
• Density	18/km2 (45/sq mi)
Climate	Csa
Website	www.pinelldebrai.altanet.org

This town is located in a small plain surrounded by mountains including Serra de Pàndols and Serra de Cavalls. This area suffered badly during the Battle of the Ebro in the Spanish Civil War (1936–39). There is a point called Hill 705 Cota 705 on top of the highest peak of Serra de Pàndols range near the town on which stands a monument to those who died in the battles.^[4] Like in Corbera d'Ebre, some of the town's houses destroyed in the Civil War have been kept as they are and are known as "The Fallen Houses" Les Cases Caigudes.