Maria de la Salut () is a small town and
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
located in the center of the island in the district of
es pla on
Majorca
Mallorca, or Majorca, is the largest of the Balearic Islands, which are part of Spain, and the List of islands in the Mediterranean#By area, seventh largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.
The capital of the island, Palma, Majorca, Palma, i ...
and in the northeast of the capital, one of the
Balearic Islands
The Balearic Islands are an archipelago in the western Mediterranean Sea, near the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula. The archipelago forms a Provinces of Spain, province and Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Spain, ...
,
Spain
Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...
. It borders on the municipalities of Llubí, Santa Margalida, Ariany and Sineu.
History
At the time of the Christian conquest, Maria's lands included the Murūh Islamic district. In the cast, it fell to the part of the Count of Empúries.
The municipality of Maria de la Salut appeared in the nineteenth century when it segregated from Santa Margalida.
They emphasize the "possessions" of Roqueta, Deulosal and Montblanc, as well as other estates and places such as sa Bisbal, Son Gil, es Pujol, es Rafal, Son Perot, es Gassons, sa Font, Son Roig, ses Sors, es Rafal Nou, sa Torreta, Son Niell, Llampí, Son Xigala, Vall d'Aram, Ses Tarragones and Son Bacs.
Economy
Traditionally it is an agricultural town where the extensive herbaceous crops and the ovine cattle ranch stand out; As well as garlic, melons, watermelons and tomatoes (which are often produced in rainfed land); And in marginal areas, the almond trees.
In the last years several companies dedicated to the construction have already proliferated, either construction materials (mainly blockades and other prefabricated ones) as public and civil works.
There have been, and still exist, craftsmen of wood and iron.
They emphasize like other habitual trades, in number those of teachers and professors.
See also
List of monuments and places of interest Maria de la Salut
References
External links
*
Page of the City CouncilEstatisticsGuia de Mallorca: Maria de la Salut
Municipalities in Mallorca
Populated places in Mallorca
{{Balearics-geo-stub