Felanitx
| Felanitx municipality | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Autonomous Community : | Balearic Islands | ||
| Island: | Mallorca | ||
| Comarca : | Migjorn | ||
| Coordinates | 39 ° 28 ' N , 3 ° 9' E | ||
| Height : | 144 msnm | ||
| Area : | 169.57 km² | ||
| Residents : | 17,780 (Jan 1, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 104.85 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Postal code : | 07200 | ||
| Municipality number ( INE ): | 07022 | ||
| Nearest airport : | Palma ( Son Sant Joan / Palma de Mallorca , 37 km ) | ||
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| Official language : | Catalan , Castilian | ||
| Mayor : | Joan Xamena ( Bloc ) | ||
| Website : | www.ajfelanitx.net | ||
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Felanitx (pronounced: Felanich) is a municipality in the east of the Spanish Balearic island of Mallorca . The main town of the same name is located to the west at the foot of the “Serres de Llevant” mountain range. Other villages are scattered across the almost 170 km² municipal area. The port of Portocolom deserves special mention .
Places of the community
The following places belong to the municipality of Felanitx:
- Ca's Concos des Cavaller (436/941 inhabitants)
- Cala Ferrera (254/254 inhabitants), borders directly on Cala d'Or .
- Cala Serena (171/171 inhabitants)
- Es Carritxó (- / 184 inhabitants)
- Felanitx (9878/9878 inhabitants)
- Portocolom (4184/4240 inhabitants)
- S'Horta ( 601/1253 inhabitants)
- Son Mesquida (- / 304 inhabitants)
- Son Negre (- / 242 inhabitants)
- Son Proenç (- / 314 inhabitants)
- Son Valls (- / 188 inhabitants)
The population figures in brackets are from January 1, 2008. The first number indicates the residents of the built-up areas, the second number the residents of the towns, including the “scattered” population outside the actual settlements. (Source: INE )
Population composition
The municipality of Felanitx has 17,780 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019). In 2006 the proportion of foreigners in the municipality was 15.9% (2,697), the proportion of German residents was 4.3% (730).
history
Settlement in Felanitx goes back to the Bronze Age, when the first people settled in caves at the Puig de Castell de Santueri. The Roman name fenalicius is derived from the Latin fenum (hay), which indicates the agricultural importance of the region. The place Felanitx was founded by the Moors in the 11th century. The numerous windmills (no longer functional), which were built on a rocky ridge above the town and used to be used for flour production, can be seen from afar. Majorcan capers, apricots and almonds are important agricultural products today.
Felanitx was the first wine-growing area on Mallorca. At the end of the 18th century, different grape varieties were planted on an area of around 2,200 hectares in the municipality. At the end of the 19th century, phylloxera destroyed a large part of the vines. Today about 75% of the Mallorcan white wine comes from the area around Felanitx.
On Palm Sunday, March 31, 1844, 440 people died in Felanitx when a side wall of the church collapsed at the Way of the Cross. Another 200 people were injured at the time.
Today, Felanitx is best known for white wine, capers, almonds and ceramic handicrafts.
Weekly market
Every Sunday morning there is a weekly market in the city.
sons and daughters of the town
- Miquel Barceló (* 1957), Spanish painter and sculptor
- Simón Febrer Serra (1895–1989), cyclist
- Jaume Antoni Obrador i Soler (1748–1803), Spanish theologian and priest
- Antoni Peña (* 1970), Spanish long-distance runner
- Guillem Sagrera (1380–1456), Spanish sculptor, builder and Gothic architect
- Guillermo Timoner (1926), cyclist
- Simón Barceló Obrador (1902–1958), founder of the Grupo Barceló , an international tourism group
Excursion destinations nearby
- The Puig de Sant Salvador (509 m) near Felanitx is a popular destination. At its summit is the Santuari de Sant Salvador , a pilgrimage church and a former monastery. The colossal Christo Rei statue (35 m) and a large stone cross (20 m) on the Puig des Milá a little below are impressive and visible from afar . From Sant Salvador you have a panoramic view of almost the whole island. The MA-4011, an approximately 5.5 km long serpentine road with a 6.4% gradient, leads up the mountain and is a popular cycling route.
- The ruins of the Castell de Santueri on the Puig de Castell de Santueri (500 m) are about 8 km from Felanitx. Not much is left of the fortress and entry is not always possible. A climb is worth it because of the beautiful view
- The bay of Cala sa Nau , located on the coast between Cala d'Or and Portocolom , is known as a diving area, especially for cave diving .
- The abandoned winery Felanitx is right on the outskirts
- Former monastery Convent de Sant Agustí and attached, imposing church Església i convent de Sant Agustí .
Beaches in the municipality
see also: Beaches and bays on Mallorca
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).
