Sant Llorenç des Cardassar () is a small
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.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...
on
Mallorca
Mallorca, or Majorca, is the largest island in the Balearic Islands, which are part of Spain and located in the Mediterranean.
The capital of the island, Palma, is also the capital of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. The Bale ...
, one of the
Balearic Islands
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, Spain.
History
The was built in the 17th century.
Sant Llorenç des Cardassar was part of the municipality of
Manacor, until 1892.
Sant Llorenç des Cardassar was the tragic scene of flash floods on the night of 9 October 2018, in which 13 people died. Some 400 troops of the Spanish Army, Civil Guard, firemen, local police and Civil Protection were mobilized to help trapped people and locate those missing. More than 200 people slept in shelters that were set up for those affected.
Geography
Sant Llorenç is east of
Palma de Mallorca
Palma (; ; also known as ''Palma de Mallorca'', officially between 1983–88, 2006–08, and 2012–16) is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. It is situated on the south coast of Mallorca ...
, the island's capital. The municipality, on the eastern coast of the island of Mallorca, adjoins the municipalities of Manacor,
Petra
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,
Artà
Artà is one of the 53 independent municipalities on the Spanish Balearic island of Majorca. The small town of the same name is the administrative seat of this municipality in the region (''Comarca'') of Llevant.
Population
In 2008 the muni ...
and
Son Servera. Inland, the municipality contains the town centre of Sant Llorenç and the village of . On the coast, within the municipality, are
Sa Coma, the northern part of
s'Illot and the southern part of
Cala Millor, which are all beachside tourist areas. The , a headland at the eastern end of the municipality, separates the beaches of Cala Millor and Sa Coma.
Demography
Transport
Roads
The , the main road from Palma, acts as a bypass around the southern and eastern sides of the town centre of Sant Llorenç, continuing north through Artà. The Ma-4030 road connects the town centre of Sant Llorenç with Son Servera, to the east. The Ma-4023 road is on an approximate north-south axis, parallel to the coast but about inland from the beach areas, connecting Son Servera with
Porto Cristo.
Media
The
ITV2
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series ''
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Film
* ''Love Island'' (1952 film), an American film directed by Adam Lloyd starring Todd Wathen and Eva Gabor
* ''Love Island'' (2014 film), directed by Jasmila Žbanić
Music
* ''Love Island'' (album), a 1978 album ...
'' is filmed on the outskirts of the town.
Notable people
*
Margarita Fullana
Margarita Fullana Riera (born 9 April 1972), also known as Marga Fullana, is a Spanish mountain biker. She won the Bronze Medal in Women's Cross-Country Mountain Biking at the 2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially th ...
, a mountain biker who won a bronze medal at the
2000 Summer Olympics
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in
Sydney
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, was born in the municipality.
References
External links
Official site(in Catalan)
Sant Llorenç des Cardassar toruist guide
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Municipalities in Mallorca
Populated places in Mallorca