Olivella

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 black plague 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" Buddhist monastery, located in Plana Novella.

Geography

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

Most-observed species

• Eurasian Magpie

  Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  8,732
• Sardinian Warbler

  Curruca melanocephala (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
  8,722
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  7,727
• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  7,437
• European Serin

  Serinus serinus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  7,351
• European Goldfinch

  Carduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  6,601
• White Wagtail

  Motacilla alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  6,517
• Cetti's Warbler

  Cettia cetti (Temminck, 1820) · Aves
  6,199

Most recent

• M 2.6 — 2008-08-07
  3 km E of Susqueda, Spain
• M 2.8 — 2008-07-23
  6 km W of Santa Coloma de Farners, Spain
• M 2.7 — 2008-07-23
  6 km W of Santa Coloma de Farners, Spain
• M 2.9 — 2008-07-23
  3 km W of Santa Coloma de Farners, Spain
• M 2.9 — 2008-07-23
  2 km N of Tavertet, Spain
• M 3.1 — 2008-07-22
  5 km W of Santa Coloma de Farners, Spain