Algaida
Majorca Details
The relief of the township is, as the rest
of the region, a little rugged. It is highlighted with the view of the mountain
range of Randa with the mountain tops of Randa (543 m),Son Reus (501 m) and Son
Roig (420 m) in the South-East.
The average temperature in
The highest rainfall was recorded on
September 17,1943:97 l/m2.
There is preserved evidence of the area in
pretalayotic times,human remains were found in the caves of Son Reus;and there
are talayotic remains such as the walled town of sa Serra Punxuat.
During the time of Arab domination,the town
belonged to the district of Muntuy;the farm buildings who would give rise to
the actual population groups,were already existing.
These farm buildings were located in the
vicinity of water-courses, to provide for the most fertile land,for which
irrigation the Arabs built hydraulic infrastructures, such as the 299,8 m long
underground
First,the village was given the name of
Catellitx,the name of the parish that was located in the estate with the same
name(the first being built after the conquest);until in 1410 the titles of the
village were changed in favour of the
Algaida is a municipality in the autonomous
community of the
The township is bordered in the North by
Sencelles,in the East by LLoret de Vistalegre and Montuiri,in the South by
Lluchmajor and in the West by Palma de Mallorca and Santa Eugenia.
From Palma de Mallorca,you can reach
Algaida via the MA-15 motorway.
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