Alter do Chão () is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in the District of
Portalegre in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 3,562, in an area of 362.07 km
2.
The present Mayor is Francisco Miranda, elected by a centre-right coalition of the Social Democratic Party and the People's Party. The municipal holiday is
Ascension Day
The Feast of the Ascension of Jesus Christ (also called the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, Ascension Day, Ascension Thursday, or sometimes Holy Thursday) commemorates the Christian belief of the bodily Ascension of Jesus into Heaven. It ...
. The municipality is famous for its horsebreeding and high school of horseriding.
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (''
freguesias''):
* Alter do Chão
* Chancelaria
* Cunheira
* Seda
File:Castelo de Alter do Chão II.JPG, Local castle.
File:Interior de Alter do Chão I.JPG, A typical city street.
File:Igreja Matriz em Alter do Chão.JPG, The local church.
File:PonteVilaFormosa.jpg, Roman Bridge of Vila Formosa.
Notable people
*
Artur Pastor (1922 in Alter do Chão – 1999) a Portuguese photographer.
References
External links
Town Hall official websitePhotos from Alter do Chão
Populated places in Portalegre District
Municipalities of Portalegre District
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