Olivella | |
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Municipality | |
Olivella an its kirk | |
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 |
Olivella is a municipality in Catalonie, in the province o Barcelona, Spain. It is situatit in the comarca o Garraf.
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.
The veelage is locatit in the Garraf Massif, in a natural pairk area, no far frae Barcelona.