Seixal

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Seixal
coat of arms map
Seixal coat of arms
Seixal (Portugal)
Seixal
Basic data
Region : Lisboa
Sub-region : Lisbon metropolitan area
District : Setubal
Concelho : Seixal
Coordinates : 38 ° 38 ′  N , 9 ° 6 ′  W Coordinates: 38 ° 38 ′  N , 9 ° 6 ′  W
Residents: 2792 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 3.73 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 749 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 2840
politics
Mayor : Antonio Manuel Oliveira Santos
Address of the municipal administration: Junta de Freguesia de Seixal
Travessa dos Lusíadas nº 2
2840 - 535 Seixal
Website: www.jf-seixal.pt
Seixal district
flag map
Flag of Seixal Position of the Seixal circle
Residents: 158,269 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 95.5 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 1657 inhabitants per km²
Number of municipalities : 4th
administration
Administration address: Câmara Municipal de Seixal
Rua Fernando de Sousa, 2
2840-515 Seixal
President of the Câmara Municipal: Alfredo Monteiro ( CDU )
Website: www.cm-seixal.pt

Seixal ( IPA : [ sɘiʃæɫ ]) is a Portuguese district ( concelho ) and a city ( cidade ) with 158,269 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011).

The Bay of Seixal (partial view)

history

Finds prove the presence of the Romans . Today's city was created by fishermen who settled here. In 1403 the first tide mill was built here with the Moinho da Maré in Corroios , and shipyards were built here in the booming shipbuilding of the Portuguese voyages of discovery in the 15th century. The local ship type of the Varino still reminds of this tradition today. The current place name probably developed from the large occurrence of pebbles (port .: Seixo), which were needed as ballast for the cargo ships.

The Lisbon earthquake in 1755 caused widespread destruction. The current circle was created in 1836 . The establishment of numerous industrial companies was important for further growth, in particular the construction of the Fábrica de Pólvora de Vale de Milhaços from 1895–1898 (closed in 2001) as well as the construction of the Mundet cork factory in 1905 (closed in 1988) and the construction of the Siderurgia Nacional steelworks in 1961 ( Shut down in 2001). The opening of the Ponte 25 de Abril (then Ponte Salazar) in 1966 also provided impetus for development. In 1993 the district experienced a final expansion, when Fernão Ferro was incorporated .

At the Ecomuseu do Seixal

Culture and sights

About 10% of the district area belongs to nature reserves, which are summarized here as Reserva Ecológica Nacional . These include a. various wetlands ( Sapal de Corroios , Sapal de Talaminho ) and the Bay of Seixal, where flamingos and other bird species can be observed. The Ecomuseu is present there with a visitor center and various smaller thematic exhibition locations and local museums in the district.

In addition to various sacred buildings are u. a. the boat museum, which is v. a. dedicated to the local type of ship of the Varino , and to visit the excavations of the Roman pottery kiln at Quinta do Rouxinol .

The port facilities Estação Náutica da Baía do Seixal with marina, excursion boats, gastronomy u. a. will be further expanded. The cycle path network of the city and the district is also being expanded.

The parish church Igreja Paroquial de Nossa Senhora da Conceição

The decaying remains of the former luxury hotel complex Hotel do Muxito are a curiosity . a. more than 13 guest houses, an artificial lake, tennis courts, a small bullring, a miradouro with wide views, and swimming facilities of Olympic standards. The facility was abandoned before the Carnation Revolution in 1974. At the latest after the hotel was occupied by radical left forces in the post-revolutionary furor and partly destroyed inside, all plans for new concepts have been dropped. Today it is an unreal-looking place that is also used by geocaching search players.

With the Festa do Avante! Every year in late summer one of the largest cultural events in the country takes place in the district, u. a. with concerts, theater performances, exhibitions, food shows, readings and record markets. Over half a million visitors usually come here over the weekend.

Sports

The international badminton championship Plume d'Or 1979 took place here.

The Seixal Futebol Clube , founded in 1925, is an important sports club with its football, futsal , basketball and roller hockey departments. His lower-class professional football team was disbanded in 2007. The Estadio do Bravo stadium was then sold to Benfica Lisbon , where 5,000 people can watch the games of the Benfica amateur teams after a renovation.

Other clubs in the district include u. a. Amora Futebol Clube , the Atlético Clube de Arrentela sports club founded in 1925 (athletics, swimming, billiards, table tennis, basketball, cycling, football), and the Paio Pires Futebol Clube, also founded in 1925 .

administration

The circle

Seixal is the administrative seat of a district of the same name. The neighboring districts are (starting clockwise in the north): Barreiro , Sesimbra , Almada , Lisbon (separated by the mouth of the Tejo ).

The district of Seixal consists of four municipalities ( Freguesias ):

Seixal district
local community Population
(2011) 		Area
km² 		Density of
population / km² 		LAU
code
Amora 48,629 24.36 1.996 151002
Corroios 47,661 17.11 2,785 151005
Fernão Ferro 17.059 24.13 707 151006
Seixal, Arrentela e Aldeia de Paio Pires 44,920 29.90 1,502 151007
Seixal district 158.269 95.50 1,657 1510

Population development

Population in the district of Seixal (1849–2011)
1849 1900 1930 1960 1981 1991 2001 2011
4383 6661 10,088 20,470 89.169 116.912 150.271 184,269

Municipal holiday

  • June 29th

Town twinning

Fertagus buses at Corroios train station

traffic

The Transtejo & Soflusa ferries connect Seixal with Lisbon on the north bank of the Tejo, and with other places on the south bank, the Margem Sul do Tejo .

The Linha do Sul railway line runs through the district, as do the local trains operated by Fertagus , which also operates local bus routes here. Tram lines 1 and 2 of the Sul do Tejo metro lead to the municipality of Corroios and are later to be expanded beyond the city of Seixal.

The A2 motorway passes here, with exit 2 ( Fogueteiro ) in the municipality of Amora . In addition, the district is crossed by the IC21 expressway and the N10 national road, some of which have also been expanded into a multi-lane expressway here.

Nuno Norte (2005)

Sons and daughters

Web links

Commons : Seixal  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. ↑ a b Overview of code assignments from Freguesias on epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
  3. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.cidade-seixal.com
  4. ↑ www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  5. ↑ João Fonseca "Dicionário do Nome das Terras" 2nd edition, Casa das Letras, Cruz Quebrada 2007, p. 239 ( ISBN 978-9724617305 )
  6. ↑ www.verportugal.net , accessed on March 16, 2013
  7. ↑ History page on the district's website ( memento of the original from February 1, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed March 16, 2013 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.cm-seixal.pt
  8. ↑ www.cm-seixal.pt ( Memento of the original from August 31, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed March 16, 2013 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.cm-seixal.pt
  9. ↑ ditto ( Memento of the original from April 14, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.cm-seixal.pt
  10. ↑ ditto ( memento of the original dated February 11, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.cm-seixal.pt
  11. ↑ www.setubalrede.pt , accessed on March 16, 2013
  12. ↑ www.faceocultasdeportugal.com , accessed March 16, 2013
  13. ↑ www.geocaching.com , accessed March 16, 2013
  14. ↑ Municípios Portugueses: Geminações de Cidades e Vilas , accessed on January 7, 2018.
  15. ↑ www.anmp.pt , accessed on March 16, 2013