Olesa de Montserrat

Olesa de Montserrat
Municipality
Olesa with Sant Salvador de les Espases in background
Flag Coat of arms
Olesa de Montserrat Location in Catalonia Olesa de Montserrat Olesa de Montserrat (Spain)
Coordinates: 41°32′42″N 1°53′40″E
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Barcelona
Comarca	Baix Llobregat
Government
• Mayor	Maria del Pilar Puimedon Monclús (2015)
Area
• Total	16.6 km2 (6.4 sq mi)
Elevation	124 m (407 ft)
Population  (2018)
• Total	23,779
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Website	www.olesamontserrat.cat

Olesa de Montserrat (Catalan pronunciation: [uˈlɛzə ðə munsəˈrat]) 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 Passion play (La Passió d'Olesa), first documented in 1538. It achieved a world record in 1996, with 726 people 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

• Nonantola, Italy
• Weingarten, Germany

References

• 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).

External links

• Official site
• Government data pages (in Catalan)