Valldemossa
39°42′42.04″N 2°37′21.29″E / 39.7116778°N 2.6225806°E
Valldemossa | |
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Map of Valledemossa in Mallorca | |
| Coordinates: 39°42′N 2°37′E / 39.700°N 2.617°E | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Balearic Islands |
| Province | Balearic Islands |
| Judicial district | Valldemossa |
| Founded | 123 BC |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.6 km2 (6.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 499 m (1,637 ft) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 1,945 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 7017 |
| Dialing code | 971 |
| Official language(s) | Catalan, Spanish |
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Valldemossa (Catalan pronunciation: [ˌvaʎ.ðəˈmo.sə]) is a village and municipality on the island of Mallorca, part of the Spanish autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. It is famous for one landmark: the Royal Charterhouse of Valldemossa, built at the beginning of the 14th century, when the mystic and philosopher Ramon Llull lived in this area of Mallorca.
Since the 19th century Valldemossa has been promoted internationally as a place of outstanding beauty, largely as a result of the affection of distinguished traveller and cultural writer, the Austrian Archduke Ludwig Salvator. Valldemossa is the birthplace of Catalina Thomas, Mallorca's patron saint.