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Olost is a municipality in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It has less than 1,200 people, situated on a plain 669 meters above sea level at 20 km from Vic in the center of the ancient shire or comarca of Lluçanès, before in the comarca of Osona. In the center of the village stands the church of Santa Maria d'Olost of monumental size, with a large façade and two bell towers. Its construction started in the 10th century and ended in the 18th century. Near Olost are the two small settlements of Santa Creu de Jutglars (built in 984) and the Vila with Sant Gil de la Vila (built in 1038) and the unusual Castell d'Olost, built in 1155 with added elements of the 14th and 15th centuries, that lies in a depression next to a stream in the district of Orista. Even though it was a fortified farm, it has the structure of a castle; it is nearly hidden from view for protection in the Middle Ages.
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 troubadours and "jutglars" to cross the Pyrenees. It can be the origin of the name of the settlement of Santa Creu de Jutglars (jugglers or troubadours). Some historians have emphasised that the incidence of the letters OSS, SOS, OS in the names of villages of southern France and Catalunya stands for villages whose names were of Cathar origin and were founded or deeply influenced by Catharism in the 11th–13th centuries.
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.
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Masía de estilo popular.
MasíaBien cultural parte del patrimonio cultural de Cataluña
Iglesia de estilo barroca.
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Iglesia de estilo neoclásica.
IglesiaBien cultural parte del patrimonio cultural de Cataluña
Iglesia de estilo popular.
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Masía de estilo popular.
MasíaBien cultural parte del patrimonio cultural de Cataluña
Masía de estilo popular.
MasíaBien cultural parte del patrimonio cultural de Cataluña
Masía de estilo popular, del siglo XVII.
MasíaBien cultural parte del patrimonio cultural de Cataluña
Masía de estilo popular.
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Masía de estilo popular, del siglo XVIII.
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Masía de estilo popular, del siglo XVIII.
MasíaBien cultural parte del patrimonio cultural de Cataluña
Masía de estilo popular.
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Masía de estilo popular.
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Molino hidráulico de estilo popular, del siglo XVII.
Molino hidráulicoBien cultural parte del patrimonio cultural de Cataluña
Molino hidráulico de estilo popular, del siglo XVIII.
Molino hidráulicoBien cultural parte del patrimonio cultural de Cataluña
Masía de estilo popular.
MasíaBien cultural parte del patrimonio cultural de Cataluña
Masía de estilo popular.
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3 plans to experience Olost on the move, not just passing through.
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Places and plans from OpenStreetMap (ODbL): what is mapped within the municipal boundary, by name. If something is missing, it can be added there and will appear here in the next update.
What there really is in the village and around it, with distances. If an activity isn't on this list, we haven't found it nearby.
