Alpiarça () is a municipality in
Santarém District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 7,702, in an area of 95.36 km
2.
The present Mayor is Mário Fernando Pereira and the President of the Municipal Assembly is Mario Santiago. The municipal holiday is April 2.
Geography
Physical geography
Alpiarça is situated on a plateau in the landscape of the Vale do Tejo-Lezíria. The main town of Alpiarça is located at approximately above the Tagus Valley, some from the left bank. The morphology of the terrain is marked by plain profile, sparsely covered by vegetation, and intensely proportioned by its proximity to Tagus, alternating with pasturelands.
Human geography
The municipality of Alpiarça includes only one civil parish,
and is limited in the northeast and east by the municipality of
Chamusca, southeast and southwest by the municipality of
Almeirim and northwest by the municipality of
Santarém.
International relations
Alpiarça municipality 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:
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Champigny-sur-Marne,
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Architecture
* Archaeological site of Quinta da Goucha ( pt, Povoado da Quinta da Goucha/Estação arqueológica da Quinta da Goucha/do Cabeço da Bruxa)
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Archaeological site of Quinta dos Patudos ( pt, Castelo de Alpiarça/Estações arqueológicas da Quinta dos Patudos)
* Estate of Quinta dos Patudos ( pt, Quinta dos Patudos)
* Finances Building of Alpiarça ( pt, Edifício das Finanças de Alpiarça)
* Manorhouse of Quinta de São José ( pt, Casa da Quinta de São José)
* Residence-Museum of Patudos/Residence of José Relvas ( pt, Casa-Museu dos Patudos/Casa de José Relvas)
* Theatre of Alpiarça ( pt, Cine-Teatro de Alpiarça)
Religious
* Church of Santo Estáquio ( pt, Igreja Paroquial de Alpiarça/Igreja de Santo Eustáquio)
Notable people
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José Relvas
José Maria de Mascarenhas Relvas de Campos ( Golegã, Golegã, 5 March 1858 – Alpiarça, Casa dos Patudos, 31 October 1929; , was a Portuguese politician and 70th Prime Minister of Portugal.
= Personal life =
Jose was in spouse with Eugén ...
(1858 – 1929 in Alpiarça) a Portuguese politician and 70th
Prime Minister of Portugal.
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Abel Fontoura da Costa (1869–1940) a Portuguese colonial administrator, a military officer, a politician and a scientist;
governor of Cape Verde, 1915-1918
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Carlos Montez Melancia (1927 in Alpiarça – 2022) the
Governor of Macau, 1987 to 1991
References
External links
Town Hall official websitePhotos from Alpiarça
Populated places in Santarém District
Municipalities of Santarém District
People from Alpiarça
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