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Campanet
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1) Distance
to Palma 2) Area of the district
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3) average
altitude 4) citizens in this town
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The municipal area of
Campanet has an area of 35.70 km² , and it borders with the
municipalities of Pollença, Sa Pobla, Búger, Selva and Escorca. It
has a mountainous area to the North, a series of hills in the
centre, the valleys being crossed by the torrents of Comafrea and
Caselles, which come together to make the torrent of Sant Miquel,
and an alluvial plain to the South.
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History
The name of Campanet comes from the late-Latin word "capanna" and the Arab plural "kapanät", which means a collections of huts. This name probable indicates that there has been a settlement in this place since prehistoric times.
The hamlet of Campanet, which, together with the present Ullaró farmstead, used to form part, in Arab times, of the Arab district of Inca. It was the site near where the Mediaeval town grew from. This town was sited on a dividing line between a series of hills, which gives the town an elongated image with streets running in parallel.
The ancient parish church was erected on the plain of Tel, probably on top of an older settlement. It is the present church of Sant Miquel, situated close to the caves. This church has been a parish church since 1248, when it is mentioned in the papal bull of Innocent IV, but in 1315, the title was transferred to Sa Pobla. However, it regained the title between 1368 and 1425, when the parish was moved to the present town, where another church had been built.
A similar situation was happening to the town. In 1300 Campanet belonged to Sa Pobla. After many petitions by the courts of Campanet, it became, in 1368, an independent municipality and parish as conceded by Pere el Ceremoniós, and it entailed the districts of Búger and Ullaró. The last change to the municipality occurred in 1823, when Búger became independent.
The present church was erected on the site of a previous one, and it was dedicated to the Immaculate Conception. Building began in 1717, when the rector was Miquel Martí Tamorer - whose grave is in the centre of the church, underneath the presbytery - and it was finished in
1774, after a few interruptions in the work.
Until the 1940's, the economy of the town was solely based on agriculture. In 1945, the shoe manufacturing industry had a boom year, producing 422,000 pairs of shoes destined for Mallorca, Cuba and the Army. It was the time of boom for the building industry, the tourist services in the area of Alcúdia and the service industries in Inca and Palma. Social life is very active and in summer the Main square is the centre of a lot of activities.
In the church, it is worth visiting the Sala Vella and the crosses. A stroll through the town will show samples of stately homes and of popular and traditional architecture. Such houses are: the inns of Massana (plaça Major, 7) - with two windows in Renaissance style - and of Biniatró (calle de Sant Miquel, 20), Can Ferrer Nou (cantó des Càrritx, 21), Can Muntaner (cantó des Càrritx, 27), Ca n'Arnavet (calle de la Creu, 34) amongst others. Also to be noted are the houses where the writer and humanist Llorenç Riber i Campins (calle Major, 27) lived, and the house where the writer and journalist Miquel dels Sants Oliver (calle de Miquel dels Sants Oliver, 14) was born, both of whom are illustrious children of the town.
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Places of
interest
Church of Sant Miquel
The church of Sant Miquel, in old Gothic style, was built by the Christian settlers after the Catalan conquest of 1229. It has one nave only, with diaphragm arches. Noteworthy is the central reredos, from the late 16th century, which bears an image of Sant Miquel , and a carving of the Holy Christ, under the reredos of Roser (16th century), situated on the right.
Caves of Campanet
The caves of Campanet, which were discovered in 1945, have an average depth of 50 m, an area of some 3,200
m² , and an open space area of 16,000 m² , and a touring length of 400 m. They contain several tiny lakes, and it is renowned for the fineness and whiteness of its formations, such as the so-called Sala Romàntica, Capella de la Verge, Els Enamorats, Sala del Llac, Castell de les Fades, Sala de la Palma, Cascada Sonora, l'Elefant Blanc, etc.
Sínia de Gabellí Petit
Just at the entrance to the estate of Gabellí there is an example of a traditional waterwheel
Church y Plaza Mayor
The parish church, in the main square (Plaza Mayor), dominates the centre of the town. It has a sober façade, typical of Majorcan Baroque.
La Sala Vella (old town hall)
The Sala Vella was built in the 16th century. Noteworthy is the round hall on the ground floor, and the roofed-over staircase where the tiles are supported by an octagonal pillar.
Crosses of Término
Pou d'en Gatel
The well of d'en Gatell, situated at the entrance to Campanet on the road from Selva, was already documented in the 13th century. It was used as a communal well until the 1960's.
Abeurador del Camí blanc.
Tränke am Camí blanc.
Alquería d'Ullaró.
Sundial on the church's façade.
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Fairs and
markets
• Romería de Sant Miquel, Easter Tuesday
• Feria de mayo. Second Sunday in May.
• Sant Victorià. First week in July.
• Sant Miquel. 29th of September.
• Weekly market: on Tuesdays |
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