Òdena

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Òdena
Òdena, seen frae its castle
Òdena, seen frae its castle
Coat of airms o Òdena
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Òdena is located in Catalonie
Òdena
Òdena
Location in Catalonie
Coordinates: 41°36′29″N 1°38′31″E / 41.60806°N 1.64194°E / 41.60806; 1.64194Coordinates: 41°36′29″N 1°38′31″E / 41.60806°N 1.64194°E / 41.60806; 1.64194
Kintra Spain
Commonty Catalonie
ProvinceProvince o Barcelona
ComarcaAnoia
Govrenment
 • MayorFrancisco Guisado i Santano
Area
 • Total52.65 km2 (20.33 sq mi)
Elevation
421 m (1,381 ft)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total3,161
 • Density60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Odenenc, odenenca
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Òdena is a municipality in the comarca o the Anoia in Catalonie, Spain. It is situatit in the centre o the Òdena Basin, on the side o a smaw hill. The remains o Òdena castle wi its octagonal touer are at the top o the hill. The toun is servit bi the C-241 road frae Igualada tae Manresa, an the main N-II road frae Barcelona tae Lleida runs throu the municipality.

The Igualada-Òdena aerodrome is locatit at the sooth o the Òdena municipality. The airdrome is hame tae the Aerosport airshow that taks place ivery year in Apryle or Mey. In 2009 it wis offeecially electit bi the Catalan govrenment tae be convertit intae a corporate uisage airfield. The current 900 metre runway will be extendit tae 1500 metres an new hangars will be biggit for sportive an corporate aviation. Ultramagic, the warld's seicont lairgest manufacturer o hot air balloons, haes its heidquairters at the Igualada-Òdena aerodrome.

Demografie[eedit | eedit soorce]

1900 1930 1950 1970 1986 2007
1239 1326 1327 2525 2581 3161

Subdiveesions[eedit | eedit soorce]

The municipality o Òdena comprises ten dounsets (populations are as o 2005):

  • El Bosc Gran (17)
  • Can Sabater (24)
  • Can Soler (27)
  • Les Casetes d'en Mussons (70)
  • L'Espelt (224), in the east o the municipality, wi the remains o a Roman villa
  • La Font d'en Masarnau (31)
  • Òdena (nuclí urbà) (1320)
  • El Pla (1099)
  • El Raval d'Aguilera (61)
  • Samuntà (63)

References[eedit | eedit soorce]

  • Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona:Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).

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