Opening of the refuge of the Civil War at carrer Creud in Cambrils

Cambrils. Costa Dorada. Tomorrow, Saturday  december, 5th 2009 at 12 noon inaugurated the renovation of the shelter of the Civil War of carrer Creus. In this area the City of Cambrils started in September 2007, the work of recovery and valuation of the public construction appeared early in 2006 during renovation of the streets. In particular, the middle of the front of the church, appeared one of the three had access to such construction which protect civilians from air strikes Franco's army. The urbanization of the street allowed Crosses locate another access, near the junction with Calle Rovira. The shelter of the street you think 1937 is built from a shelter for one photo taken with the work of local and indoor. The tickets were located across the street number 37 and inside of the current Collective Vedruna, was seized at that time and was used as headquarters of the union UGT, currently, the latter access is blinded. The gallery is close between 8 and 10 feet deep. Its winding route was planned to reduce the effect of the shock wave of bombs. Towards the middle of his journey was to enable a ventilation tube to the conditions of stay inside were not so painful. Rehabilitation of the refuge that has now ended, was a project included in the activities referred to in the Old Town Neighborhood Plan Cambrils, funded equally by the City of Cambrils and the Department of Territorial Policy and Public Works Generalitat of Catalonia. All work done to date, will become the refuge with a place to meet a very important period for the country's history as the Civil War. At the opening ceremony involved Secretary of Institutional Relations and Participation, Josep Vendrell, the mayor of Cambrils, Robert Benaiges; the councilman of Culture of the Municipality of Cambrils, Joan Recasens, and the Promotion of City Councilman Oliver Klein . Also attending the event the Director of Regional Services Department of the Interior, Institutional Relations and Participation in Tarragona, Hydrangea level. During the Civil War, Cambrils directly suffered the consequences of armed conflict. The council had continued to live the way of troops, wounded, ammunition .. but suffered several air raids. Between 19 July 1937 and 10 December 1938, the city suffered more than 15 air strikes that caused at least 11 deaths. The presence of communication infrastructures, the transit of troops to the front and its proximity to Reus and Tarragona Cambrils became the target of such attacks.  

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