Olesa de Bonesvalls is a village and municipality in the Alt Penedès comarca in Catalonia, Spain. Until 1990 it was included in Garraf comarca.
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Coordinates: 41°21′N 1°51′E | |
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Province | Barcelona |
Comarca | Alt Penedès |
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• Mayor | Josep Ma. Tillo Bages (2015)[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 30.8 km2 (11.9 sq mi) |
Elevation | 265 m (869 ft) |
Population (2018)[3] | |
• Total | 1,787 |
• Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Olesà, olesana |
Website | www |
It is located in the Garraf natural park, and includes its highest peak Montau, at 653m.[4] The land is stony karst with many caves, notably "Avenc de l'Esquerrà" at 348 m,[4] the deepest in Spain.[citation needed]
Its most notable building is Hospital de Cervelló, a fortified hostel complex for travellers dating from 1262, which has remained in good condition.[4]
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.
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.[5]
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