Olesa de Montserrat (Catalan pronunciation: [uˈlɛzə ðə munsəˈrat]) is a municipality in the comarca of Baix Llobregat, in Catalonia, Spain.
Olesa de Montserrat | |
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 Olesa with Sant Salvador de les Espases in background | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Olesa de Montserrat Location in Catalonia  Olesa de Montserrat Olesa de Montserrat (Spain) | |
| Coordinates: 41°32′42″N 1°53′40″E / 41.54500°N 1.89444°E | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Community |  Catalonia |
| Province | Barcelona |
| Comarca | Baix Llobregat |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Maria del Pilar Puimedon Monclús (2015)[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.6 km2 (6.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 124 m (407 ft) |
| Population (2018)[3] | |
• Total | 23,779 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
Olesa de Montserrat is well known around the nearby places because of its olive oil and textile production, but especially because of its Passion play (La Passió d'Olesa), first documented in 1538. It achieved a world record in 1996, with 726 people acting onstage at the same time.
Main sights
edit- Torre del Relotge
- Monastery of Sant Pere Sacama
- Rural chapel of Sant Salvador de les Espases
Twin towns
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Nonantola, Italy
Weingarten, Germany
References
edit- ^ "Ajuntament d'Olesa de Montserrat". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ "El municipi en xifres: Olesa de Montserrat". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- 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).
External links
edit- Official site
- Government data pages (in Catalan)
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