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Pinhal Interior Sul
Pinhal Interior Sul () is a former subregion in the Centro region of Portugal. It was abolished at the January 2015 NUTS 3 revision. Instituto Nacional de Estatística, 18 March 2015 Its main town was Sertã
Sertã () is a municipality in Castelo Branco District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 15,880, in an area of 446.73&nbs ...
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Centro Region
The Central Region ( pt, Região do Centro, ) or Central Portugal is one of the statistical regions of Portugal. The cities with major administrative status inside this region are Coimbra, Aveiro, Viseu, Caldas da Rainha, Leiria, Castelo Branco, Covilhã, Torres Vedras and Guarda. It is one of the seven Regions of Portugal ( NUTS II subdivisions). It is also one of the regions of Europe, as given by the European Union for statistical and 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 Indo-European people living in the western Iberian Peninsula, the Romans settled in the region and colonized it as a part of the Roman Province of '' Lusitânia''. The Roman town of Conímbriga, near Coimbra, is among the most noted and well-preserved remains of that period. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, Visigoths were the ma ... [...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] |
Instituto Nacional De Estatística (Portugal)
The Instituto Nacional de Estatística or INE (Portuguese for "National Institute for Statistics") is the Government office for national statistics of Portugal. In English language it is also branded as Statistics Portugal. The INE is one of the components of the Portuguese National Statistical System (SEN), which also includes the Higher Council of Statistics, the Bank of Portugal and the regional statistical services the autonomous regions of the Azores and Madeira. It was established in 1935, as the successor of the ''Direcão-Geral de Estatística'' (Directorate-General for Statistics) which had been created in 1896. The first population census known to be done in which is the Portugal of today was done in the year 1 AD by order of the Roman Emperor Caesar Augustus, covering the province of Lusitania. After the foundation of the independent Portugal, many census were done, one of the first relevant known being the Roll of the Crossbowmen done in the 13th century by order of Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sertã
Sertã () is a municipality in Castelo Branco District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 15,880, in an area of 446.73 km2. The present mayor is José Farinha Nunes, elected by the PSD. The municipal holiday is the June 24. General information Local sports club: Sertanense Futebol Clube (mainly devoted to soccer, playing (2004-2005) the 3rd Division Championship). Local newspaper: A Comarca da Sertã (weekly) Parishes Administratively, the municipality is divided into 10 civil parishes (''freguesias''): : Notable people * Nuno Álvares Pereira (born 1360 in Cernache de Bonjardim - 1431) a Portuguese general, he became a mystic and was beatified by Pope Benedict XV, in 1918, and canonised by Pope Benedict XVI in 2009 * João Castel-Branco Goulão João Augusto Castel-Branco Goulão ComIH (born 6 May 1954 in Cernache do Bonjardim, Portugal) is a Portuguese physician and the current national drug coordinator for Portugal. He is credited as being an architect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oleiros, Portugal
Oleiros () is a municipality in the district of Castelo Branco in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5,721, in an area of 471.09 km2. The present mayor is José Santos Marques, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is the Monday after the 2nd Sunday of August. Economy Built in 2006, a wind farm (Pinhal Interior Wind Farm) operates in Oleiros, comprising a 54 MW power generation capacity. Population Oleiros has a total population of 5,271 in 2011. Parishes Administratively, the municipality is divided into 10 civil parishes (''freguesias''): * Álvaro * Amieira - Oleiros * Cambas * Estreito - Vilar Barroco * Isna * Madeirã * Mosteiro * Orvalho * Sarnadas de São Simão * Sobral Notable people * Father António de Andrade (1580 – 1634) a Jesuit priest and explorer; a missionary in India, 1600–1634; the first known European to cross the Himalayas and reach Tibet Tibet (; ''Böd''; ) is a region in East Asia, covering much of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beira Baixa (intermunicipal Community)
The Comunidade Intermunicipal da Beira Baixa () is an administrative division in eastern Portugal. It was created in October 2013 out of the former ''Comunidade Intermunicipal da Beira Interior Sul'', created in March 2009. Since January 2015, Beira Baixa is also a NUTS3 subregion of Centro Region The Central Region ( pt, Região do Centro, ) or Central Portugal is one of the statistical regions of Portugal. The cities with major administrative status inside this region are Coimbra, Aveiro, Viseu, Caldas da Rainha, Leiria, Castelo Branco, ..., that covers the same area as the intermunicipal community. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Proença-a-Nova
Proença-a-Nova () is a municipality in the district of Castelo Branco in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 8,314, in an area of 395.40 km2. The present mayor is João Lobo. The municipal holiday is June 13. Parishes Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (''freguesias''): * Montes da Senhora * Proença-a-Nova e Peral * São Pedro do Esteval * Sobreira Formosa e Alvito da Beira ** Figueira History Proença-a-Nova traces its origins to Roman times when it was called Cortiçada in the province of the Lusitani. This is corroborated by archaeological findings and the innumerable Latin names. The name Cortiçada was abandoned in C.XVI in favour of Proença. Cortiçada perhaps related to the abundant production of cork oak (cortiça) or the number of tenement houses (colmeias) that had been of great importance in the region. "The town of Proença, situated nine leagues (35km) north of Crato, and seven (23km) west of Castelo Branco, was cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mação
Mação () is a municipality in the Santarém District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 7,338, in an area of 399.98 km². The present Mayor is Vasco António Mendonça Sequeira Estrela, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is Easter Monday. Parishes Administratively, the municipality is divided into 6 civil parishes (''freguesias''): * Amêndoa * Cardigos * Carvoeiro * Envendos * Mação, Penhascoso e Aboboreira * Ortiga Notable people * António Lino Neto (1873 in Mação – 1961) a Portuguese Catholic politician, lawyer and professor of Political Economy. * Duarte Marques Duarte Filipe Baptista de Matos Marques (born 9 May 1981, in Mação Mação () is a municipality in the Santarém District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 7,338, in an area of 399.98 km². The present Mayor is Vasco António Me ... (born 1981 in Mação) a Portuguese consultant, politician and member of the Assembly of the Republic References Ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Médio Tejo (intermunicipal Community)
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] |
Vila De Rei
Vila de Rei (; "Royal City") is a municipality in the district of Castelo Branco in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 3,452,Instituto Nacional de Estatística in an area of 191.55 km2.Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país /ref> A small municipality covered with woods, located precisely at the cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
