Olesa de Bonesvalls explained

Olesa de Bonesvalls
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Spain Province of Barcelona#Spain
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Catalonia
Coordinates:41.35°N 52°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Spain
Subdivision Type1:Community
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Barcelona
Subdivision Type3:Comarca
Subdivision Name3:Alt Penedès
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Josep Ma. Tillo Bages (2015)[1]
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:30.8
Elevation M:265
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:Olesà, olesana

Olesa de Bonesvalls (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /uˈlɛzə ðə ˌβɔnəzˈβaʎs/) is a village and municipality in the Alt Penedès comarca in Catalonia, Spain. Until 1990 it was included in Garraf comarca.

It is located in the Garraf natural park, and includes its highest peak Montau, at 653m.[3] The land is stony karst with many caves, notably "Avenc de l'Esquerrà" at 348 m,[3] the deepest in Spain.

Its most notable building is Hospital de Cervelló, a fortified hostel complex for travellers dating from 1262, which has remained in good condition.[3]

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 of Avinyonet del Penedès and Gavà.

History

In 1262 Olesa de Bonesvalls hosted a two-floor hospital whose architecture reproduced the Italian infirmaries of Fossanova, Viterbo and Casamari.Olesa was one of the oldest Spanish hospitals, along with Coll de Balaguer and Vich.[4]

Demography

Pop 1900:643
Pop 1930:513
Pop 1950:389
Pop 1970:372
Pop 1986:329
Pop 2007:1556
Pop Latest:1735
Latest Year:2014

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ajuntament d'Olesa de Bonesvalls. Generalitat of Catalonia. 2015-11-13.
  2. Web site: El municipi en xifres: Olesa de Bonesvalls. Statistical Institute of Catalonia. 2015-11-23.
  3. Web site: Olesa de Bonesvalls. Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana. 2017-12-24.
  4. Felipe. M. Garin Ortiz de Taranto. Vinculaciones Universales del Gótico Valenciano. Spanish. XLIV. Quaderno I. Letters and Philosophy Faculty, University of Valencia. Anales de la Universidad de Valencia. 1969–70. pdf. 15–16. May 14, 2021. 431942666.