Olesa de Montserrat
Olesa de Montserrat municipality | ||
---|---|---|
coat of arms | Map of Spain | |
|
||
Basic data | ||
Autonomous Community : | Catalonia | |
Province : | Barcelona | |
Comarca : | Baix Llobregat | |
Coordinates | 41 ° 33 ' N , 1 ° 53' E | |
Height : | 124 msnm | |
Area : | 16.63 km² | |
Residents : | 23,904 (Jan. 1, 2019) | |
Population density : | 1,437.4 inhabitants / km² | |
Municipality number ( INE ): | 08147 | |
administration | ||
Official language : | Castilian , Catalan | |
Mayor : | Jaume Monné | |
Website : | www.olesam.cat |
Olesa de Montserrat is a Catalan city in the comarca of Baix Llobregat (province of Barcelona). On January 1, 2019, 23,904 people lived here on an area of 16.75 km² .
Olesa is known for the local textile industry and the production of olive oil , but especially for the annual Passion Festival of the Olesa de Montserrat, which was first mentioned in 1540 . During Holy Week, the last days of the life of Jesus Christ are represented here. This Passion Festival earned Olesa an entry in the Guinness Book of Records in 1996 , when 726 people were on stage at the same time.
Twin cities
- Weingarten (Baden), (Germany) since 1983
- Nonantola (Italy)
Web links
Commons : Olesa de Montserrat - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).