Olèrdola is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
''comarca'' of the
Alt Penedès
Alt Penedès () is a comarca (county) in Catalonia, northern Spain. The capital is Vilafranca del Penedès
Vilafranca del Penedès, or simply Vilafranca (), is the capital of the ''comarca'' of the Alt Penedès in Catalonia, Spain. The Spanis ...
in
Catalonia
Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy.
Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the north ...
, Spain. It is situated on the northern side of the
Garraf massif
The Garraf Massif ( ca, Massís del Garraf, ) is a mountain range of the Catalan Coastal Range, Catalonia, Spain. Its cliffs reach the Mediterranean waters. Its highest point on the coastal side is La Morella, 593 metres above sea level and furth ...
, 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
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, reaching the height of its significance when its castle dominated the region under the control of the rebellious
Mir Geribert Mir Geribert (died 1060) was a Catalan people, Catalan nobleman, rebel against the Count of Barcelona for almost two decades (1040–1059), and self-declared "Prince of Olèrdola". His revolt was merely the longest and most severe of what was th ...
, "Prince of Olèrdola". Its importance declined from the twelfth century and its administrative role was taken by
Vilafranca del Penedès
Vilafranca del Penedès, or simply Vilafranca (), is the capital of the ''comarca'' of the Alt Penedès in Catalonia, Spain. The Spanish spelling of the name, ''Villafranca del Panadés'', is no longer in official use since 1982 (Law 12/1982, of ...
. The territory has been inhabited since the
Neolithic
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period, and
Iberic and
Roman
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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.
Population
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s are given as of 2005:
*Can Trabal (301)
*
Daltmar
Daltmar is a population center that belongs to the municipality of Olèrdola, region of Alt Penedès of the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
It is located a short distance from Vilafranca del Penedes, and is the third-largest city core b ...
(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
References
* Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). ''Guia de Catalunya'', Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. (Spanish). (Catalan).
External links
Official website
Government data pages
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Municipalities in Alt Penedès