Pollença

thumb|250px|The 365 Calvari steps Pollença () is a town and municipality in the northern part of the island of Mallorca, near Cap de Formentor and Alcúdia. It lies inland, about west of its port, Port de Pollença.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Pollença
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: File:Pollença from near the top of the Valvari Steps.jpg
Settlement.image_flag: Bandera de Pollença.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Escudo de Pollensa (Islas Baleares).svg
Settlement.image_map: Localització_de_Pollença_respecte_de_Mallorca.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Pollença in Mallorca
Settlement.pushpin_map: Spain Mallorca#Spain Balearic Islands#Spain
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Mallorca
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Spain
Settlement.subdivision_type1

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History
Main sights
Beaches
References
External links

==History== The origin of the name "Pollença" can be traced back to the name of the Roman settlement of Pollentia, the excavated remains of which lie several kilometers away, at the modern municipality of Alcúdia. The displacement of the toponym is due to the fact that, during Late Antiquity, the city of Pollentia became depopulated, but the name remained to designate the region. In the Islamic period, the capital of the district, called Bullansa, was located in the place where, centuries later, the town of Pollença would be founded.