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Felanitx

Spanish: Felanich

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Map of Felantix in Mallorca

Felanitx

Location in Majorca

Felanitx

Location in Balearic Islands

Felanitx

Location in Spain

Country

Spain

Comarca

Migjorn

Judicial district

Manacor

Area

• Total

169.79 km² (65.56 sq mi)

Elevation

95 m (312 ft)

Population

(2018)

• Total

17,497

• Density

103.051/km² (266.900/sq mi)

Demonym(s)

Felanitxer

Time zone

UTC+1 (CET)

• Summer (DST)

UTC+2 (CEST)

Postal code

07200

Felanitx (Balearic Catalan: [fələˈnitʃ]) is a municipality in the Spanish autonomous community 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.

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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 Flabiol 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 1749 [1]. It is a center of production of earthenware watercoolers and other pottery since at least the 3rd century BC.

A weekly market takes place in Felanitx every Sunday morning.