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Abrantes (São Vicente E São João) E Alferrarede
Union of Parishes of Abrantes e São Vicente e São João e Alferrarede is a ''freguesia'' ("civil parish") in the municipality of Abrantes on Santarém District Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes São Vicente, São João and Alferrarede Alferrarede is a town and a former ''freguesia'' ("civil parish"), located in the municipality of Abrantes, in Santarém District, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Abrantes (São Vicente e São João) e Alferrarede. The pop .... The population in 2011 was 17,205,Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE) Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal in an area of 64.47 km². References ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centro Region, Portugal
The Central Region ( pt, Região do Centro, ) or Central Portugal is one of the NUTS statistical regions of Portugal, statistical regions of Portugal. The cities with major administrative status inside this region are Coimbra, Aveiro, Portugal, Aveiro, Viseu, Caldas da Rainha, Leiria, Castelo Branco, Portugal, Castelo Branco, Covilhã, Torres Vedras and Guarda, Portugal, Guarda. It is one of the seven Regions of Portugal (Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics, NUTS II subdivisions). It is also one of the regions of Europe, as given by the European Union for statistical and Geography, geographical purposes. Its area totals . As of 2011, its population totalled 2,327,026 inhabitants, with a population density of 82 inhabitants per square kilometre. History Inhabited by the Lusitanians, an Proto-Indo-Europeans, Indo-European people living in the western Iberian Peninsula, the Roman Republic, Romans settled in the region and colonized it as a part of the Roman Province of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Médio Tejo
The Comunidade Intermunicipal do Médio Tejo (; English: ''Middle Tagus'') is an administrative division in Portugal. It was created in December 2008, replacing the former ''Comunidade Urbana do Médio Tejo'' created in 2004. It takes its name from the river Tagus. Médio Tejo is also a NUTS 3 subregion of Centro Region: since January 2015, the NUTS 3 subregion has covered the same area as the intermunicipal community. Instituto Nacional de EstatísticaAdequação dos indicadores à nova organização territorial NUTS III / Entidades Intermunicipais 18 March 2015 The seat of the intermunicipal community is Tomar. Médio Tejo comprises parts of the former districts of Santarém and Castelo Branco. The population in 2011 was 247,331, in an area of . Municipalities The CIM Médio Tejo is composed of 13 municipalities: Gallery Centro Geodésico de Portugal.jpg, Geodesic Center of Portugal Santuario de Fátima. Portugal (cropped).jpg, Sanctuary of Fátima Castelo de Almourol (3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santarém District
The District of Santarém ( pt, Distrito de Santarém ) is a district of Portugal, located in Portugal's ''Centro Region''. The district capital is the city of Santarém. The district is the 3rd largest in Portugal, with an area of , and a population of 475,344 inhabitants, giving it a population density of 70 people per sq. kilometer (180 people per sq. mile). Once part of the historical region of Ribatejo, the district was created by order of the European Union, not taking into consideration historical boundaries or cultures. Municipalities The district includes the following 21 municipalities. * Abrantes * Alcanena * Almeirim * Alpiarça * Benavente * Cartaxo * Chamusca * Constância * Coruche * Entroncamento * Ferreira do Zêzere * Golegã * Mação * Ourém * Rio Maior * Salvaterra de Magos * Santarém * Sardoal * Tomar * Torres Novas * Vila Nova da Barquinha Summary of votes and seats won 1976-2022 , - class="unsortable" !rowspan=2, Parties!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S! ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abrantes
Abrantes () is a concelho, municipality in the Centro Region, Portugal, central Médio Tejo Subregion, Médio Tejo subregion of Portugal. The population was 39,325, in an area of . The municipality includes several parishes divided by the Tagus River, which runs through the middle of the municipality. The urbanized part, the parish of Abrantes (São Vicente e São João) e Alferrarede, located on the north bank of the Tagus, has about 17,000 residents. History The Celts are believed to have established the first settlement in Abrantes around 300 BC. The name is derived from Latin ''Aurantes'', perhaps referring to deposits of alluvial gold (Latin: '':wiktionary:aurum, aurum'') along the Tagus. Similarly, Roman art, Roman mosaics, coins, the remains of ancient aqueducts, as well as other antiquities, have been discovered in the vicinity of Abrantes. The village of Abrantes and the Abrantes Castle were conquered from the Al-Andalus, Moors by Afonso I of Portugal in 1148. After 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freguesia
''Freguesia'' (), usually translated as "parish" or "civil parish", is the third-level administrative subdivision of Portugal, as defined by the 1976 Constitution. It is also the designation for local government jurisdictions in the former Portuguese overseas territories of Cape Verde and Macau (until 2001). In the past, was also an administrative division of the other Portuguese overseas territories. The ''parroquia'' in the Spanish autonomous communities of Galicia and Asturias is similar to a ''freguesia''. A ''freguesia'' is a subdivision of a ''município'' (municipality). Most often, a parish takes the name of its seat, which is usually the most important (or the single) human agglomeration within its area, which can be a neighbourhood or city district, a group of hamlets, a village, a town or an entire city. In cases where the seat is itself divided into more than one parish, each one takes the name of a landmark within its area or of the patron saint from the usually co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abrantes Municipality
