Grândola () is a town (''vila'') and
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in
Setúbal District
The District of Setúbal ( pt, Distrito de Setúbal ) is a district located in the south-west of Portugal. It is named for its capital, the city of Setúbal.
Geography
It is delimited by Lisbon District and Santarém District on the north, Év ...
in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 14,826,
[Instituto Nacional de Estatística]
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Included in this municipality is Tróia (part of Carvalhal parish), a peninsula between the Atlantic Ocean
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and the Sado River
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. Also within the municipality is Serra de Grândola (Grândola Mountain). The nearest city is Alcácer do Sal
Alcácer do Sal () is a municipality in Portugal, located in Setúbal District. The population in 2011 was 13,046, in an area of 1499.87 km2.
History Earliest settlement
There has been human settlement in the area for more than 40,000 ye ...
. The coastal portions of the municipality are part of the Comporta region.
The municipal holiday is October 22.
Grândola has its own railway station on the main line between Lisbon
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and Faro. Passenger trains are operated by Comboios de Portugal
CP — Comboios de Portugal, EPE (''CP''; English: ''Trains of Portugal'') is a state-owned company which operates passenger trains in Portugal. Before June 2009, CP stood for Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses (English: ''Portuguese Railways'') ...
(CP).
Climate
Grândola has a Mediterranean climate
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with hot summers and mild wet winters. The highest and lowest temperatures registered in the town were respectively and .
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into four civil parishes (''freguesias
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''):
* Azinheira dos Barros e São Mamede do Sádão
* Carvalhal
* Melides
* Grândola e Santa Margarida da Serra
Grândola e Santa Margarida da Serra is a civil parish in the municipality of Grândola, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Grândola and Santa Margarida da Serra
Santa Margarida da Serra is a former civil parish ...
Notable inhabitants
* Dinis Vital
Dinis Martins Vital (2 July 1932 – 16 September 2014) was a Portuguese footballer who played as goalkeeper.
Vital gained 1 cap for Portugal against Switzerland 16 May 1959 in Geneva, in a 3-4 defeat.
He is the 4th player with most games play ...
(1932–2014) a Portuguese football goalkeeper, with upwards of 461 club caps
* Hélder Costa (born 1939 in Grândola) a Portuguese dramatist and playwright
Gallery
Image:Grândola Vila Morena.jpg, Monument to the Carnation Revolution
Image:Pego da Moura5.jpg, Roman Dam of Pego da Moura
See also
*"Grândola, Vila Morena
"Grândola, Vila Morena" (English: ''Grândola, Swarthy Town'') is a Portuguese song by singer-songwriter José Afonso, recorded in 1971. It was originally released in Afonso's 1971 album '' Cantigas do Maio'' and later released in an EP of the s ...
" – a song by José Afonso
José Manuel Cerqueira Afonso dos Santos (2 August 1929 – 23 February 1987), known professionally as José Afonso and also popularly known as Zeca Afonso or simply Zeca, was a Portuguese singer-songwriter. One of the most influential folk and ...
associated with the Carnation Revolution
References
External links
Website of the Municipality of Grândola
Towns in Portugal
Populated places in Setúbal District
Populated places established in 1544
Municipalities of Setúbal District
1544 establishments in Portugal
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