Olivella
Olivella is a municipality in Catalonie, in the province o Barcelona, Spain. It is situatit in the comarca o Garraf.
Olivella | |
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 Olivella an its kirk | |
 Coat airms | |
  Olivella Location in Catalonie | |
| Coordinates: 41°19′0″N 1°49′0″E / 41.31667°N 1.81667°E | |
| Kintra |  Spain |
| Commonty |  Catalonie |
| Province | Barcelona |
| Comarca | Garraf |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Joaquim Mas Rius |
| Area | |
| • Total | 38.75 km2 (14.96 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 211 m (692 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,405 |
| • Density | 88/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 08818 |
| Website | Offeecial wabsteid |
History eedit
The first kent veelage in the area wis foondit in 992 aroond a castle kent as Castell vell. The indwallers lived off dryland agriculture. This initial nucleus wis awmaist abandoned efter the black plague caused numerous daiths.
The area wis resettled in the 14t century an gradually prospered. Nowadays thare are some new housing developments in the area as well as the "Sakya Tashi Ling".[1] Buddhist monastery, locatit in Plana Novella.
Geografie eedit
The veelage is locatit in the Garraf Massif, in a natural pairk area, no far frae Barcelona.
References eedit
- ↑ AADD. Museus i Centres de Patrimoni Cultural a Catalunya, Departament de Cultura de la Generalitat de Catalunya, Barcelona 2010, ISBN 84-393-5437-1
Freemit airtins eedit
Media relatit tae Olivella at Wikimedia Commons