Petra (Balearic Catalan: [ˈpetɾə]) is a town and municipality on the Mediterranean island of Majorca, in the Spanish autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. "Petra" means "rock" in Latin.
Petra | |
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Municipality and town | |
 Convento de San Bernardí, Petra | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Municipal location | |
  Petra Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 39°36′49.28″N 3°6′46.78″E / 39.6136889°N 3.1129944°E | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Balearic Islands |
| Province | Balearic Islands |
| Island | Majorca |
| Comarca | Pla de Mallorca |
| Judicial district | Manacor |
| Government | |
| • Major | Caterina Mas Bennàssar (2011) (PSM) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 70.13 km2 (27.08 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 111 m (364 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,825 |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Petrer, Petrera (Catalan) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 07520 |
| Website | Official website |
Petra is the birthplace of St. Junípero Serra (1713-1784), a Franciscan friar who founded the first nine of 21 Spanish missions in California from San Diego to San Francisco.
Notable people
edit- Pere Riutort Mestre ( 1935–2021), Majorcan priest, pedagogue, philologue, and liturgist
References
edit- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
External links
edit- Ajuntament de Petra (in Catalan)
- Ajuntament de Petra (in Spanish)
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