Editing Flix, Spain

{{about|the town in Catalonia|other uses|Flix (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox settlement
| name                    = Flix
| native_name             = 
| settlement_type         = [[Municipalities of Catalonia|Municipality]]
| image_skyline           = Giants at the Fiesta.jpg
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| image_flag              = Bandera de Flix.svg
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| image_shield            = Escut de Flix.svg

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| pushpin_map             = Spain Catalonia
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| pushpin_map_caption     = Location in Catalonia
| coordinates             = {{coord|41.234|0.556|region:ES-CT_type:city(4006)|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_type        = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name        = {{flag|Spain}}
| subdivision_type1       = [[Autonomous communities of Spain|Community]]
| subdivision_name1       = {{flag|Catalonia}}
| subdivision_type2       = [[Provinces of Spain|Province]]
| subdivision_name2       = [[Tarragona]]
| subdivision_type3       = [[Comarques of Catalonia|Comarca]]
| subdivision_name3       = [[Ribera d'Ebre]]
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| leader_party            = 
| leader_title            = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name             = Marc Mur Bages (2015)<ref name=municat>{{cite web|url=http://aplicacions.municat.gencat.cat/index.php?page=consulta&mostraEns=4306070005|title=Ajuntament de Flix|publisher=[[Generalitat of Catalonia]]|access-date=2015-11-13}}</ref>
| area_footnotes          = <ref name=idescat>{{cite web|url=http://www.idescat.cat/emex/?lang=en&id=430607|title=El municipi en xifres: Flix|publisher=[[Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya|Statistical Institute of Catalonia]]|access-date=2015-11-23}}</ref>
| area_total_km2          = 116.9
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| elevation_m             = 48
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| population_demonym      = Flixenc
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| website                 = {{URL|flix.cat}}
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'''Flix''' ({{IPA|ca|ˈfliʃ}}) is a town in the ''[[Comarques of Catalonia|comarca]]'' of [[Ribera d'Ebre]], [[Catalonia]], Spain.<ref>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).
</ref> Situated on a promontory by the [[Ebro]] river, the town occupied an important strategic position. Situated on the [[Madrid]]&ndash;[[Barcelona]] 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.

==History==
[[Image:Descontaminació Pantà Flix 1.JPG|thumb|left|The Flix reservoir and the controversial chemical plant]]
Flix was the site of a battle in the [[Spanish Civil War]] in 1938. The [[Battle of the Iron Bridge]] was fought between the [[International Brigades]] and the Fascists<ref>El Pais, 22 August 2009, page 1 of supplement</ref> as part of the [[Battle of the Ebro]]. The operation was initially a success for the republicans with the construction of the iron bridge nearly complete by the 3rd Division.<ref>[http://balagan.org.uk/war/iberia/1936/ebro_offensive.htm Ebro Offensive] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081223035335/http://balagan.org.uk/war/iberia/1936/ebro_offensive.htm |date=2008-12-23 }}, accessed August 2009</ref> However at the end they had lost 3,000 soldiers and the battle. Today there is a memorial to this battle at Flix.

In 2005, the existence of a vast [[polluted]] area on the shores of the Flix Reservoir was disclosed. The [[environmental disaster]] involving large quantities of [[toxic waste]] was caused by the [[Ercros]] [[chemical factory]], located by the shore of the artificial lake.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://paper.avui.cat/societat/detail.php?id=1563 |title=El Síndic vol la neteja del pantà de Flix |access-date=2011-04-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002083816/http://paper.avui.cat/societat/detail.php?id=1563 |archive-date=2011-10-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Following this disclosure, an ambitious plan to clean up the area was drawn.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://paper.avui.cat/societat/detail.php?id=146495 |title=Els pous de la discòrdia |access-date=2011-04-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002083823/http://paper.avui.cat/societat/detail.php?id=146495 |archive-date=2011-10-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref> This plan involves the building of containment barriers and the removal and treatment of the hazardous chemical waste.<ref>[http://www.avui.cat/cat/notices/2010/02/comencen_les_obres_de_col_locacio_de_la_barrera_que_aillara_els_llots_toxics_del_panta_de_flix_duran_86640.php Comencen les obres de col·locació de la barrera que aïllarà els llots tòxics del pantà de Flix durant la descontaminació]</ref>

== Demography ==
The population of Flix has grown since 1900 and peaked in the 1980s.<ref name=stat>[http://www.idescat.cat/territ/BasicTerr?TC=3&V0=1&V1=43060 Statistical information - Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya], accessed August 2009 {{in lang|ca}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="15%" | 1900
! width="15%" | 1930
! width="15%" | 1950
! width="15%" | 1970
! width="15%" | 1986
! width="15%" | 2008
|-
| align="center" | 2516
| align="center" | 3374
| align="center" | 4272
| align="center" | 5116
| align="center" | 5003
| align="center" | 4054
|-
|}

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Flix, Catalonia|Flix}}
*[http://www.flix.cat/ Official website] {{in lang|ca}}
* [http://aplicacions.municat.gencat.cat/index.php?page=consulta&mostraEns=4306070005 Government data pages] {{in lang|ca}}


{{Geographic location
|Centre = Flix
|N  = [[La Granadella]]<br>[[Bovera]]
|NE = [[Bellaguarda]]<br>[[Margalef]]
|E  = [[La Bisbal de Montsant]]<br>[[La Palma d'Ebre]]
|SE = [[Vinebre]]
|S  = [[Ascó]]
|SW = 
|W  = [[Riba-roja d'Ebre]]
|NW = [[Llardecans]]<br>[[Maials]]
}}

{{Ribera d'Ebre}}
{{Municipalities in Tarragona|state=autocollapse}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Municipalities in Ribera d'Ebre]]
[[Category:Populated places in Ribera d'Ebre]]