Felanitx

Felanitx
—  Municipality  —
Coat of arms
Felanitx Location in Spain
Coordinates: 39°29′N 3°9′E
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Balearic Islands
Province	Balearic Islands
Comarca	Migjorn
Judicial district	Manacor
Government
• Mayor	Gabriel Tauler Riera
Area
• Total	169.79 km2 (65.56 sq mi)
Elevation	95 m (312 ft)
Population (2009)
• Total	18,270
• Density	107.60/km2 (278.69/sq mi)
Demonym	Felanitxer
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	07200
Website	Official website

Felanitx is a municipality in the Spanish autonomous community of the Balearic Islands, located in the southeast of Majorca, 48 kilometres from the capital Palma.

Felanitx is the birthplace of Miquel Barceló, a contemporary painter. The town, dating back to the 13th century, lies near the medieval Sant Salvador Monastery with its Gothic architecture.

Since 1603, when the St. Agustí convent was founded, Felanitx has been famous for Els Cavallets dance, in which seven boys of between 10 and 13 years of age, wearing white trousers, red tops and green hats, dance around La Dama, another child in a dress who waves a handkerchief to the music. All dancers were male until fairly recently, when young girls were permitted to join.

Felanitx is also known for its wine and particularly its brandy, with over 60 distilleries in the local area recorded in 1749 [1]. It is a center of production of earthenware watercoolers and other pottery since at least the 3rd century BC[2].

People

• Guillem Sagrera (1380–1456), Gothic architect and sculptor
• Miquel Barceló (born 1957), painter

External links

• Guide/information on Felanitx
• Guide to Felanitx
• Map of Felanitx

View from Castle of Santueri in Felanitx.

Portocolom, Felanitx.

Beach in Portocolom, Felanitx.