Inca, Spain
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Inca is a town on the Spanish
island
of Majorca. The population of the municipality
is 25,900 (2004) in an area of 58.4 km².
There is a junction station Majorca rail network
with trains to Palma
, the island's capital, to Sa Pobla
, and to Manacor
.
Inca is home of the footwear company "Camper".
Inca is known for its wine cellars. The town, like its neighboring municipality Binissalem
, was a mass producer of wine from the 17th to 19th centuries when phylloxera
destroyed the industry and its inhabitants turned to other activities such as tanning and leather craftsmanship. Many old wine cellars are being used as restaurants for serving traditional Mallorcan dishes like sopes mallorquines, tumbet and gató d´ametlles.
Spain
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island
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
of Majorca. The population of the municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
is 25,900 (2004) in an area of 58.4 km².
There is a junction station Majorca rail network
Majorca rail network
The Majorca rail network on the Spanish Island of Majorca has three lines to four destinations from the Estació Intermodal/Plaça d'Espanya station in Palma.- TIB :...
with trains to Palma
Palma de Mallorca
Palma is the major city and port on the island of Majorca and capital city of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. The names Ciutat de Mallorca and Ciutat were used before the War of the Spanish Succession and are still used by people in Majorca. However, the official name...
, the island's capital, to Sa Pobla
Sa Pobla
Sa Pobla is a small municipality in the district of Raiguer on Majorca, one of the Spanish Balearic Islands. It is a terminus on the Majorca rail network....
, and to Manacor
Manacor
Manacor is a town and municipality on the Mediterranean island of Majorca, part of the Spanish autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. It is one of the biggest municipalities in Majorca. It has tourist areas like Porto Cristo, site of the famous Caves of Drach, and Calas de Mallorca. Manacor...
.
Inca is home of the footwear company "Camper".
Inca is known for its wine cellars. The town, like its neighboring municipality Binissalem
Binissalem
Binissalem is a small municipality in the district of Raiguer on Majorca, one of the Balearic Islands, Spain.-History:Grape growing and wine production was introduced to the island by the ancient Romans in the year 121 BC when Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius took possession of the island for Rome...
, was a mass producer of wine from the 17th to 19th centuries when phylloxera
Phylloxera
Grape phylloxera ; originally described in France as Phylloxera vastatrix; equated to the previously described Daktulosphaira vitifoliae, Phylloxera vitifoliae; commonly just called phylloxera is a pest of commercial grapevines worldwide, originally native to eastern North America...
destroyed the industry and its inhabitants turned to other activities such as tanning and leather craftsmanship. Many old wine cellars are being used as restaurants for serving traditional Mallorcan dishes like sopes mallorquines, tumbet and gató d´ametlles.
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