Olesa de Montserrat
| Olesa de Montserrat | |||
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| Municipality | |||
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Olesa with Sant Salvador de les Espases in background | |||
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  Olesa de Montserrat Location in Catalonia | |||
| 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[2] | |||
| • Total | 16.6 km2 (6.4 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 124 m (407 ft) | ||
| Population (2014)[1] | |||
| • Total | 23,543 | ||
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi) | ||
| Website |
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Olesa de Montserrat is a municipality in the comarca of Baix Llobregat, in Catalonia, Spain.
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
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Nonantola, Italy -
Weingarten, Germany
References
- 1 2 "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.
- 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).
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