Olivella is a

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, in the province of Barcelona, Spain. It is situated in the comarca of Garraf.

History

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

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caused numerous deaths. The area was resettled in the 14th century and gradually prospered. Nowadays there are some new housing developments in the area as well as the "

Sakya Tashi Ling Sakya Tashi Ling () is a monastery belonging to one of four Buddhist schools from Tibet, the Sakyapa tradition. It is an ancient order that follows the Tibetan spiritual leader and ancient king Sakya Trizin. The monastery is ruled by Lama Jamyan ...

"AADD. ''Museus i Centres de Patrimoni Cultural a Catalunya'', Departament de Cultura de la Generalitat de Catalunya, Barcelona 2010, Buddhist monastery, located in

Plana Novella Plana Novella ( ca, La Plana Novella) is an old country estate and village located on a small plain in the middle of the Garraf Massif National Park, about three kilometers to the east of Jafra and within the municipal boundary of the town of O ...

Geography

The village is located in the Garraf Massif, in a natural park area, not far from Barcelona.

References

External links

Olivella official website

Government data pages
Municipalities in Garraf {{Barcelona-geo-stub