Olèrdola

Olèrdola
Municipality
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Olèrdola Location in Catalonie
Coordinates: 41°19′19″N 1°43′23″E
Kintra	Spain
Commonty	Catalonie
Province	Barcelona
Comarca	Alt Penedès
Govrenment
• Mayor	Josep Tort i Miralles
Area
• Total	30.15 km2 (11.64 sq mi)
Elevation	189 m (620 ft)
Population  (2007)
• Total	3,280
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Olerdolenc, olerdolenca Mogenc, mogenca Molantenc, molantenca
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Olèrdola is a municipality in the comarca o the Alt Penedès in Catalonie, Spain. It is situatit on the northren side o the Garraf massif, an the heichest point o the municipality is the Puig de l'Àliga at 468 m.

Olèrdola castle controlled the aurie o the Penedès Depression in the Early Middle Ages, reachin the hicht o its significance when its castle dominatit the region unner the control o the rebellious Mir Geribert, "Prince o Olèrdola". Its importance declined frae the twalt century an its admeenistrative role wis taken bi Vilafranca del Penedès. The territory haes been inhabitit syne the Neolithic period, an Iberic an Roman remains are juxtaposed wi the ruins o the castle. The unuisual, circular, roman chapel o the Sant Sepulcre is near La Plana Rodona.

Subdiveesions

The name o the municipality is derivit frae the historical castle, not frae ony modren dounset. Sax veelages an twa industrial zones (polígons industrials) mak up the municipality. Populations are gien as o 2005:

• Can Trabal (301)
• Daltmar (353)
• Moja (1285)
• El Polígon Industrial de Sant Pere Molanta (12)
• El Polígon Industrial el Clot de Moja
• Sant Miquel d'Olèrdola (327)
• Sant Pere Molanta (552), in the north o the municipality
• Viladellops (34)

Demografie

1900	1930	1950	1970	1986	2007
1438	1521	1234	1564	1578	3280

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).

Freemit airtins

• Offeecial wabsteid (in Catalan)
• Information - Generalitat de Catalunya Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine (in Catalan)
• Statistical information - Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya (in Catalan)