Abrantes () is a concelho, municipality in the Centro Region, Portugal, central Médio Tejo Subregion, Médio Tejo subregion of Portugal. The population was 39,325, in an area of . The municipality includes several parishes divided by the Tagus River, which runs through the middle of the municipality. The urbanized part, the parish of Abrantes (São Vicente e São João) e Alferrarede, located on the north bank of the Tagus, has about 17,000 residents. History The Celts are believed to have established the first settlement in Abrantes around 300 BC. The name is derived from Latin ''Aurantes'', perhaps referring to deposits of alluvial gold (Latin: '':wiktionary:aurum, aurum'') along the Tagus. Similarly, Roman art, Roman mosaics, coins, the remains of ancient aqueducts, as well as other antiquities, have been discovered in the vicinity of Abrantes. The village of Abrantes and the Abrantes Castle were conquered from the Al-Andalus, Moors by Afonso I of Portugal in 1148. After 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira. It features the westernmost point in continental Europe, and its Iberian portion is bordered to the west and south by the Atlantic Ocean and to the north and east by Spain, the sole country to have a land border with Portugal. Its two archipelagos form two autonomous regions with their own regional governments. Lisbon is the capital and largest city by population. Portugal is the oldest continuously existing nation state on the Iberian Peninsula and one of the oldest in Europe, its territory having been continuously settled, invaded and fought over since prehistoric times. It was inhabited by pre-Celtic and Celtic peoples who had contact with Phoenicians and Ancient Greek traders, it was ruled by the Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Vicente (Abrantes)
São Vicente is a former ''freguesia'' ("civil parish"), located in the municipality of Abrantes, in Santarém District, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Abrantes (São Vicente e São João) e Alferrarede. The population in 2011 was 11,622, in an area of 38.20 km². It included the northern part of the city of Abrantes. History A parish of São Vicente is the principal religious organ of the community of Abrantes, and its foundation dates back to the Goths.Arquivo Distrital de Santarém (2010) The ancient church of São Vicente was founded in 1149, after Afonso Henriques took Abrantes Castle, but it subsequently received damage from Moorish attacks and was rebuilt. It was known until 1150, as the parish of Nossa Senhora da Conceição and reconsecrated by the first ''alcaide'' from permission obtained from Afonso Henriques (a reliquary of São Vicente Mártir was installed in the church). The church was reconstructed under the initiative of King Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São João (Abrantes)
São João, or São João Baptista, is a former ''freguesia'' ("civil parish"), located in the Municipalities of Portugal, municipality of Abrantes, in Santarém District, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Abrantes (São Vicente e São João) e Alferrarede. The population in 2011 was 1,699, in an area of 2.21 km². It was one of the three parishes that make up the urbanized area of the city. History The origin of São João has its base in the early settlement of Abrantes, first documented in 1176. Afonso Henriques granted its Abrantes Castle, castle to the Order of Saint James of the Sword, Order of Santiago de la Espada in 1173. Three years later, he granted its fish channel to the Monastery of Lorvão. The grant was partly in aid of the residents, but entitled the King to nine-tenths of the catch. In 1179, Afonso Henriques granted a foral to Abrantes, which was confirmed by King Afonso II in 1217. On 24 April 1281, King Denis of Portugal, Denis granted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alferrarede
Alferrarede is a town and a former ''freguesia'' ("civil parish"), located in the municipality of Abrantes, in Santarém District, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Abrantes (São Vicente e São João) e Alferrarede. The population in 2011 was 3,884, in an area of 24.06 km2. History 
The toponymic name ''Alferrarede'' was derived from the ''gypseptum'' or ''ferratum'' referring to iron mines. As established by ...
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Diário Da República
The ''Diário da República'' (DR) is the official gazette of Portugal. Between 1869 and 1976, it was called the ''Diário do Governo''. It is published by the National Printing House and comprises two series. Laws, decree-laws, decisions by the Constitutional Court and other relevant texts are published in the I Series. Regulations, public contracts, etc. are published in the II Series. As in many countries, legislative texts are only binding after publication (article 119 of the Portuguese Constitution). Since July 1, 2006, the gazette is published in electronic form, with only a handful of authenticated printed copies (for deposit in the National Archive, the Presidency, the Assembleia da República, the high courts, etc.). There were other changes, such as the end of the III Series. It is possible to buy the printed version of the I Series. ''Diário da República Electrónico'' is the public service of universal and free access. It requires a PDF viewer. Users can searc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
