Setúbal (, , ; cel-x-proto, Caetobrix) is a

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and a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2014 was 118,166, occupying an area of . The city itself had 89,303 inhabitants in 2001. It lies within the Lisbon metropolitan area. In the times of Al-Andalus the city was known as ''Shaṭūbar'' ( Andalusian Arabic: ). In the 19th century, the port was called ''Saint Ubes'' in English, and ''Saint-Yves'' in French. The municipal holiday is 15 September, which marks the date in 1860 when King Pedro V of Portugal officially recognised Setúbal as a city.

City information

The city of Setúbal is located on the northern bank of the Sado River estuary, approximately south of Portugal's capital,

Lisbon Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Grande Lisboa, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administr ...

. It is also the seat of the Setúbal District and formerly in the historic Estremadura Province. In the beginning of the 20th century, Setúbal was the most important center of Portugal's fishing industry, particularly specializing in processing and exporting sardines. None of the many factories then created are operating today. However, the existing maritime ports, either traditional, commercial and the new marines, keep the city links to the ocean and water well alive and vibrant. Tourism, based on the beautiful existing natural conditions plus excellent hotels, resorts and infrastructures, is one of the city's most appreciated resources, due to its interconnection with the

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on one side and Atlantic Ocean on another, having a coast line with both. The city is also connected with the nearby coast of the Arrábida hills natural park - which offers an unspoiled nature and beautiful beaches to the Atlantic Ocean. A dolphin colony inhabits the Sado River. Across the river on the south bank lies the peninsula of Tróia, a place with vast white/golden sand beaches where several luxury hotels and resorts were recently built. The Tróia peninsula can be sighted from the city, across the river.

Albarquel Albarquel Beach (Praia de Albarquel) is a beach located in Setúbal, Portugal 48km north of Lisbon. The beach is on a bay overlooking the Tróia Peninsula and the city. The area is suitable for swimming, boating, windsurfing, and kitesurfing. In ...

, Figueirinha, Galápos, Galapinhos, Creiro and Portinho da Arrábida are some of the city's many beaches, located in the north bank of the estuary, at the very beginning of the Arrábida hills.

History

In antiquity the city was known as Cetobriga, a Turdetani settlement that came under Roman control in the province of

Lusitania Lusitania (; ) was an ancient Iberian Roman province located where modern Portugal (south of the Douro river) and a portion of western Spain (the present Extremadura and the province of Salamanca) lie. It was named after the Lusitani or Lusita ...

Culture

The main historical monument of the city of Setúbal is the Monastery of Jesus, which is a 15th- and 16th-century church that represents one of the first buildings in the Portuguese late

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style known as Manueline. Also of interest are the São Julião Church, also with Manueline portals. The ''Castelo de São Filipe'', is a 16th- and 17th-century fortress on the north bank of the Sado river, overseeing the city. The fortress was converted into a luxury hotel ('' pousada'').

Teatro Animação de Setúbal Teatro Animação de Setúbal (TAS) ia Portuguese professional theatre company. It has been active with theatrical and cultural activities continuously since 1976. It was founded in Setúbal in 1976 by actors Carlos César Carlos Manuel Martin ...

is based in Setúbal.

Demography (municipality)

Parishes

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

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''): *

Azeitão (São Lourenço e São Simão) Azeitão (São Lourenço e São Simão) is a civil parish in the municipality of Setúbal, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes São Lourenço and São Simão. The population in 2011 was 18,877,

Gâmbia – Pontes – Alto da Guerra Gâmbia – Pontes – Alto da Guerra is a Portuguese parish, located in the municipality of Setúbal Setúbal (, , ; cel-x-proto, Caetobrix) is a city and a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2014 was 118,166, occupying an area of . ...

* * São Julião, Nossa Senhora da Anunciada e Santa Maria da Graça * São Sebastião

Climate

Setúbal has a Mediterranean climate ( Köppen: ''Csa'') with mild, rainy winters and warm to hot, dry summers. Temperatures in the winter vary between during the day and at night, most of the precipitation (starting from November) falls in this season. Temperatures in the summer vary between during the day and at night, precipitation is scarce during this season. The average annual temperature varies between . On 4 August 2018, Setúbal registered a record high temperature of which, according to weather records expert Maximiliano Herrera, was the highest temperature ever recorded on the coast of the Iberian Peninsula.

Economy

According to the census of 2011, the municipality of Setúbal had a labor force of 58,514 people, among whom 15.6% were unemployed. Among those who had a job, 1.6% were working in the Primary sector, 24.9% in the Secondary sector and 73.5% in the Tertiary sector. Setúbal is notable for the industries of pulp, paper, cement, fertilizers,

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, other phytopharmaceutical products,

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, shipbuilding and ship repair there was a lot of automobile assembling industry since the 1950s with several known manufacturers had or have opened assembly halls for the Portuguese market. Today there are only 3 tradenames nearby currently in production. The Port of Setúbal had a cargo throughput of 6.058 million tons in 2012, making it the 4th busiest port in Portugal, with 7.4% of the cargo throughput in the country. In the 19th century, the area was notable for the production of sea salt. St. Ubes bay salt was exported as far as Australia in the 1830s.

