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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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.

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