Moitas Venda is a civil parish (''
freguesia
''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 ...
'') in
Alcanena Municipality, in the
Médio Tejo Subregion of
Centro Region, Portugal
The Central Region ( pt, Região do Centro, ) or Central Portugal is one of the NUTS statistical regions of Portugal, statistical regions of Portugal. The cities with major administrative status inside this region are Coimbra, Aveiro, Portugal, Ave ...
. The population in 2011 was 866,
[Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE)]
Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal in an area of 6.75 km².
History
The parish was created on 11 April 1925.
Geography
Moitas Venda is situated between the Serras de Aire and Candeeiros, near the Cabeço de Santa Marta.
The parish includes the locality of Casais Robustos.
The Cabeço de Santa Marta, to the north of the municipality of
Alcanena
Alcanena () is a portuguese town and municipality of Ribatejo in Santarém District. The population in 2011 was 13,868, in an area of 127.33 km².
The current Mayor is Rui Anastácio (Partido Social Democrata) and the president of the Munici ...
is one of the most important lookouts on the
Ribatejo
The Ribatejo () is the most central of the traditional provinces of Portugal, with no coastline or border with Spain. The region is crossed by the Tagus river (''Ribatejo'' translates to "upper Tagus", or more precisely, "up the Tagus" relative ...
. From the heights of Santa Marta, Moitas Venda has a panoramic landscape, that extends towards the Tagus valley.
Economy
Apart from its current agricultural economy (consisting of olive trees and figs), the parish includes several industrial activities: textiles, oils and tanneries. In addition the ''Feira Franca Anual'' (''Annual Free Fair'') is a popular attraction, that extends from its history, that includes artisans in hides and tannery.
Culture
On the pinnacle of the Cabeço de Santa Marta is the ''Chapel of Santa Marta'' (), a hermitage that was the site of hermits and other religious faithful, who lived and cultivated along the flanks of the hilltops cereal grains and pastures. The chapel was constructed during the Middle Ages, and contain several azulejo tiles, including one of the figure of Saint Marta defeating a dragon.
References
External links
Official Community Website
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Freguesias of Alcanena