Petra, Spain facts for kids
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Petra
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Municipality and town
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Convento de San Bernardí, Petra
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Municipal location
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 Petra
Location in Spain
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| Country |  Spain |
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| Autonomous community |  Balearic Islands |
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| Province | Balearic Islands | |
| Island | Majorca | |
| Comarca | Pla de Mallorca | |
| Judicial district | Manacor | |
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| • Total | 70.13 km2 (27.08 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 111 m (364 ft) | |
| Population
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| • Total | 2,825 | |
| • Density | 40.282/km2 (104.331/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Petrer, Petrera (Catalan) | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| Postal code |
07520
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Petra (Balearic Catalan: [ˈpetɾə]) 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.
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
See also
In Spanish: Petra (Baleares) para niños
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