Olesa de Montserrat
Olesa de Montserrat 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 | |
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  Olesa de Montserrat Location in Catalonia  Olesa de Montserrat Olesa de Montserrat (Spain) | |
| Coordinates: 41°32′42″N 1°53′40″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 world-famous Passion play (La Passió d'Olesa), first documented in 1538. It achieved a world record in 1996, with 726 persons acting onstage at the same time.
Main sights
- Torre del Relotge
- Monastery of Sant Pere Sacama
- Rural chapel of Sant Salvador de les Espases
Twin towns
Nonantola, Italy
Weingarten, Germany
References
- "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.
External links
- Official site
- Government data pages (in Catalan)
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