Felanitx or Felanich is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
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in the
Spanish
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of the
Balearic Islands,
located in the southeast of
Majorca, 48 kilometres (30 miles) from the capital
Palma de Mallorca.
The town, dating back to the 13th century, lies near the medieval Sant Salvador Monastery with its
Gothic architecture.
Culture
The St. Agustí convent was founded by
Augustinians in the 17th Century. In 1881 the Felanitx town council took over the church and celebrates that event every year. It's celebrated by performing Els Cavallets, a dance in which six ''Cavallets'' between 10 and 14 years of age, perform dances. The ''Cavallets'' wear a cardboard horse around their middles, dressed in a red shirt and a green hat. They dance around ''La Dama'', a girl in a green dress with a red hat. There are nine different dances: ''es rollet, ses tres potadetes, s'envestida, es canvis, ses cadenilles, es passeig, es pas nou,'' ''esses velles'' and ''esses noves.''
The dances are accompanied by music played on the
Xeremia
The ''xeremia'' (, plural ''xeremies'') is a type of bagpipe native to the island of Majorca (''Mallorca'').* It consists of a bag made of skin (or modern synthetic materials), known as a ''sac'' or ''sarró'' which retains the air, a blowpipe (' ...
, the
Flabiol
The flabiol () is a Catalan woodwind musical instrument of the family known as '' fipple flutes''. It is one of the 12 instruments of the cobla. The flabiol measures about 25 centimeters in length and has five or six holes on its front face a ...
and the tambourine.
They perform on the days of Santa Margalida and Sant Agustí.
Economy
Felanitx is also known for its wine and particularly its
brandy, with over 60 distilleries in the local area recorded in 174
It is a center of production of earthenware watercoolers and other pottery since at least the 3rd century BC.
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A weekly market takes place in Felanitx every Sunday morning.
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People
Felanitx is the birthplace of Miquel Barceló
Miquel Barceló Artigues (born 1957) is a Spanish painter.
Career
Barceló was born at Felanitx, Mallorca.
After having studied at the Arts and Crafts School of Palma for two years, he enrolled at the Fine Arts School of Barcelona in 1 ...
, a contemporary painter.
Other famous people from Felanitx include:
* Guillem Sagrera
Guillem Sagrera (Felanitx, Mallorca ca. 1380–Naples, 1456) was a Gothic sculptor and architect from Mallorca.
A native of Felanitx, in Mallorca, in the early 15th century he was director of the works of the Cathedral of Perpignan (then part ...
(1380–1456), Gothic architect and sculptor
* Miquel Bauçà (1940–2004), writer
* Guillermo Timoner
Guillermo Timoner Obrador (born 24 March 1926) is a retired Spanish cyclist. With six gold and two silver medals won in the UCI Motor-paced World Championships between 1955 and 1965 he is one of the most successful motor-paced racing, motor-paced ...
(born 1926), world champion cyclist
*Mariona Caldentey
María Francesca Caldentey Oliver (born 19 March 1996), known as Mariona Caldentey or simply Mariona, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga F club FC Barcelona and the Spain women's national team.
Early life
M ...
(born 1996) soccer player
Gallery
File:Felanitx (Castell de Santueri) 01 ies.jpg, View from Castle of Santueri in Felanitx
File:Felanitx Portocolom 03 ies.jpg, Portocolom, Felanitx
File:Portocolom-2.JPG, Beach in Portocolom, Felanitx
References
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Populated places in Mallorca