Olesa de Bonesvalls | |
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| Coordinates:41°21′N1°51′E / 41.350°N 1.850°E /41.350; 1.850 | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Community |  Catalonia |
| Province | Barcelona |
| Comarca | Alt Penedès |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Josep Ma. Tillo Bages (2015)[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 30.8 km2 (11.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 265 m (869 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[3] | |
• Total | 2,093 |
| • Density | 68.0/km2 (176/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Olesà, olesana |
| Website | www |
Olesa de Bonesvalls (Catalan pronunciation:[uˈlɛzəðəˌβɔnəzˈβaʎs]) is a village and municipality in the Alt Penedèscomarca inCatalonia, Spain. Until 1990 it was included inGarraf comarca.
It is located in theGarraf natural park, and includes its highest peakMontau, at 653m.[4] The land is stonykarst with many caves, notably "Avenc de l'Esquerrà" at 348 m,[4] the deepest in Spain.[citation needed]
Its most notable building is Hospital de Cervelló, a fortified hostel complex for travellers dating from 1262, which has remained in good condition.[4]
Its economy is based mainly around agriculture, predominantly vineyards and orchards, and small local industry.
Its population was 1,735 in 2014.[1] The municipality is traversed by the road between the towns ofAvinyonet del Penedès andGavà.
In 1262 Olesa de Bonesvalls hosted a two-floor hospital whose architecture reproduced the Italian infirmaries ofFossanova,Viterbo andCasamari.Olesa was one of the oldest Spanish hospitals, along withColl de Balaguer andVich.[5]
| 1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1986 | 2014 |
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| 643 | 513 | 389 | 372 | 329 | 1735 |
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