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Alcoutim E Pereiro
Alcoutim e Pereiro is a civil parish in the municipality of Alcoutim, Algarve, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Alcoutim Alcoutim () is a town and a municipality in southeastern Portugal near the Portugal–Spain border. The population in 2011 was 2,917, in an area of 575.36 km². It is the least densely populated municipality in Portugal. The municipality is ... and Pereiro. The population in 2011 was 1,134,Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE) Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal in an area of 231.17 km². See also * Menhirs of Lavajo ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algarve
The Algarve (, , ; from ) is the southernmost NUTS II region of continental Portugal. It has an area of with 467,495 permanent inhabitants and incorporates 16 municipalities ( ''concelhos'' or ''municípios'' in Portuguese). The region has its administrative centre in the city of Faro, where both the region's international airport (IATA: FAO) and public university, the University of Algarve, are located. The region coincides with Faro District and is subdivided into two zones, one to the West ( Barlavento) and another to the East ( Sotavento). Tourism and related activities are extensive and make up the bulk of the Algarve's summer economy. Production of food, which includes fish and other seafood, as well as different types of fruit and vegetables, such as oranges, figs, plums, carob pods, almonds, avocados, tomatoes, cauliflowers, strawberries, and raspberries, are also economically important in the region. Although Lisbon surpasses the Algarve in terms of tourism reve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faro District
Faro District ( pt, Distrito de Faro ) is the southernmost district of Portugal, coincident with the Algarve region. The administrative centre, or district capital, is the city of Faro. Municipalities The district is composed of 16 municipalities: * Albufeira * Alcoutim * Aljezur * Castro Marim * Faro * Lagoa * Lagos * Loulé * Monchique * Olhão * Portimão * São Brás de Alportel * Silves * Tavira * Vila do Bispo * Vila Real de Santo António Cities * Albufeira * Faro * Lagoa * Lagos * Loulé * Olhão * Portimão * Quarteira (Loulé) * Silves * Tavira * Vila Real de Santo António Villages * Alcantarilha (Silves) * Alcoutim * Algoz (Silves) * Almancil (Loulé) * Alvor (Portimão) * Armação de Pêra (Silves) * Aljezur * Bensafrim (Lagos) * Cabanas de Tavira (Tavira) * Carvoeiro (Lagoa) * Castro Marim * Estômbar (Lagoa) * Ferragudo (Lagoa) * Fuseta (Olhão) * Luz (Lagos) * Luz de Tavira (Tavira) * Mexilhoeira Grande (Olhão) * Moncarapacho (Olhão ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcoutim
Alcoutim () is a town and a municipality in southeastern Portugal near the Portugal–Spain border. The population in 2011 was 2,917, in an area of 575.36 km². It is the least densely populated municipality in Portugal. The municipality is limited on the north by Mértola Municipality, on the east by Huelva Province in Spain, on the southeast by Castro Marim Municipality, on the southwest by Tavira Municipality and on the west by Loulé Municipality and Almodôvar Municipality. The administrative center is the town of Alcoutim, located at the extreme eastern part of the municipality on the Spanish frontier, just across the Guadiana River from the Spanish town of Sanlúcar de Guadiana in Huelva Province. The Moorish Alcoutim Castle, located in the municipality, dates from the 14th century. Coat of arms The coat of arms of Alcoutim - a wreath of ''zambujeiro'' (wild olive tree) and the slogan ''Aleo'' - is derived from the decorative motif of the tomb of Pedro de Meneze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcoutim Municipality
Alcoutim () is a town and a municipality in southeastern Portugal near the Portugal–Spain border. The population in 2011 was 2,917, in an area of 575.36 km². It is the least densely populated municipality in Portugal. The municipality is limited on the north by Mértola Municipality, on the east by Huelva Province in Spain, on the southeast by Castro Marim Municipality, on the southwest by Tavira Municipality and on the west by Loulé Municipality and Almodôvar Municipality. The administrative center is the town of Alcoutim, located at the extreme eastern part of the municipality on the Spanish frontier, just across the Guadiana River from the Spanish town of Sanlúcar de Guadiana in Huelva Province. The Moorish Alcoutim Castle, located in the municipality, dates from the 14th century. Coat of arms The coat of arms of Alcoutim - a wreath of ''zambujeiro'' (wild olive tree) and the slogan ''Aleo'' - is derived from the decorative motif of the tomb of Pedro de Menezes, 1s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcoutim (parish)
Alcoutim is a former civil parish, located in the municipality of Alcoutim, Algarve, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Alcoutim e Pereiro. Main sites *Alcoutim Castle The Castle of Alcoutim ( pt, Castelo de Alcoutim) is a medieval castle in the freguesia, civil parish of Alcoutim (parish), Alcoutim, in the municipality Alcoutim Municipality, of the same name, in the southeastern Algarve of Portugal. Built in the ... *Roman village of Montinho das Laranjeiras * Alcoutim Old Castle * Nossa Senhora da Conceição Church References Former parishes of Portugal Freguesias of Alcoutim {{Faro-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Menhirs Of Lavajo
The Menhirs of Lavajo ( pt, Menires de Lavajo) are a group of menhirs, located in the civil parish of Alcoutim e Pereiro in the municipality of Alcoutim, Portuguese Algarve. History These structures are territorial marks or define sacred spaces from the Late Neolithic or Chalcolithic The Copper Age, also called the Chalcolithic (; from grc-gre, χαλκός ''khalkós'', "copper" and ''líthos'', "stone") or (A)eneolithic (from Latin '' aeneus'' "of copper"), is an archaeological period characterized by regular ... period (constructed sometime between 3500 and 2800 B.C.). The first excavations in 1998, revealed the existence of not only the large menhir, but fragments of the two small menhirs. These menhirs raised the possibility that the group was an intentional alignment of these structures. One of these structures were eventually stored in the archaeological museum in Alcoutim. Architecture A rural group, located on a small hilltop, between the Lavajo val ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
