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Alentejo
Alentejo ( , , ) is a geographical, historical, and cultural region of south–central and southern Portugal. In Portuguese, its name means "beyond the Tagus" (). Alentejo includes the regions of Alto Alentejo Province, Alto Alentejo and Baixo Alentejo Province, Baixo Alentejo. It corresponds to the districts of District of Beja, Beja, District of Évora, Évora, District of Portalegre, Portalegre, and Alentejo Litoral. Its main cities are Évora, Beja, Portugal, Beja, Sines, Serpa, Estremoz, Elvas, and Portalegre, Portugal, Portalegre. It has borders with Beira Baixa Province, Beira Baixa in the north, with Spain (Andalucia and Extremadura) in the east, Algarve in the south, and the Atlantic Ocean, Ribatejo, and Estremadura Province (historical), Estremadura in the west. Alentejo is a region known for its traditional polyphonic singing groups, similar to those found in Tuscany, Corsica, and elsewhere. History In the 19th century, the comarca of the Alentejo became the Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baixo Alentejo Province
Baixo Alentejo was a Portuguese province. It was abolished with the Constitution of 1976. Districts * Beja District * Setúbal District The District of 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, Évora District on the eas ... (southern half) Subregions The area is equal to the area covered by Baixo Alentejo Subregion and Alentejo Litoral Subregion. Municipalities External links Alentejo Provinces of Portugal (1936–1976) 1936 establishments in Portugal 1976 disestablishments in Portugal {{portugal-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alentejo Region
Alentejo Region () is one of the seven NUTS 2 regions of Portugal. It covers all of the historical Alentejo Province and part of the historical Ribatejo and Estremadura provinces. The greater region is defined within Portugal by the land bordering the left bank of the river Tagus to the North and extending to the South where it borders the Algarve region. The origin of its name, "além" + "Tejo" combined as Alentejo, literally translates to "Beyond-the-Tagus". However, a large part of the subregion LezÃria do Tejo is located on the right bank of the Tagus. The Alentejo is completely located beyond the left margin of the Tagus River. Its main cities are Évora, Elvas, Portalegre, Beja, Moura, Serpa, and Sines. Subdivisions The region is subdivided into five intermunicipal communities ( NUTS 3 regions): * Alentejo Litoral * Alentejo Central * Alto Alentejo * Baixo Alentejo Demographics The resident population of the Alentejo stands at around 759,000 (fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algarve
The Algarve (, , ) is the southernmost NUTS statistical regions of Portugal, NUTS II region of continental Portugal. It has an area of with 467,495 permanent inhabitants and incorporates 16 municipalities (concelho, ''concelhos'' or ''municÃpios'' in Portuguese). The region has its administrative centre in the city of Faro, Portugal, Faro, where both the region's Gago Coutinho Airport, international airport and public university, the University of Algarve, are located. The region is the same as the area included in the Faro District and is subdivided into two zones, one to the West (Barlavento Algarvio, Barlavento) and another to the East (Sotavento Algarvio, Sotavento). Tourism and related activities are extensive and make up the bulk of the Algarve's summer economy. Production of food which includes fish and other seafood, as well as different types of fruit and vegetables such as Orange (fruit), oranges, Common fig, figs, plums, carob pods, almonds, avocados, tomatoes, caulif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it shares Portugal-Spain border, the longest uninterrupted border in the European Union; to the south and the west is the North Atlantic Ocean; and to the west and southwest lie the Macaronesia, Macaronesian archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira, which are the two Autonomous Regions of Portugal, autonomous regions of Portugal. Lisbon is the Capital city, capital and List of largest cities in Portugal, largest city, followed by Porto, which is the only other Metropolitan areas in Portugal, metropolitan area. The western Iberian Peninsula has been continuously inhabited since Prehistoric Iberia, prehistoric times, with the earliest signs of Human settlement, settlement dating to 5500 BC. Celts, Celtic and List of the Pre-Roman peoples of the Iberia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sines
Sines () is a town and a municipality in Portugal. The municipality, divided into two parishes, has around 14,214 inhabitants (2021) in an area of . Sines holds an important oil refinery and several petrochemical industries. It is also a popular beach spot and the main fishing harbour of Alentejo region. The municipality is bordered to the north and east by the municipality of Santiago do Cacém, south by Odemira and west by the Atlantic Ocean. The coastline of the city, south of São Torpes, is part of the Southwest Alentejo and Vicentine Coast Natural Park. History Vestiges of a few settlements have today been discovered in archaeological sites, such as Palmeirinha and Quitéria, that attest to the age of human settlements in Sines. Arnaldo Soledade (1981) noted that these Visigoths, identified as ''Cinetos'', may have been the original civilization that gave rise to the community, suggesting the local toponymy may have derived from this; ''Cinetos'', to Cines and, fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Évora
