Castro Marim () is a town and a municipality in the southern region of
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 it ...
, in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 6,747, in an area of 300.84 km
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The current Mayor is Francisco Amaral, elected by the
Social Democratic Party
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The municipal holiday is June 24.
In the Roman era, Castro Marim was known as Aesuris.
Every year in the end of August there is a Medieval Fair/Festival that reunites many people from across the world to perform, like medieval musicians, archers, swordsmen, dancers, troupes, etc. There are sellers too: blacksmiths, textile crafters (weaving), herbs sellers, etc.
In honour to his Portuguese mother, Lucia Gomes, from Castro Marim,
Paco de Lucía
Francisco Sánchez Gómez (21 December 194725 February 2014), known as Paco de Lucía (;), was a Spanish virtuoso flamenco guitarist, composer, and record producer. A leading proponent of the new flamenco style, he was one of the first flam ...
- the Spanish composer and guitarist - named his thirteenth studio album
Castro Marín.
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (''
freguesias
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Castro Marim
Castro Marim () is a town and a municipality in the southern region of Algarve, in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 6,747, in an area of 300.84 km2.
The current Mayor is Francisco Amaral, elected by the Social Democratic Party.
The mun ...
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Odeleite
Odeleite is a ''freguesia'' (parish) in the municipality of Castro Marim (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 ...
Notable people
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Domingos Correia Arouca
Domingos Correia Arouca (older spelling: Domingos Corrêa Arouca) (1 May 1790 – 24 January 1861) was a Portuguese general, administrator and colonial governor of Cape Verde from 1835 to 1837,''Grande Enciclopédia Portuguesa e Brasileira'', Edit ...
(1790–1861) a general, administrator and colonial governor of
Cape Verde
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, capital = Praia
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, 1835-1837
See also
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Fort São Sebastião (Castro Marim)
The Fort São Sebastião of Castro Marim (''Forte de São Sebastão de Castro Marim'' in Portuguese) is located in the village, parish and municipality of Castro Marim, in the District of Faro, in Portugal.
The fort is located to the south of Mo ...
References
External links
official Castro Marim Municipality website
Populated places in Faro District
Municipalities of the Algarve
Towns of the Algarve
Portugal–Spain border crossings
Municipalities of Faro District
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