Alverca do Ribatejo () is a city (''cidade'') and a former
civil parish in the municipality of
Vila Franca de Xira,
Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish
Alverca do Ribatejo e Sobralinho
Alverca do Ribatejo e Sobralinho is a civil parish in the municipality of Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Alverca do Ribatejo
Alverca do Ribatejo () is a city (''cidade'') and a former ci ...
.
It covers an area of and had a population of 31,070, making it the largest city in the municipality of
Vila Franca de Xira. It was promoted to city status in 1990. It is a city and a suburb near the
Tagus River (rio Tejo), in the
Lisbon metropolitan area.
Alverca has been deeply connected with
aviation since the early 20th century. A military air base was built there in 1918. The
aerospace company
OGMA
OGMA – Indústria Aeronáutica de Portugal S.A. is a Portuguese aerospace company focused on aircraft maintenance and manufacturing.
History
OGMA was founded as part of the reorganisation of the Portuguese Army's Aeronautic Service on June 2 ...
, the Portuguese Air Force General Storage, the Air Force Aerodrome Engineering Unit and a branch of the
Air Museum
An aviation museum, air museum, or air and space museum is a museum exhibiting the history and artifacts of aviation. In addition to actual, replica or accurate reproduction aircraft, exhibits can include photographs, maps, models, dioramas, cl ...
are presently based there. The Alverca aviation facilities also housed the first
international airport
An international airport is an airport with customs and border control facilities enabling passengers to travel between countries around the world. International airports are usually larger than domestic airports and they must feature longer ...
of Portugal, closed after the inauguration of
Lisbon Airport in 1942.
References
Cities in Portugal
Former parishes of Vila Franca de Xira
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