Petra, Mallorca

Petra
Municipality and town

Coat of arms

Municipal location
Petra
Location in Majorca
Coordinates: 39°36′49.28″N 3°6′46.78″E / 39.6136889°N 3.1129944°E / 39.6136889; 3.1129944Coordinates: 39°36′49.28″N 3°6′46.78″E / 39.6136889°N 3.1129944°E / 39.6136889; 3.1129944
Country  Spain
Autonomous community  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 (2013)
 • Total 2,806
 • Density 40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Petrer, Petrera (Catalan)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 07520
Website Official website

Petra 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.

Fr Junípero Serra

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.

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  • "Historic Petra". Mallorca Days Out. Felanitx, Mallorca.
  • "Petra Tourist Information and Travel Guide". Majorca - The Undiscovered Towns and Villages.
  • "Fray Junípero Serra Museum". The Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport.
  • Ajuntament de Petra (in Catalan)
  • Ajuntament de Petra (in Spanish)
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