Grândola () is a town (''vila'') and

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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
/ref> in an area of 825.94 km². Included in this municipality is Tróia (part of Carvalhal parish), a peninsula between the

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and the

Sado River The river Sado () is a river in southern Portugal; it is one of the major rivers in the country. It flows in a northerly direction (the only major Portuguese river to do so) through from its springs in the hills of Ourique before entering the A ...

. 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 and Faro. Passenger trains are operated by

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(CP).

Climate

Grândola has a

Mediterranean climate A Mediterranean climate (also called a dry summer temperate climate ''Cs'') is a temperate climate sub-type, generally characterized by warm, dry summers and mild, fairly wet winters; these weather conditions are typically experienced in the ...

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''): * Azinheira dos Barros e São Mamede do Sádão * Carvalhal * Melides * Grândola e Santa Margarida da Serra

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

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