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with a powerful Turkish Armada of 140 ships and 15,000 soldiers, put the town under siege for eight days entered and decimated the town. The town was defended by only a few hundred men. All of Ciutadella's 3,099 inhabitants who survived the
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Despite no longer being Menorca's capital, Ciutadella has remained the island's religious center as the Bishop refused to move. The festival of Saint John, its patron saint, takes place each year on 23 and 24 of June. The
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In the 17th century, many of Ciutadella's civil and religious buildings were built in the Italian style and gave it a historical and artistic unity.
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Every year on July 9, a commemoration takes place in Ciutadella, remembering "l'Any de sa Desgràcia", or "the Year of the Disaster".
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were taken as slaves to Turkey together with other inhabitants of surrounding villages. In total, 3,452 residents were sold into
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Ciutadella's town hall is the former palace of the Arab governor and later served as a royal palace under the
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and again as a governor's palace until the British moved the capital to the eastern town of
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in the Plaza d'es Born in memory of the offensive, with the following inscription:
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Here we fought until death for our religion and our country in the year 1558
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Climate data for Ciutadella de Menorca, 1981-2010 normals
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Madina al Jazira
Municipality

Coat of arms of Ciutadella de Menorca
Ciutadella de Menorca is located in Minorca
Ciutadella de Menorca is located in Balearic Islands
Ciutadella de Menorca is located in Spain
40°01′N 3°49′E / 40.017°N 3.817°E / 40.017; 3.817
Spain
Autonomous community
Balearic Islands
Province
Balearic Islands
Island
Minorca
Judicial district
Time zone
UTC+1
CET
DST
UTC+2
CEST
Postal code
www.ajciutadella.org
[siwtəˈðeʎə(ðəməˈnɔɾkə)]
municipality
Menorca
Balearic Islands
Maó

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