Bendinat

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Bendinat is a Spanish town in the municipality of Calvià on Mallorca . The population is around 521.

location

Bendinat is located on the west coast of the island of Mallorca at the foot of the Serra de na Burguesa . After Portals Nous in the West is about 700 m. The main thoroughfare is the C-719 county road.

Infrastructure

One of the most famous golf courses on the island and a stretch of beach can be found here. The region belongs to the upscale residential area of ​​the island. In the 19th century a neo-Gothic castle was built here, which is modeled on other Central European castles.

history

The legend about the name of the place says that King Jaime I stopped here after conquering the island and ate a bread soup with olives and garlic. After eating it, he called out in Mallorcan language: 'Bé hem dinat' , which translates as 'how well we ate' . Other theories suggest that the name of the region comes from Arabic. There 'Ben-hijo de' means 'son of'.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Archive link ( Memento of the original from June 14, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.mca-hotels.com
  2. Sir Clements Robert Markham: The story of Majorca and Minorca , Smith, Elder & Co., 1908, page 20f

Coordinates: 39 ° 32 '11.1 "  N , 2 ° 34' 50.3"  E