Flix, Spain

Flix
Flag of Flix
Coat of arms of Flix
Flix is located in Catalonia
Flix
Flix
Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 41°14′02″N 0°33′22″E / 41.234°N 0.556°E / 41.234; 0.556
Country Spain
Community Catalonia
ProvinceTarragona
ComarcaRibera d'Ebre
Government
 • MayorMarc Mur Bages (2015)[1]
Area
 • Total116.9 km2 (45.1 sq mi)
Elevation
48 m (157 ft)
Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Total3,491
 • Density30/km2 (77/sq mi)
DemonymFlixenc
Websiteflix.cat

Flix (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈfliʃ]) is a town in the comarca of Ribera d'Ebre, Catalonia, Spain.[4] Situated on a promontory by the Ebro river, the town occupied an important strategic position. Situated on the MadridBarcelona railway line, it expanded in the early twentieth century with the construction of a hydroelectric power station in 1948 and a large chemical plant, Electroquímica de Flix.

One of the main tourist attractions is fishing in the horseshoe-shaped bend in the river (day ticket). Every year there is a large international fishing competition in Flix.

  1. ^ "Ajuntament de Flix". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ^ "El municipi en xifres: Flix". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  4. ^ Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).