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{{Short description|Mountain on the Spanish island of Majorca}}
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'''Serra de Na Burguesa''' (<small>Balearic</small> {{IPA|ca|ˈsɛrə ðə nə buɾˈɣəzə}}, formerly '''Serra de Portopí''' or '''Sierra de Porto Pi''', meaning "Port of Pine Mountain") is a well-defined mountain on the island of [[Majorca]], part of the [[Spain|Spanish]] [[autonomous communities of Spain|autonomous community]] of the [[Balearic Islands]].  It is the southernmost portion of the [[Serra de Tramuntana]] range, terminating in the [[Mediterranean Sea]] at [[Bay of Palma]].<ref name="balearesfilm">{{cite web|url=http://www.balearesfilm.com/illes_geo_en.htm|title=Mallorca: geography and landscape|work=balearesfilm.com|accessdate=18 June 2010}}</ref>  Na Burguesa is located approximately halfway between [[Santa Ponsa]] and [[Palma, Majorca|Palma]].  The municipality of [[Calvià]] is located between Na Burguesa and Serra de Tramuntana.
==History==
[[File:Antoni Gelabert - Bahía de Palma desde Na Burguesa.jpg|thumb|left|[[Antoni Gelabert]] painting of  Serra de Na Burguesa]]
The mountain's name of Serra de Portopí predates the name Serra de Na Burguesa. Serra de Portopí gained historical significance in 1229 when King [[James II of Aragon]] crossed it with his troops, and regained Palma for Spain from the occupying [[Moors]]. In present day, Portopí refers to a neighborhood located in the district west of Palma de Mallorca.  The later name,  Serra de Na Burguesa, honors Francesc Burgués, the Solicitor-General of the [[Monarchy of Spain|Spanish Crown]],<ref name="balearsculturaltour">{{cite web|url=http://balearsculturaltour.org/fichapatrimonial.php?idioma=en&id=50&pag=3|title=CAN BURGUES. Home to the Solicitor-General of the Crown|work=balearsculturaltour.org|accessdate=20 June 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725034722/http://balearsculturaltour.org/fichapatrimonial.php?idioma=en&id=50&pag=3|archivedate=25 July 2011}}</ref> who, from the early sixteenth century, owned the Bendinat farm at the foot of the mountain.  [[Bendinat]] is now a residential zone in Calvià.
==Geography==
The mountain's average height is approximately {{convert|400|m|ft|abbr=on}} [[above mean sea level|above sea level]], characterized by a low range of hills and steep-sided valleys.<ref name="WalkinginMallorca" /> Its highest peaks are Puig den Bou at {{convert|503|m|ft|abbr=on}}, and Puig Gros de Bendinat at {{convert|486|m|ft|abbr=on}},<ref name="WalkinginMallorca">{{cite book|last1=Parker|first1=June|last2=Dillon|first2=Paddy |title=Walking in Mallorca|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_Svef2NFdWsC&q=%22Puig+Gros+de+Bendinat%22&pg=PA331|series=International Walk'g Series Cicerone Guides|year=2007 |publisher=Cicerone Press Limited|isbn=978-1-85284-488-2|page=331}}</ref>  Subsequent to fires on Na Burguesa, a fire tower was built on the {{convert|432|m|ft|abbr=on}} Es Pi de ses Creus.<ref name="WalkinginMallorca" /> Fire tracks now traverse the entire crest of Na Burguesa.<ref name="WalkinginMallorca" /> There are numerous cave systems on Na Burguesa,<ref name="spaininfo">{{cite web|url=http://www.spain.info/en/reportajes/calvia_propuestas_en_la_naturaleza.html|title=Calvià, things to do in the countryside|work=spain.info|accessdate=17 June 2010}}</ref> and important archaeological discoveries have been made in the caves.<ref name="WalkinginMallorca" />
Mirador de n'Alzamora is a natural terrace on Na Burguesa.  Until the early twentieth century, summer grazing herds could be found in the Coll dels Pastors {{convert|443|m|ft|abbr=on}}, the mountain's central highlands. High levels of [[chloride]]s have been found in some of the mountain's [[aquifer]]s.<ref name="ISLA">{{cite book|last1=Fernández|first1=Santiago Castaño|last2=Aranda|first2=Salomón Montesinos |others=European Commission. Directorate General for Research. RTD Actions : Environment and Climate|title=ISLA, land and water management in Mediterranean islands using earth observation data: final report|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OeYiaqwYK_oC&q=Sierra+de+Na+Burguesa&pg=PA82|series=Volume 35 of Colección Ciencia y técnica|year=2002 |publisher=Univ de Castilla La Mancha|isbn=84-8427-154-4|page=82}}</ref>
==Fauna and flora==
It is characterized by a significant mass of [[pine]] trees and [[Chaparral|Mediterranean maquis]].  In addition, there are oaks, strawberry trees, roses, wild [[Gladiolus|gladiola]],<ref name="wandern">{{cite web|url=http://www.mallorca-wandern.de/pdf/Sierra%20de%20Na%20Burguesa.pdf|title=Sierra de Na Burguesa Panoramawanderung hoch über der Hauptstadt der Balearen|work=mallorca-wandern.de|language=German|accessdate=18 June 2010}}</ref> and flowering shrubs.<ref name="WalkinginMallorca" /> There are lizards, butterflies and insects.
==Tourism==
Na Burguesa is popular amongst tourists for its walking and mountain biking trails.<ref name="mallorcastrand">{{cite web|url=http://www.mallorcastrand.de/gebirge-serra-de-na-burguesa.htm|title=Serra de na Burguesa – Gebirge im Südwesten Mallorcas|work=mallorcastrand.de|language=German|accessdate=20 June 2010}}</ref>
==References==
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==Further reading==
* [[Great Catalan Encyclopedia|Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana]], "Serra de Porto Pi y Francesc Burgues", [[Barcelona]] (Enciclopèdia Catalana, SA), 1992, (Catalan)
* Magnus Mörner: '' La expedición del Marqués de La Romana'' . Magnus Mörner: La Expedición del Marqués de La Romana. Fundación Instituto de Empresa. Fundación Instituto de Empresa. Madrid, 2007. (Spanish)
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[[Category:Mountains of Mallorca]]
[[Category:Mountains of the Balearic Islands]]