Felanitx
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Felanitx is a municipality in the Spanish autonomous community of the Balearic Islands, and is located in the southeast of Mallorca. It covers an area of 169.57km² and as of 2005 had 16,566 inhabitants.
Felanitx is an old town 48 kilometres from the capital Palma, dating back to the 13th century during the Christian conquest of the island.
Felanitx is the birthplace of Miquel Barcelo a Spanish contemporary painter. The town lies near the medieval San Salvador Monastery with its Gothic architecture.
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