Olesa de Montserrat facts for kids
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Olesa de Montserrat
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Municipality
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Olesa with Sant Salvador de les Espases in background
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 Olesa de Montserrat
Location in Province of Barcelona
Olesa de Montserrat
Location in Spain
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| Country |  Spain |
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| Community |  Catalonia |
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| Province | Barcelona | ||
| Comarca | Baix Llobregat | ||
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| • Total | 16.6 km2 (6.4 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 124 m (407 ft) | ||
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| • Total | KIDDLE_IB | ||
Olesa de Montserrat is a municipality 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 Passion play (La Passió d'Olesa), first documented in 1538. It achieved a world record in 1996, with 726 people 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
See also
In Spanish: Olesa de Montserrat para niños
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