OLèRDOLA

'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 Mioddle Ages, but 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.

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Subdivisions

Demography

Reference

Subdivisions

The name of the municipality is derived from the historical castle, not from any modern settlement. Six villages and two
industrial zones (''poligons industrials'') make up the municipality. Populations are given as of 2005:

★ 'Can Trabal' (301)

★ 'Daltmar' (353)

★ 'Moja' (1285)

★ El Poligon Industrial de Sant Pere Molanta (12)

★ El Poligon Industrial el Clot de Moja

★ 'Sant Miquel d'Olèrdola' (327)

★ 'Sant Pere Molanta' (552), in the north of the municipality

★ 'Viladellops' (34)

Demography

Reference

★ Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). ''Guia de Catalunya'', Barcelona:Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).