Sant Llorenç des Cardassar | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Spain Majorca#Spain Balearic Islands#Spain |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Mallorca |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Spain |
Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous community |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Balearic Islands |
Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
Subdivision Name3: | Llevant |
Subdivision Type4: | Judicial district |
Subdivision Name4: | Manacor |
Coordinates: | 39.6097°N 3.2839°W |
Elevation M: | 89 |
Area Total Km2: | 82.08 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 07530 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Mateo Puigrós Sureda |
Sant Llorenç des Cardassar (pronounced as /ca/) is a small municipality on Mallorca, one of the Balearic Islands, Spain.
The was built in the 17th century.[1] 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. [2]
Sant Llorenç is 34miles east of Palma de Mallorca,[3] the island's capital. The municipality, on the eastern coast of the island of Mallorca, adjoins the municipalities of Manacor, Petra, Artà 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.
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 1miles inland from the beach areas, connecting Son Servera with Porto Cristo.
The ITV2 series Love Island is filmed on the outskirts of the town.[4] [5]