Archaeological
findings of the Talayotic culture show that the
surroundings of the actual Ariany
were populated in prehistoric times. At the time of James the First the settlement was already mentioned with its current name. From the sixteenth century Ariany was subject to
the Cotoner family, owners of the land Ariany, who was assigned the Marquesado
of Ariany in 1717 by Felipe V, in appreciation for their support of the Bourbons
in the Succession War . The present village was developed around the house S'Auberg
and El Camí de Sa Marquesa ,
which, according to traditional sources, was
leading from there to Son Sureda de Manacor.
The current name of the town originates from the Arabic farmhouse.
Monuments and places of interest
Parish church of Nuestra Senora de Atocha.
I S'Auberg El Camí de Sa Marquise, who led home the group.
Ca ses Monges, the convent of the Franciscan nuns, located in 2 of the Major Street.
Pou Bo, public well probably Islamic era, situated 300 meters south of the
town, on the road or are Gibert Petra.
Local festivals
January 19, San Antonio.
Last Saturday of July. Fair night.
Last Sunday of July. Feast of municipal independence.
Last Sunday of August, Virgin of Atocha, the patron saint of the town since
1717.
Ariany
is a municipality in the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. It is
located in the island of Mallorca, in the judicial district of Manacor. The
local council was established in1982, when it became independent from Petra,
after two failed attempts in 1925 and 1949.
