Son Servera is a

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 ...

in northeast

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, in the Balearic Islands, Spain. Founded in 1300 by

James I of Aragon James I the Conqueror ( es, Jaime el Conquistador, ca, Jaume el Conqueridor; 2 February 1208 – 27 July 1276) was King of Aragon and Lord of Montpellier from 1213 to 1276; King of Majorca from 1231 to 1276; and Valencia from 1238 to 1 ...

, in the lands of the Servera family, Son Servera was first documented in 1354 with the name of ''Benicanella'', which would later become two towns: Son Fra Garí and Ca l'Hereu which would then become Son Servera. In 1814, king Ferdinand VII puts Son Servera municipality in Arta. In 1920, the population was struck by plague, but in 1934 the population reached 1,000 inhabitants and returned to the status of municipality. With more than 10,000 inhabitants, Son Servera contains Cala Millor, a popular summer tourist area, with a large German community. Costa de los Pinos is a summer destination for Spanish high society. Sant Joan is the patron saint of the town and is celebrated on June 24 with a fiesta. The fiesta runs for a week with a local fair, farmers market, agricultural stalls, and the local dancers perform traditional mallorquine dance of Ball de bot.

Notable individuals

* Antonio Luna Rodríguez, footballer

References

External links

Official websiteSon Servera tourist guide
Municipalities in Mallorca 1300 establishments in Europe Populated places established in the 1300s 13th-century establishments in Aragon {{balearics-geo-stub