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The charter of privileges of Olot

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The charter of privileges of Olot

Historical milestone · Olot, Garrotxa, Girona

Image of Olot, not of the place itself.

The Carta de franqueses of Olot is the charter that the abbot of Ripoll, Bernat de Peramola, signed on 18 August 1206, granting franchises and liberties to the peasants who settled beside the Fluvià river, around the church of Sant Esteve, in the Garrotxa region. The abbot sought to increase the population density of the area and to ease the administration of the domains the abbey of Ripoll held in the Garrotxa. The charter set in motion the urban growth of what until then had been a handful of houses scattered across the volcanic basin, the seed of present-day Olot.

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Photo: Wamito (Public domain)

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