Évora ( , ), officially the Very Noble and Ever Loyal City of Évora (), is a city and a municipalities of Portugal, municipality in Portugal. It has 53,591 inhabitants (2021), in an area of . It is the historic capital of the Alentejo region and serves as the seat of the Évora District. Due to its well-preserved old town centre, still partially enclosed by medieval walls, and many monuments dating from various historical periods, including a Roman Temple of Évora, Roman Temple, Évora is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Due to its inland position, Évora is one of Portugal's hottest cities in the summer, frequently subject to heatwaves. Évora is ranked number two in the Portuguese most livable cities survey of quality of life, living conditions published yearly by ''Expresso (newspaper), Expresso''. It was ranked first in a study concerning competitiveness of the Districts of Portugal, 18 Portuguese district capitals, according to a 2006 study made by University of Minho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alentejo Litoral
The Comunidade Intermunicipal do Alentejo Litoral (; " Intermunicipal Community of Littoral Alentejo") is an administrative division in Portugal. It was created in May 2009. It is also a NUTS3 subregion of the Alentejo Region. Instituto Nacional de EstatÃstica, 18 March 2015 The seat of the intermunicipal community is [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alentejo Province
Alentejo Province () is one of the six historical provinces of Portugal. The province took its name from the Portuguese ''além Tejo'', meaning "Beyond the (River) Tagus". It covers the historical and cultural region Alentejo. It was created in 1832, and was divided into Alto Alentejo Province and Baixo Alentejo Province Baixo Alentejo was a Portuguese province. It was abolished with the Constitution of 1976. Districts * Beja District * Setúbal District The District of Setúbal ( ) is a district located in the south-west of Portugal. It is named for its ... in 1933. Alentejo Former provinces of Portugal {{Portugal-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alto Alentejo Province
Alto Alentejo was a Portuguese province. It was abolished with the Constitution of 1976. The area is now covered by Alto Alentejo Subregion and Alentejo Central Subregion. Municipalities * Alandroal Municipality * Alter do Chão Municipality * Arraiolos Municipality * Arronches Municipality * Avis * Borba * Campo Maior Municipality * Castelo de Vide Municipality * Crato *Elvas * Estremoz Municipality * Évora Municipality * Fronteira Municipality * Gavião Municipality * Marvão Municipality *Monforte Municipality Monforte () is a municipality in the District of Portalegre in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 3,329, in an area of 420.25 km2. The present Mayor is Gonçalo Nuno Lagem, elected by the Coligação Democrática Unitária. History The ... * Montemor-o-Novo Municipality * Mora * Mourão Municipality * Nisa Municipality * Ponte de Sôr Municipality * Portalegre Municipality * Portel Municipality * Redondo Municipality * Reguengos de Monsaraz Municipality ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beja, Portugal
Beja (), officially the City of Beja (), is a city and a List of municipalities of Portugal, municipality in the Alentejo region, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 35,854, in an area of . The city proper had a population of 21,658 in 2001. The municipality is the capital of the Beja District. The municipal holiday is Ascension Day. The Portuguese Air Force has an airbase in the area – the Beja Airbase, Air Base No. 11. History Situated on a hill, commanding a strategic position over the vast plains of the Baixo Alentejo, Beja was already an important place in antiquity. Already inhabited in Celtici, Celtic times, the town was later named ''Pax Julia'' by Julius Caesar in 48 BCE, when he made peace with the Lusitanians. He raised the town to be the capital of the southernmost province of Lusitania (Santarém and Braga were the other capitals of the ''conventi''). During the reign of emperor Augustus the thriving town became Pax Augusta. It was already then a strategic road j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NUTS Statistical Regions Of Portugal
The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) is developed by Eurostat, and employed in both Portugal and the entire European Union for statistical purposes. The NUTS branch extends from NUTS1, NUTS2 and NUTS3 regions, with the complementary LAU (''Local Administrative Units'') sub-categorization being used to differentiate the local areas, of trans-national importance. Developed by Eurostat and implemented in 1998, the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) regions, which comprises three levels of the Portuguese territory, are instrumental in European Union's Structural Funds and Cohesion Fund, Structural Fund delivery mechanisms. The standard was developed by the European Union and extensively used by national governments, Eurostat and other EU bodies for statistical and policy matters. Until 4 November 2002, the ''Sistema EstatÃstico Nacional'' (SEN) used a NUTS codification system that was distinct from the Eurostat system. With the enactment of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portalegre, Portugal
Portalegre (), officially the City of Portalegre (), is a municipalities of Portugal, municipality in Portugal. The population was 22,368, in an area of . The municipality is located by the Serra de São Mamede in the Portalegre District. Its name comes from the Latin wiktionary:Portus, Portus wiktionary:Alacer, Alacer (meaning "cheerful port"). The municipal holiday is 23 May. According to the 2001 census the city of Portalegre had 15,768 inhabitants in its two parishes (Sé and São Lourenço). These two parishes, plus the eight rural parishes, had a total of 25,608 inhabitants. The current mayor is Adelaide Teixeira, who was elected as an Independent (politician), independent. History According to a frequently mentioned legend, described by Friar Amador Arrais in his 1589 work, ''Diálogos'', Portalegre was founded by LÃsias in the 12th century BC, following the disappearance of his daughter Maia. She was walking with Tobias when she is coveted by a vagabond, Dolme, who kid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
