Petra, Spain
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Petra | |
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Municipality and town | |
| Convento de San Bernardí, Petra Convento de San Bernardí, Petra | |
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Coat of arms of Petra Coat of arms | |
| Municipal location Municipal location | |
Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 39°36′49.28″N 3°6′46.78″E / 39.6136889°N 3.1129944°E | |
| Country | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain |
| Autonomous community | File:Flag of the Balearic Islands.svg Balearic Islands |
| Province | Balearic Islands |
| Island | Majorca |
| Comarca | Pla de Mallorca |
| Judicial district | Manacor |
| Government | |
| • Major | Caterina Mas Bennàssar (2011) (PSM) |
| Area | |
• Total | 70.13 km2 (27.08 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 111 m (364 ft) |
| Population ()[1] | |
| Demonym(s) | Petrer, Petrera (Catalan) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 07520 |
| Website | Official website |
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Petra (Balearic Catalan: [ˈpetɾə]) is a town and municipality on the Mediterranean island of Majorca, in the Spanish autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. "Petra" means "rock" in Latin.
Petra is the birthplace of St. Junípero Serra (1713-1784), a Franciscan friar who founded the first nine of 21 Spanish missions in California from San Diego to San Francisco.
Notable people
- Pere Riutort Mestre ( 1935–2021), Majorcan priest, pedagogue, philologue, and liturgist
References
External links
- Ajuntament de Petra (in Catalan)
- Ajuntament de Petra (in Spanish)