Minorca
Minorca or Menorca (/mɪˈnɔːkə/; Catalan: Menorca [məˈnɔrkə]; Spanish: Menorca [meˈnorka]; from Latin: Insula Minor, later Minorica "smaller island") is one of the Balearic Islands located in the Mediterranean Sea belonging to Spain.
Latitude and longitude of Es Castell
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Es Castell (Spanish: Villacarlos) is a small municipality in eastern Minorca in the Balearic Islands, Spain. The town was founded in 1771 by British Col. Patrick Mackellar and was originally called Georgetown in honour of King George III, however it takes its current name from the large fort nearby, known to the British as St. Philip's Castle. Col. Patrick MacKellar (Argyllshire 1717-1778) was the chief engineer of Minorca and his house today is known as Son Granot. Es Castell celebrates its Foundation Day on 1 June with 18th-century themed festivities, in which the Municipality itself, St.
Population: 7,440
Latitude: 39° 52' 39.36" N
Longitude: 4° 17' 23.64" E
Articles of interest in Es Castell
23 Articles of interest near Es Castell, Spain
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Menorca Airport or Mahón Airport (IATA: MAH, ICAO: LEMH; Catalan: Aeroport de Menorca, Spanish: Aeropuerto de Menorca) is the airport serving the Balearic island of Minorca in the Mediterranean Sea, near the coast of Spain.
Taula
A taula (meaning 'table' in Catalan) is a T-shaped stone monument found on the Balearic island of Minorca. Taulas can be up to 3.7 metres high and consist of a vertical pillar (a monolith or several smaller stones on top of each other) with a horizo…
St. Philip's Castle
St. Philip's Castle (Catalan:Castell de Sant Felip, Spanish: Castillo de San Felipe, often known as Fort St Phillip) was a fortress guarding the entrance to the port of Mahón.
Son Bou, Minorca
Son Bou is a village in the Alaior region of Minorca, a small island in the Balearics. It is split into three districts: Son Bou (mostly shops, restaurants and two large hotels), San Jaime (Villas and Garden apartments) and Torre Soli Nou (Private v…
Fornells, Minorca
Fornells is a village located in a bay in the north of the Balearic island of Minorca, Spain. Fornells is estimated to have a population of about 1000 people which increases in the summer due to tourism.
Es Castell
Es Castell (Spanish: Villacarlos) is a small municipality in eastern Minorca in the Balearic Islands, Spain. The town was founded in 1771 by British Col. Patrick Mackellar and was originally called Georgetown in honour of King George III, however it…
Alaior
Alaior (previously in Spanish, Alayor) is a municipality on the island of Minorca, in the Balearic Islands, Spain. It is situated 12 km from the capital, Maó.
Sant Lluís
Sant Lluís is a municipality on the tip of south-east Minorca in the Spanish Balearic Islands.
Es Mercadal
Mercadal is a town and municipality in northern Minorca in the Spanish Balearic Islands.
El Toro (Minorca)
El Toro in Catalan, sometimes known by its Spanish name of Monte Toro, in is the tallest hill of the island of Minorca, rising to a height of 342 m (1,122 ft). The mountain is home to the Sanctuary of the Verge del Toro.
Es Migjorn Gran
Es Migjorn Gran is a small municipality in southern Minorca in the Spanish Balearic Islands. Formerly incorporated into the municipality of Es Mercadal, it is now the island's newest and second-smallest municipal district. The main inland village of…
San Luis Aerodrome
San Luis Aerodrome (Spanish: Aeródromo de San Luis) (ICAO: LESL) was the first civil airfield on Menorca. Originally built during the 1920s it was converted for military aircraft activities during the Spanish Civil War. The airfield is located in th…
Cala En Porter
Cala En Porter (often referred to as Cala'n Porter or Calan Porter) is a village in the Alaior municipality of Minorca.
Electricity Network of the Balearic Islands
Description of the electric power supply of the Balearic Islands.
Torre d'en Galmés
Torre d'en Galmés is a Talayotic site on the island of Minorca, between Alaior and Son Bou, Minorca. The town developed from the start of the Talayotic era (1400 BC) and expanded until the end of the Roman occupation, after which it was abandoned.
Teatre Principal de Maó
Teatre Principal de Maó (Catalan) or Teatro Principal de Mahón (Spanish) is an opera house located in the Spanish city of Mahón, the capital of the island of Minorca.
Roman Catholic Diocese of Menorca
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Menorca (Latin: Minoricen(sis)) is a diocese located in the island of Menorca in the Ecclesiastical province of Valencia in Spain.