Son Servera Explained

Son Servera
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Spain Majorca#Spain Balearic Islands#Spain
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Majorca
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:39.6208°N 3.36°W
Elevation M:103
Area Total Km2:42.56
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:José Barrientos Ruiz
Leader Party:PSIB-PSOE

Son Servera (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /son səɾˈve.ɾə/) is a municipality in northeast Majorca, in the Balearic Islands, Spain.

Founded in 1300 by James I of Aragon, in the lands of the Servera family, Son Servera was first documented in 1354 with the name of Benicanella, which would later become two towns: Son Fra Garí and Ca l'Hereu which would then become Son Servera. In 1814, king Ferdinand VII puts Son Servera municipality in Arta. In 1920, the population was struck by plague, but in 1934 the population reached 1,000 inhabitants and returned to the status of municipality.

With more than 10,000 inhabitants, Son Servera contains Cala Millor, a popular summer tourist area, with a large German community. Costa de los Pinos is a summer destination for Spanish high society.

Sant Joan is the patron saint of the town and is celebrated on 24 June with a fiesta. The fiesta runs for a week with a local fair, farmers market, agricultural stalls, and the local dancers perform traditional mallorquine dance of Ball de bot.

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