Olivella

Olivella () is a municipality in Catalonia, in the province of Barcelona, Spain. It is situated in the comarca of Garraf.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Olivella
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Olivella church.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Olivella and its church
Settlement.flag_size: 100px
Settlement.image_shield: Escut d'Olivella.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 100px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Spain Province of Barcelona#Spain
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Catalonia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Community
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Barcelona
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Comarca
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Garraf
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Marta Verdejo Sánchez (2015)
Settlement.area_total_km2: 38.8

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Olivella
Demonym: olivellenca
Population: 4435
Area: 38.80
Elevation: 211
Official website: olivella.cat
Image: Olivella church.jpg
Households: 10
Licence plate code: B

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Commons category: Olivella
postal code: 08818
Commons gallery: Olivella
female population: 1814
male population: 1985

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Olivella () is a municipality in Catalonia, in the province of Barcelona, Spain. It is situated in the comarca of Garraf.

==History== thumb|left|Vihara|Buddhist monastery in Olivella The first known village in the area was founded in 992 around a castle known as Castell vell. The inhabitants lived off dryland agriculture. This initial nucleus was almost abandoned after the black plague caused numerous deaths.