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.