Olivella Knowpia

Olivella
Olivella
Municipality
	Olivella and its church
	Coat of arms
	Olivella Location in Catalonia Olivella Olivella (Spain)
	Coordinates: 41°19′0″N 1°49′0″E / 41.31667°N 1.81667°E
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Barcelona
Comarca	Garraf
Government
• Mayor	Marta Verdejo Sánchez (2015)
Area
• Total	38.8 km2 (15.0 sq mi)
Elevation	211 m (692 ft)
Population (2018)
• Total	3,729
• Density	96/km2 (250/sq mi)
Postal code	08818
Website	olivella.cat

Olivella (Catalan pronunciation: [uliˈβeʎə]) is a municipality in Catalonia, in the province of Barcelona, Spain. It is situated in the comarca of Garraf.

History edit

Buddhist monastery in Olivella

The first known village in the area was founded in 992 around a castle known as Castell vell. The inhabitants lived off dryland agriculture. This initial nucleus was almost abandoned after the black plague caused numerous deaths.

The area was resettled in the 14th century and gradually prospered. Nowadays there are some new housing developments in the area as well as the "Sakya Tashi Ling"^[4] Buddhist monastery, located in Plana Novella.

Geography edit

The village is located in the Garraf Massif, in a natural park area, not far from Barcelona.

References edit

^ "Ajuntament d'Olivella". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
^ "El municipi en xifres: Olivella". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
^ AADD. Museus i Centres de Patrimoni Cultural a Catalunya, Departament de Cultura de la Generalitat de Catalunya, Barcelona 2010, ISBN 84-393-5437-1