Olost
Olost | |
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Coordinates: 41°59′N 2°6′E / 41.983°N 2.100°E | |
Country | Spain |
Community | Catalonia |
Province | Barcelona |
Comarca | Lluçanès |
Government | |
• Mayor | Josep Maria Freixanet Mayans (2015)[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 29.4 km2 (11.4 sq mi) |
Population (2018)[3] | |
• Total | 1,188 |
• Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
Website | www |
Olost is a
Near the village, on the summit of a small hill stands the hermitage of Sant Adjutori (1714)
In the Middle Ages, the village of Olost was on one of the roads taken by
The village feast in honor of its patron saint is on August 15. The village has a public school and two factories. The nearest train station is in Vic and from there a minibus provides transportation service. The main products in the village are agricultural:corn, potatoes, sunflower seeds and wheat. Nearby farms raise cows, pigs and poultry.
Near Olost at 6 km, is the artificial lake and dam of Reixach or of Santa Creu de Joglars over the river Gavarresa. To reach it one must take the road from Olost to Prats de Lluçanès and take the private road to Reixach a few km from Olost. The lake is good for some fishing of small and medium carp (Cyprinus carpio) and some northern pike (Esox lucius) that was introduced from North America.
In 2015, the municipality voted to join a proposed new comarca of Lluçanès, but the plan was put on hold due to insufficient support.[4] Formerly part of Osona, it was finally incorporated into the new Lluçanès comarca in 2023.[5][6]
900 | 1515 | 1717 | 1857 | 1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1981 | 1986 | 1990 | 1994 | 1996 | 2006 | 2008 |
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-- | 17 | 451 | 1211 | 917 | 1.089 | 1.120 | 904 | 961 | 948 | 969 | 1193 | 1204 | 1187 | 1199 |
References
- Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ I. Ballesteros (2015-07-27). "Lluçanès, però incomplet" (in Catalan). El Punt Avui. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
- Catalan News. 2023-05-03. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ "LLEI 7/2023, del 10 de maig, de creació de la comarca del Lluçanès" (in Catalan). Official Gazette of the Government of Catalonia. 2023-05-10. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
External links
Media related to Olost at Wikimedia Commons
- Government data pages (in Catalan)