Olot | |
|---|---|
 The Plaça Major of Olot | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Nickname(s): La ciutat dels volcans (The city of the volcanoes) | |
  Olot Location in Catalonia  Olot Olot (Spain) | |
| Coordinates: 42°11′N 2°29′E / 42.183°N 2.483°E | |
| Country | Spain |
| Community | Catalonia |
| Province | Girona |
| Comarca | Garrotxa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pep Berga Vayreda (2019)[1] (JxCat) |
| Area | |
• Total | 29.0 km2 (11.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 443 m (1,453 ft) |
| Population (2018)[3] | |
• Total | 34,486 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi) |
| Climate | Cfb |
| Website | www |
Olot (Catalan: [uˈlɔt] ; Spanish: [oˈlot] ) is the capital city of the comarca of Garrotxa, in the Province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. The city is known for its natural landscape, including four volcanoes scattered around the city center. The municipality is part of the Zona Volcànica de la Garrotxa Natural Park. Olot is also well known for its cultural activity, with historical art movements like Olot school or factories of religious imagery, which contributed to the location in the city of the main Design and Arts & Crafts school of the province of Girona, the Escola d'Art i Superior de Disseny d'Olot.
Between 1911 and 1969, Olot was linked to Girona by the narrow gauge Olot–Girona railway. The line has since been converted into a greenway.[4][5]
- ^ "Ajuntament d'Olot". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ^ "El municipi en xifres: Olot". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ "El tren d'Olot a Girona fa 100 anys" [The train from Olot to Girona is 100 years old] (in Catalan). Sàpiens. 8 November 2011. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ "Carrilet Olot - Girona Greenway". viasverdes.com. Archived from the original on 24 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.