Sports

The city's main sports club is

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, the football club established on 20 November 1910. Estádio do Bonfim

Notable residents and citizens

Public Service

Diogo Fernandes Pereira Diogo Fernandes Pereira, sometimes called simply Diogo Fernandes, was a Portuguese 16th-century navigator, originally from Setúbal, Portugal. Diogo Fernandes was the first known European captain to visit the island of Socotra in 1503 and the dis ...

(ca.15C-ca.16C) a 16th-century navigator; in 1503 the first European captain to visit the island of Socotra and discovered the Mascarenes archipelago (

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, Mauritius, and

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) in 1507 *

José Travassos Valdez, 1st Count of Bonfim José Lúcio Travassos Valdez (February 23, 1787 – July 10, 1862), only Baron and first Count of Bonfim (), was a Portuguese soldier and statesman. Early life Travassos Valdez was born in Elvas, Portugal, on February 23, 1787, and originally i ...

(1787–1862) soldier, politician,

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, 1839 to 1841 *

Rui Machete Rui Manuel Parente Chancerelle de Machete (born 7 April 1940) is a Portuguese politician. Machete served as Minister of Social Affairs from 1976 to 1979, Minister of Justice from 1983 to 1985, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defe ...

(born 1940) a Portuguese politician and Govt. minister

The Arts

* Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage (1765–1805) notable satirical and classical poet. *

Luisa Todi Luisa (Italian and Spanish), Luísa (Portuguese) or Louise ( French) is a feminine given name; it is the feminine form of the given name Louis (Luis), the French form of the Frankish Chlodowig (German Ludwig), from the Germanic elements ''hlod' ...

(1753–1833) a Portuguese mezzo-soprano opera singer *

João Vaz João José Vaz (9 March 1859, in Setúbal – 17 February 1931, in Lisbon) was a Portuguese painter and decorator who specialized in maritime subjects. Biography In 1872, he enrolled at the "Academia das Belas-Artes" (now part of the Unive ...

(1859-1931) a painter and decorator who specialized in maritime subjects. * Roy Campbell (1901–1957) a South African poet, died nearby in a car accident. *

Sebastião da Gama Sebastião Artur Cardoso da Gama (10 April 1924 –28 7 February 1952) was a Portuguese poet. Biography Sebastião da Gama got a degree in Roman Philosophy by the Faculty of Letters at the University of Lisbon. He was professor at the Veiga Be ...

(1924–1952) a Portuguese poet, he wrote about the

Arrábida Natural Park Arrábida Natural Park ( pt, Parque Natural da Arrábida) is a protected area in Portugal. Founded in 1976, the park occupies an area of , ( on land and at sea) covering the southernmost margin of the Setúbal Peninsula. One of the park's unique ...

Lima de Freitas Lima de Freitas (1927–1998) was a Portuguese painter, illustrator, ceramicist and writer. He studied at the Faculdade de Belas-Artes da Universidade de Lisboa, Escola Superior de Belas Artes de Lisboa. He illustrated over 100 books, most nota ...

(1927–1998) Portuguese painter, illustrator, ceramicist and writer. *

Zeca Afonso Zeca may refer to: * José Afonso (1929–1987), Portuguese folk and political musician also known mononymously as Zeca * Zeca (footballer, born 1946), full name Jose Luiz Ferreira Rodrigues, Brazilian football manager known mononymously as Zeca * ...

(1929-1987) singer and songwriter, lived, worked and died in the city * Manuela Couto (born 1964) a Portuguese actress on TV, cinema and theatre. *

Luís Buchinho Luís Buchinho (born in Setúbal, 1969) is a Portuguese fashion designer. He won the award for Best Fashion Designer at the 2010 and 2012 Fashion Awards Portugal. He also won the award for Best Fashion Designer at the 16th Globos de Ouro Th ...

(born 1969) a Portuguese fashion designer. *

Mazgani Mazgani is an Iranian-Portuguese singer-songwriter. He was born in Iran in 1974. In 1979, when the revolution took place in Iran, he and his family emigrated to Portugal. In 2005, Mazgani was considered by the France, French magazine ''Les Inroc ...

(born 1974) an Iranian-Portuguese singer-songwriter. *

Sofia Vitória Sofia Vitória Inácio (born 28 April 1979 in Setúbal, Portugal) is a Portuguese singer. Prior to recording her debut album "Palavra de Mulher", she performed in Portugal's main concert halls, as well as in Brazil, Spain, the Netherlands, Ital ...

