Santiago do Cacém (
or ) is a municipality in
Setúbal District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 29,749,
[Instituto Nacional de Estatística]
/ref> in an area of 1059.69 km2.
Places of interest
*Harmonia Society
*Park Rio da Figueira
* Miróbriga Ruins
*Castelo de Santiago do Cacém
Castelo de Santiago do Cacém is a castle in the municipality of Santiago do Cacém Municipality, Santiago do Cacém, Portugal. It is classified as a Monuments of Portugal, national monument.
History
Early human occupation of the site dates back t ...
* Santiago do Cacém Railway Station
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into eight civil parishes (''freguesias
''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 ...
''):Cercal do Alentejo
Cercal do Alentejo is a parish in the municipality of Santiago do Cacém
Santiago do Cacém ( or ) is a municipality in Setúbal District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 29,749, in an area of 1059.69 km2.
The present mayor is Álvaro ...
* Ermidas-Sado
Ermidas-Sado is a civil parish in the municipality of Santiago do Cacém
Santiago do Cacém ( or ) is a municipality in Setúbal District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 29,749, in an area of 1059.69 km2.
The present mayor is Álvar ...
* Santiago do Cacém, Santa Cruz e São Bartolomeu da Serra
* Santo André
* São Domingos e Vale de Água
* São Francisco da Serra
Climate
Gallery
Image:Church Alentejo-Portugal.jpg, A local church depicting southern Portugal's typical charm.
Image:Mirobriga.jpg, A local windmill.
Image:São Bartolomeu da Serra - Igreja.jpg, Another local church.
Image:Old Santiago do Cacem Railway Station.jpg, The local train station.
Image:Miróbriga by Henrique Matos 01.jpg, Mirobriga's Roman ruins.
Image:Lagoa Santo Andre 20070323.jpg, Santo André Lagoon.
International relations
Santiago do Cacém is twinned
Twinning (making a twin of) may refer to:
* In biology and agriculture, producing two offspring (i.e., twins) at a time, or having a tendency to do so;
* Twin towns and sister cities, towns and cities involved in town twinning
* Twinning inst ...
with:
* Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Notable people
* Martim Soares Moreno
Martim Soares Moreno, born around 1586 in Santiago do Cacém, Kingdom of Portugal, was a Portuguese explorer who defended the interests of the Portuguese crown in the colony of Brazil, fighting French pirates and Dutch invaders during decades.
...
(ca.1586 in Santiago do Cacém - ca.1648) an explorer in the colony of Brazil
* Manuel da Fonseca
Manuel Lopes Fonseca, better known as Manuel da Fonseca (15 October 1911 in Santiago do Cacém – 11 March 1993), was a Portuguese writer
A writer is a person who uses written words in different writing styles and techniques to com ...
(1911 in Santiago do Cacém – 1993) a Portuguese writer
* Silvino Gomes Soares (born 1978 in Santiago do Cacém) a Cape Verdean footballer.
* Alberto Louzeiro
Alberto João Ferreira Louzeiro (born 22 November 1982 in Santiago do Cacém) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for União Desportiva Recreativa Sambrasense as a defensive midfielder.
Football career
In his first decade as a senior, Louzeiro ...
(born 1982 in Santiago do Cacém) a Portuguese footballer with over 250 club caps
* Aurea Sousa (born 1987 in Santiago do Cacém) known as '' Aurea'', a soul, blues, pop, reggae and R&B singer
References
External links
Town Hall official websitePhotos from Santiago do Cacém
Cities in Portugal
Populated places in Setúbal District
Municipalities of Setúbal District
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