Vilafranca de Bonany explained

Vilafranca de Bonany
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:Pla de Mallorca
Subdivision Type4:Judicial district
Coordinates:39.57°N 3.0881°W
Area Total Km2:23.96
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code Type:Dialing code

Vilafranca de Bonany (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /viləˈfɾaŋ.kə (ðə bonˈaɲ)/) is a small municipality in the district of Pla on Majorca, one of the Balearic Islands in Spain. It is an agricultural town, known for its market stalls along the highway selling spices, fruits, and vegetables as well as tiny doughnuts called bunyols in Majorcan language and buñuelos in Spanish, and also known for the historic Santa Barbara Church built in the 1730s.[1]

In the northeast outskirts of the town is a 17th-century monastery called Ermita de Bonany, or Hermitage of Bonany. It was built in thanks for a good harvest; the name "Bonany" literally means "good year".

This town borders Felanitx, Porreres, Sant Joan, Petra (birthplace of Junípero Serra) and Manacor.

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Notes and References

  1. DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Mallorca, Menorca & Ibiza,p. 81 (Penguin 2012).