Terres de l'Ebre

Terres de l'Ebre (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈtɛrəz ðə ˈleβɾə], literally in English 'The Ebre Lands') is one of the seven territories defined by the Regional Plan of Catalonia. It is located in the south-west of Catalonia, in the southern part of river Ebre, and will be formed by four comarques: Baix Ebre, Montsià, Terra Alta and Ribera d'Ebre.[1]

Catalan regional plan 1995.
  •   Àmbit metropolità
  •   Alt Pirineu i Aran
  •   Camp de Tarragona
  •   Comarques Centrals
  •   Comarques Gironines
  •   Ponent
  •   Terres de l'Ebre

The northern coastal limit of the territory is marked by the Coll de Balaguer, a natural limit with the Camp de Tarragona.

It is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve since 2013[2] being the second territory in Catalonia to be awarded with this recognition, the first one being the Montseny Massif[3].

See also

References
  1. Vegueries (in Catalan, Spanish, English, and French)
  2. "Terres de lEbre Catalonia | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
  3. "Biosphere reserve". Terres de l'Ebre. 2015-03-17. Retrieved 2019-02-22.

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