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Deia is a small town with headquarters near the northwest coast of the Balearic island of Mallorca, situated on a hill at the edge of the Tramuntana mountains.
Landscape and history
This mountain landscape with the Puig des Teix, 1,064 meters above sea level, is surrounded by oaks, 400 meters above sea level, is criss-crossed by streams and has a five-kilometer, little accessible coast. The city has three zones: the upper ( it Puig, of the church and the cemetery crowned ), the middle ( parallel to the road Valldemossa, Sóller ) and the bottom ( it Clot core of the original village ). The municipality has an area of 15.12 km ², it borders the municipalities of Sóller, Bunyola, Valldemossa and the sea. 756 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013) living in the community Deia. In 2006, the proportion of foreigners was 36.7 % ( 260), the proportion of German population 9.3% (66). To Deia also includes the small interesting place Llucalcari with the chapel De la Mare de Deu. The place name is first mentioned in Deia in the Chronicle of Valldemossa in 1583. The name is said to come from the Arabic daia or daya ( "field" or " village "). Deia built between the 16th and 17th centuries, a network of towers to defend against pirate attacks. End of the 18th century it came by strong emigration to France as a result of the agrarian crisis to a decline in population, many returned beginning of the 20th century. Between these first years in 1900 and the sixties, we were also living from smuggling. After that, the luxury tourism the major economic factor, which is also the catering and construction gave significant impetus was.
" Artist village in Mallorca "
In Deia have since the beginning of the last century, many artists (painters, writers, musicians and film actor ) as Peter Ustinov, Ava Gardner, Pablo Picasso, Robert Graves, Ulrich Leman, William Waldren, Santiago Rusiñol, Daevid Allen, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Mati Klarwein, Kevin Ayers, Pierce Brosnan and Anaïs Nin and settled the place known as the " artist village in Mallorca " is introduced. Here also lived personalities such as Ramon Llull, the Austrian Archduke Ludwig Salvator of Habsburg- Lorraine. At the latest with the acquisition of Finca S'Estaca near the farm in Deia Son Marroig by the American film actor Michael Douglas, the town was also a popular tourist destination. Since the late eighties Deia was the venue for the ZDF series Hotel Paradies.
On 20 July 2006 Robert Graves Museum was opened. Built in 1932 by Robert Graves and fully restored opening Finca Ca n'Alluny give original manuscripts and personal belongings insight into the life and work of British writer. In the future also changing exhibitions will be on display.
The slang in Deia, and not just in the summer months, English, mixed with a smattering of Mallorcan, because more than one-third of the residents are now foreigners. There are exquisite boutiques, hidden galleries, two luxury accommodation and superb restaurants where even Spain's royals dine now and then. Some locals are already talking about the " ghetto money aristocracy ".
Deia has a total of two beaches. Three miles below the village is the small pebble cove of Cala Deia, with disassembled to boat garages natural caves. Cala Deia is located between Punta de Son Beltran and Sa Pedrissa where a defense tower against pirate attacks has been built. This beautiful, surrounded by medium- high cliffs bay is covered with garrigue and Aleppo pines and ends in a semicircular beach, into which opens a torrent and where collect beautiful terraces. Coarse sand and gravel form the paradise, strongly sloping beach. There is a small jetty, escars and some restaurants on the sides. In summer you can also internationally known personalities here.
By Deia the GR 221, refugi de Can Boi performs serves as hiking accommodation in the resort.
It Canyeret is also known as Platja de Llucalcari. The name of this spot is Latin and Arab origin and can be translated as " town in the woods ." Boulders, some of enormous proportions, pebbles and gravel form the beach this beautiful little bay, which is well suitable for swimming, however, not to anchor, as it is open and penetrated by water over rocks from the northern winds. In its immediate surroundings next to a fig tree gushes a spring of fresh water, which use some visitors for a mud bath. There are also near the coast to the northeast, only visible from the sea, sa Cova Fosca, a huge open to the sea cave in the steep rock walls. 3.2 miles away is Port de Sóller.
Sites of cultural interest are:
- Archaeological Museum
- Church Museum
- Robert Graves Museum
- Museum of Son Marroig
- Music Festival Festival de Deia in July and August each year
The cultural richness of the community you get to know if you, among other things Cova de Betlem, Col · legi de remains of Frares Menor in Miramar (founded by Ramon Llull ), Can Forcimany, Llucalcari, ca l' Abat, sa Torre de sa Pedrissa, the parish church and the municipal cemetery visits.
Places in the municipality
The municipality Deia include the following villages:
- Deia ( 519/672 inhabitants)
- Lluc Alcari (11/13 people)
- Sa Cala (2/5 people)
- S'Empeltada (27/ 28 inhabitants )
- Ses Coves (11/16 people)
- Son Coll (3/ 20 inhabitants )
The population figures in brackets are from 1 January 2008. The first number indicates the inhabitants of the built-up areas where the second number the inhabitants of places including the addition to computing " scattered " population living outside the actual settlements. (Source: INE )
Sons and daughters of the town
- Vicente Reynés ( b. 1981 ), cyclist
Swell
- PARA LA HISTORIA DE NOTAS Deya, Jerónimo Pons Pbro. Publicación patrocinada por el Magnifico Ayuntamiento de DEIÀ. 1976 · Dep. Legal P.M. 554 - 1976th Gráficas Miramar.
- DEIA EN EL SIGLO XVI. Josep Segura i Salado. Pregón de las fiestas, 1977 Publicación patrocinada por Banca Catalana. Edición de 200 ejemplares.