{"id":5882,"date":"2013-10-27T23:15:21","date_gmt":"2013-10-27T23:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moianesturisme.cat\/en\/?page_id=5882"},"modified":"2019-04-26T08:38:14","modified_gmt":"2019-04-26T07:38:14","slug":"sta-maria-dolo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/moianesturisme.cat\/en\/home\/10-towns\/sta-maria-dolo\/","title":{"rendered":"Santa Maria d’Ol\u00f3"},"content":{"rendered":"
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Santa Maria d’Ol\u00f3” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_empty_space height=”16px”][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1806″ img_size=”full”][vc_empty_space height=”16px”][vc_custom_heading text=”A journey to the Romanesque and the Baroque” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_empty_space height=”6px”][vc_column_text]Santa Maria d\u2019Ol\u00f3, to the north of the Moian\u00e8s region, is surrounded by spectacular scenery of fields and woodlands. The old town is situated at an altitude of 542 metres. This historic centre developed on top of the hill around the old castle and the Santa Maria church, and at present it has grown and includes the districts of La Rovirola and Santa Eul\u00e0lia.<\/p>\n

The old country house of Rocabruna, the stable of Sol\u00e0 de Sant Esteve and the parish of Sant Joan d’Ol\u00f3 belong to the municipality of Ol\u00f3. The basic river system is made up of La Gavarresa, and the Ol\u00f3 and Malrub\u00ed brooks.<\/p>\n

The first references to the town date back to the year 889, and the castle is mentioned for the first time in 930.<\/p>\n

After the extinction of the Ol\u00f3 lineage and after being sold several times, the castle became a dependency of l’Estany Monastery in 1364. Although the inhabitants of Ol\u00f3 tried on several occasions to recover the castle, the true redemption did not occur until 1597.<\/p>\n

With regard to the economic activity, the development of wool industry and wool processing from the 17th<\/sup> century is remarkable. Bordering the region of Bages, which gave Santa Maria the economic stimulus later reflected by its factories, the town summarises the Catalan way of life in the last century and a half, where the rural world, still very active, has been gradually replaced by industrialization.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1805″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_empty_space height=”16px”][vc_column_text]\n

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1043 Inhabitants (2018)
\n66,18 km2
\n542 metres above sea level<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_custom_heading text=”Places of interest” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_separator][vc_empty_space height=”16px”][vc_basic_grid post_type=”project” max_items=”” element_width=”3″ item=”10741″ grid_id=”vc_gid:1556264339986-56edf4be-e9f0-10″ taxonomies=”526″][vc_empty_space][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”10 Towns” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”no-bullet no-padding”]\n