(born 1979) singer of Jazz & World Music *

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(born 1982) represented Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007. * André Marques (born 1984) writer and director. André Marques, IMDb Database
retrieved 28 June 2021. * Filipa Barroso, (Wiki PT) (born 1998) model and Miss Portuguesa 2017 * Matilde Lima, (Wiki PT) (born 1999) model and Miss Universo Portugal 2017

Sport

Francisco Santos (footballer) Francisco dos Santos (8 March 1904 – ??) was a Portuguese footballer who played as a forward Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward. Forward may also refer to: People * Forward (surname) Sports * Forward (assoc ...

(1904 - ?) *

Oceana Zarco Oceana Zarco (12 April 191111 January 2008) was the first professional female cyclist in Portugal. Oceana Rosa de Sousa Zarco was born on 12 April 1911 in the parish of Santa Maria da Graça in Setúbal, Portugal. Her stepfather, João Duarte, ...

(1911–2008) first Portuguese female professional cyclist, in 1925 *

Jaime Graça Jaime da Silva Graça (; 30 January 1942 – 28 February 2012) was a Portuguese football midfielder and coach. Club career Born in Setúbal, Graça made his professional – and Primeira Liga – debut with local Vitória Futebol Clube, appe ...

(1942–2012) a footballer and coach with 303 club caps and 36 for Portugal * Silvino Louro (born 1959) a former footballer with 408 club caps and 23 for Portugal *

José Mourinho José Mário dos Santos Mourinho Félix GOIH (; born 26 January 1963), is a Portuguese professional football manager and former player who is the current head coach of Italian Serie A club Roma. Once dubbed "The Special One" by the British ...

(born 1963) distinguished football manager. * Fernando Mendes (born 1966) a former footballer with 350 club caps and 11 for Portugal *

Bruno Ribeiro Bruno Miguel Fernandes Ribeiro (born 22 October 1975) is a Portuguese football manager and former player who is now the head coach at Campeonato de Portugal club Moura. A midfielder with a powerful left-foot strike, he began his playing ca ...

(born 1975) a football manager and former player with 305 club caps *

Bruno Lage Bruno Miguel Silva do Nascimento (born 12 May 1976), known as Bruno Lage (), is a Portuguese football manager who most recently was the head coach of Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers. During his short tenure as coach of Benfica in P ...

(born 1976) a football manager, head coach of Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. *

Susana Costa Susana Cristina Saíde da Costa (born 22 September 1984) is a Portuguese athlete specialising in the triple jump. She finished eighth at the 2014 European Athletics Championships, 2014 European Championships in Zürich. In addition, she won the go ...

(born 1984) a Portuguese athlete specialising in the triple jump * Marco Soares (born 1984) a footballer with over 370 club caps and 49 for

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International relations

Setúbal is twinned with: Setúbal has international cooperation protocols with:

Gallery

File:Castillo de San Felipe, Setúbal, Portugal, 2020-07-19, DD 02.jpg, 16th-century Fort of St. Filipe. File:Iglesia de San Julián, Setúbal, Portugal, 2021-09-09, DD 59-61 HDR.jpg, São Julião Church in central Setúbal. File:Convento de Jesús, Setúbal, Portugal, 2021-09-08, DD 18.jpg,

Monastery of Jesus of Setúbal The Monastery of Jesus ( pt, Mosteiro de Jesus) is a historical religious building in Setúbal, Portugal, which served a monastery of Poor Clare nuns. It is one of the first buildings in the Manueline style, the Portuguese version of late Gothic. T ...

(15th and 16th centuries). File:Jesus Convent 5.JPG, ''Cruzeiro'' (a Stone cross) and façade of the

. File:Iglesia del convento de Jesús, Setúbal, Portugal, 2021-09-08, DD 19.jpg, Main entrance to the Gothic-Manueline

. File:Porto de Setubal I.jpg, A view of Setúbal's seaport. File:Jardim Bonfim Setubal 2.JPG, Jardim Bonfim park. File:Setubal 20070727.jpg, Largo da Misericórdia. File:Manesson-Travaux-de-Mars 9685.tif, Fortifications of Setúbal. Manesson Mallet: ''Travaux de Mars ou l'Art de la Guerre''.

References

Bibliography

External links

Town Hall official website

O Bocagiano Local News

Setúbal na Rede is a pioneering project, innovative and the first digital-only newspaper in Portugal.

Setúbal Walking Tour
(Youtube)
Largo De Jesus to Train Station Walking Tour
(Youtube)
Fishing Port to Albarquel Park Walking Tour
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Viewpoint Of S. Sebastião, Praça Do Quebedo Walking Tour
(Youtube)
Abandoned Boats In Setúbal
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