Olèrdola
title: "Olèrdola" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["municipalities-in-alt-penedès"] topic_path: "general/municipalities-in-alt-penedes" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olèrdola" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Olèrdola |
| settlement_type | Municipality |
| image_skyline | Muralla romana d'Olèrdola.JPG |
| image_caption | Roman wall at Olèrdola |
| image_flag | Bandera d'Olèrdola.svg |
| image_shield | Escut d'Olèrdola.svg |
| pushpin_map | Spain Province of Barcelona#Spain |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Catalonia |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Spain |
| subdivision_type1 | Community |
| subdivision_name1 | Catalonia |
| subdivision_type2 | Province |
| subdivision_name2 | Barcelona |
| subdivision_type3 | Comarca |
| subdivision_name3 | Alt Penedès |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Josefina Mascaró (ERC) 2023 |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 30.2 |
| elevation_m | 189 |
| population_as_of | |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_demonym | Olerdolenc, olerdolenca |
| Mogenc, mogenca | |
| Molantenc, molantenca | |
| website | |
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Olèrdola () is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Penedès in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the northern side of the Garraf massif, and the highest point of the municipality is the Puig de l'Àliga at 468 m.
Olèrdola castle controlled the area of the Penedès Depression in the Early Middle Ages, reaching the height of its significance when its castle dominated the region under the control of the rebellious Mir Geribert, "Prince of Olèrdola". Its importance declined from the twelfth century and its administrative role was taken by Vilafranca del Penedès. The territory has been inhabited since the Neolithic period, and Iberic and Roman remains are juxtaposed with the ruins of the castle. The unusual, circular, Roman chapel of the Sant Sepulcre is near La Plana Rodona.
Subdivisions
The name of the municipality is derived from the historical castle, not from any modern settlement. Six villages and two industrial zones (polígons industrials) make up the municipality. Populations are given as of 2005:
- Can Trabal (301)
- Daltmar (353)
- Moja (1285)
- El Polígon Industrial de Sant Pere Molanta (12)
- El Polígon Industrial el Clot de Moja
- Sant Miquel d'Olèrdola (327)
- Sant Pere Molanta (552), in the north of the municipality
- Viladellops (34)
Demography
| pop_1900=1438 | pop_1930=1521 | pop_1950=1234 | pop_1970=1564 | pop_1986=1578 | pop_latest=3280 | latest_year=2007}}
References
- Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. (Spanish). (Catalan).
References
- "El municipi en xifres: Olèrdola". [[Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya.
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