Olesa de Montserrat

Olesa de Montserrat
—  Municipality  —
Olesa from the chapel of Sant Salvador de les Espases
Coat of arms
Olesa de Montserrat Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 41°32′42″N 1°53′40″E / 41.545°N 1.89444°E / 41.545; 1.89444Coordinates: 41°32′42″N 1°53′40″E / 41.545°N 1.89444°E / 41.545; 1.89444
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Barcelona
Comarca	Baix Llobregat
Government
- Mayor	Jaume Monné i Dueñas
Area
- Total	16.75 km2 (6.5 sq mi)
Elevation	124 m (407 ft)
Population (2009)
- Total	23,301
- Density	1,391.1/km2 (3,602.9/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Website	Official website

Olesa de Montserrat is a town 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 world-famous Passion play (La Passió d'Olesa), first documented in 1538. It achieved a world record in 1996, with 726 persons 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
• La Passió d'Olesa de Montserrat