Tentúgal is a parish of
Montemor-o-Velho Municipality
Montemor-o-Velho () is a town and municipality of the Coimbra District, in Portugal. The population of the municipality in 2011 was 26,171, in an area of 228.96 km².
History
In 711, the Arab occupation of the Iberian Peninsula began. Mont ...
, Coimbra District, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 2,141,
[Instituto Nacional de Estatística]
/ref> in an area of 34.29 km².[Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país]
/ref> The village is well known in Portugal for its old and unique conventual
The Order of Friars Minor Conventual (OFM Conv) is a male religious fraternity in the Roman Catholic Church that is a branch of the Franciscans. The friars in OFM CONV are also known as Conventual Franciscans, or Minorites.
Dating back to ...
cakes, most notably the '' pastel de Tentúgal''. Sisnando Davides
Sisnando (or Sesnando) Davides (also Davídez, Davídiz, or Davidiz, and sometimes just David; died 25 August 1091) was a Mozarab nobleman and military leader of the Reconquista, born in Tentúgal, near Coimbra. He was a contemporary and acquain ...
, Count of Coimbra, was born in Tentúgal in the 11th century.
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File:Igreja da Misericórdia de Tentúgal 1.jpg
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References
Freguesias of Montemor-o-Velho
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