Olesa de Montserrat

Municipality in Catalonia, Spain

41°32′42″N 1°53′40″E / 41.54500°N 1.89444°E / 41.54500; 1.89444Country SpainCommunity CataloniaProvinceBarcelonaComarcaBaix LlobregatGovernment • MayorMaria del Pilar Puimedon Monclús (2015)^[1]Area • Total16.6 km² (6.4 sq mi)Elevation124 m (407 ft)Population • Total23,779 • Density1,400/km² (3,700/sq mi)Websitewww.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)