Oliana
Encyclopedia
Oliana is a municipality
in the comarca
of the Alt Urgell
in
Catalonia
, Spain
. It is situated in the Segre valley immediately below the Oliana reservoir
.
There is factory of domestic electrical appliances in the town, and the presence of non-farming employment has meant that
Oliana has escaped the depopulation experienced by most municipalities in north-west Catalonia. It is
currently the second-largest town (by population) in the Alt Urgell, behind the comarcal capital La Seu d'Urgell
. The
town is served by the C-14 road between Ponts
and La Seu d'Urgell.
s are given as of 2001:
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the comarca
Comarques of Catalonia
This is a list of the comarques of Catalonia . A comarca is roughly equivalent to a US "county" or a UK "district". However, in the context of Catalonia, the term "county" can be a bit misleading, because in medieval Catalonia, the most important rulers were counts, notably the Counts of Barcelona...
of the Alt Urgell
Alt Urgell
Alt Urgell is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain, a modern representation of part of the historic County of Urgell , seat of the Counts of Urgell and the historic region of Urgellet.- Municipalities :...
in
Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
, Spain
Spain
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. It is situated in the Segre valley immediately below the Oliana reservoir
Reservoir
A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to...
.
There is factory of domestic electrical appliances in the town, and the presence of non-farming employment has meant that
Oliana has escaped the depopulation experienced by most municipalities in north-west Catalonia. It is
currently the second-largest town (by population) in the Alt Urgell, behind the comarcal capital La Seu d'Urgell
La Seu d'Urgell
La Seu d'Urgell is a town located in the Catalan Pyrenees in Spain. La Seu d'Urgell is also the capital of the comarca Alt Urgell, head of the judicial district of la Seu d'Urgell and the seat of Bishop of Urgell, one of the Andorra co-princes...
. The
town is served by the C-14 road between Ponts
Ponts
Ponts is a municipality and a town in the comarca of the Noguera in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the left bank of the Segre river near its confluence with the Llobregós river and at the point where the routes from Calaf and Cervera meet the route from Lleida to La Seu d'Urgell .Economy is...
and La Seu d'Urgell.
Demography
Subdivisions
The municipality of Oliana includes two outlying villages. PopulationPopulation
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
s are given as of 2001:
- Les Anoves (27)
- El Castell (73)