Municipality of Sant Joan de Labritja

fotos_norden3.jpg (38561 Byte)The municipality of Saint Juan Bautista actually named Saint Joan de Labritja is found in the north of the island of Ibiza and is 22 km. from the capital (Ibiza).

The recent change of name of the municipality and its coat-of-arms was due to studies carried out in place names as well as heraldry, by the Institut d’ Estudis Eivissencs, which led them to the name of Saint Joan de Labritja.

The municipality of Saint Joan de Labritja is one that has less inhabitants than Ibiza, about 4,194 and it measures 119.7 km2.

All the coast of Sant Joan is formed by the cliffs between which often are hidden small coves of clear water.

This part of the island includes huge areas of rural character, in which are conserved Balearic houses of traditional architecture and there is plenty of cultivated land and numerous olive trees, some of which are more than a hundred years old. To the north west of Sant Joan you can take excursions to get to know its mountain streams and some uncommon species which form part of its vegetation. The ecological value of this municipality keeps on increasing thanks to the marine birds and the endemic plants which grow in the coastal regions.

The municipality is made up of four parishes: Sant Joan de Labritja, Sant Miguel de Balansat, Sant Vicent de Sa Cala and Sant Llorenc de Balafia, which form a collection of small associations of an urban character, portrayed by their churches.