Crato () is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

Portalegre District Portalegre District ( pt, Distrito de Portalegre ) is located in the east of Portugal. The district capital is the city of Portalegre. As of 2021, it is the least populous district of Portugal. Municipalities The district is composed of 15 mu ...

in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 3,708, in an area of 398.07 km². The present Mayor is José Correia Luz, elected by the

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. The municipal holiday is

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Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 5 civil parishes (''

freguesias ''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 Port ...

''): * Aldeia da Mata * Crato e Mártires, Flor da Rosa e Vale do Peso *

Gáfete Gáfete is a village and parish in the municipality of Crato, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 856,

Monte da Pedra Monte da Pedra is a Portuguese ''freguesia'' ("parish") in the municipality of Crato, Portugal Crato () is a municipality in Portalegre District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 3,708, in an area of 398.07 km2. The present Mayor is J ...

History

Crato has been the headquarters of the

Knights Hospitaller The Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem ( la, Ordo Fratrum Hospitalis Sancti Ioannis Hierosolymitani), commonly known as the Knights Hospitaller (), was a medieval and early modern Catholic Church, Catholic Military ord ...

in Portugal since 1340. The head of the order was known as the

Prior of Crato The Prior of Crato (''Prior do Crato''), was the traditional title given to the head of the Order of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem (Hospitaller) in Portugal. It is a reference to the domains of the order around Crato, Portugal. The Port ...

References

External links

Town Hall official websitePhotos from Crato
Populated places in Portalegre District Municipalities of Portalegre District {{Portalegre-geo-stub