Petra, Spain

Municipality and town in Balearic Islands, Spain

Coat of arms of Petra

Coat of arms

Municipal location

Municipal location

39°36′49.28″N 3°6′46.78″E / 39.6136889°N 3.1129944°E / 39.6136889; 3.1129944Country

SpainAutonomous community

Balearic IslandsProvinceBalearic IslandsIslandMajorcaComarcaPla de MallorcaJudicial districtManacorGovernment

• MajorCaterina Mas Bennàssar (2011) (PSM)Area

• Total70.13 km² (27.08 sq mi)Elevation

111 m (364 ft)Population

(2018)^[1]

• Total2,825 • Density40/km² (100/sq mi)Demonym(s)Petrer, Petrera (Catalan)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

07520

WebsiteOfficial website

Petra (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈpe.tɾə]) 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.

Fr Junípero Serra

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

Pere Riutort Mestre ( 1935–2021), Majorcan priest, pedagogue, philologue, and liturgist

References

^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.

External links

Ajuntament de Petra (in Catalan)
Ajuntament de Petra (in Spanish)

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