Alaró
Alaro is a municipality of the Spanish Balearic island of Mallorca. It has an area of 45.6 km ² and 5217 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013). This corresponds to a population density of 114 persons per km ². In 2006, the proportion of foreigners was 15.7 % ( 763 ), the proportion of German population 4.2% (205). In the same place live 4495 people ( 2008 ), the remaining inhabitants live scattered.
In 1991 there were in the church 36 illiterate. The majority of the population has a primary school. The spoken on the island Catalan dialect is called Mallorquí. In 1991, 84.06 percent of the population Mallorcan, 9.7 percent came from other Spanish provinces and 6.24 percent were foreigners. The highest population was recorded in 1920 with 6197 people, and the lowest in 1981 with 3256, but since then it slowly increases again. The men Alaró be Alaroner that women Alaronera called.
City Alaro
The small town of Alaro, administrative seat of the municipality is located north-west of Palma on the land-side foot of the Serra de Tramuntana. Eight mountain peaks belong to this community, with the Puig de Sa Font Fresca in the Serra de Tramuntana of 836 m is the highest peak, Puig Ventós with 274 m is the lowest.
History
Alaro was first mentioned in 1241 by the name of Oloron in a document. However, the origin of the name is still in the dark. Two theories are represented.
The first goes back to the name Ilurone, with probably Iberian origin, is often found as a city name in the historic Spain.
The second theory states that the word comes from the Arabic expression hisn al - rum, was ( حصن الروم ) "Roman fortress " derived, where hisn ( حصن ) "castle" or " fortress " means and al - rum ( الروم ), " Romans " or " Byzantine " with the article " al " before. Rum would thereby become run. The term hisn al - arun is found in a text by al- Zuhri, in which the conquest of the island is portrayed by Islam in 903 years. Al- Zuhri mentions a fortress built on a high and lonely place, a hisn al - arun ( حصن الارون ), which actually means " fortress Arons " would mean.
With the tragic history of the Kingdom of Mallorca defense of the Castell d' Alaro is inextricably linked. As far as the history of the fortress dates back to the 825 meter high Puig d' Alaro is located high up in the dark. The Arabs called it Castle of Christians. Eight years they should have withstood the attacks of the Moors, when these conquered at the beginning of the 10th century Mallorca. It is certain that the Arabs recognized the extremely favorable position of the peak of a mountain and the castle extensions.
Why the Arab governor of the fort surrendered without a fight Benahabat shortly after the Christian reconquest in 1231 is uncertain. Again, the fort was expanded and modernized. It was considered from now on as impregnable. The Castell d' Alaro 1285 was attacked a second time, this time by the Aragonese king Alfonso II. His uncle was James II as King of Majorca vassal of the Crown of Aragon, but was considered unreliable and had secretly allied with France, which was willing Aragón collected. Alfonso II led a punitive expedition to Majorca and Palma could conquer in a few days, but not the Castell d' Alaro.
This lasted for several years. When he finally but then managed, writes the legend, King Alfonso the two leaders of the resistance, Guillem Cabrit ( goat ) and Guillem Bassa ( Brasa charcoal) in whose name alive roast alluding to two skewers.
This fact was the reason for the excommunication of Alfonso by the Pope. Jaume got back his kingdom Mallorca after he swore loyalty Aragón. In the final destruction of the Kingdom of Mallorca by Pere IV of Aragon in 1349 and the Castell d' Alaro fell and was until now a ruin.
Climate
In Alaro throughout the year are recorded on rainfall. The driest month is July with an average of 11.9 l / m². The highest rainfall in 24 hours was recorded on April 21, 1981 at s'Hort Nou with 175.5 l / m².
Attractions
- Castell d' Alaro 824 meters above sea level. NN ( with excellent panoramic view ).
- Every Saturday at the Town Hall the weekly market.
- Fiesta Sant Pere on June 29
- Fiesta Sant Roc on August 16
Others
Alaro is a city without big hotels. Due to the Castell d' Alaro and the hiking possibilities, it is very busy in high season.
Industry
Over 100 years promoted the mineral coal miners in Alaro to days. In this case, this now forgotten industry came to quite modest tradition. In the years of the coal boom, with the Cuban Missile War ( 1898) and the Spanish Civil War ( 1936-1939 ) coincided, there was on the island, several hundred miners. In Alaro, Selva Lloseta and this worked in up to 200 meters under the ground, in Biniamar and Sineu open pit. In 1987 the mine was closed in Alaro.