El fortín de Cunit. Recreación didáctica de estructuras defensivas

Abstract

During the Spanish Civil War concrete forts were widely used for defensive purposes. In Catalonia they were applied to coastal defense. A significant part of these fortifications is preserved, and some have even been restored. Cunit (Tarragona) is a unique case. The focus is not on recovery or reconstruction, but on recreation. One of the most significant forts in the town, the «Fortí del Torrent», located near the beach, was completely razed during the seventies of the last century. In 2021, it was decided to partially recreate the missing building, for educational and tourist purposes. The process, designed by the DIDPATRI research group of the University of Barcelona, ​​involved a unique experience of historical memory and heritage, centered on the recreation of a missing artifact. In this sense, the intervention (with its problems and successes) constitutes a model with possibilities of reapplying.