Albufeira
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Basic data | ||||||
Region : | Algarve | |||||
Sub-region : | Algarve | |||||
District : | Faro | |||||
Concelho : | Albufeira | |||||
Coordinates : | 37 ° 5 ′ N , 8 ° 16 ′ W | |||||
Residents: | 22,794 (as of June 30, 2011) | |||||
Surface: | 26.72 km² (as of January 1, 2010) | |||||
Population density : | 853 inhabitants per km² | |||||
Postal code : | 8200-917 | |||||
politics | ||||||
Mayor : | Heroes Sousa | |||||
Address of the municipal administration: | Junta de Freguesia de Albufeira Edifício Lusíadas, Loja 2 8200-917 Albufeira |
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Albufeira district | ||||||
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Residents: | 40,828 (as of June 30, 2011) | |||||
Surface: | 140.67 km² (as of January 1, 2010) | |||||
Population density : | 290 inhabitants per km² | |||||
Number of municipalities : | 4th | |||||
administration | ||||||
Administration address: | Câmara Municipal de Albufeira Cerro da Alagoa 8200-863 Albufeira |
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President of the Câmara Municipal: | Dr. José Carlos Martins Rolo ( PSD ) | |||||
Website: | www.cm-albufeira.pt |
Albufeira [ aɫbuˈfɐiɾɐ ] is a district ( concelho ) and a municipality ( freguesia ) in the Algarve , in southern Portugal .
Albufeira
history
Albufeira has a history of around 2000 years. The Romans called it Baltum or Balteus . The Arabic name for the area wasالبحيرة / al-buḥaira / 'the lake'. The city built on the rock was considered impregnable because of its location. The Moors could only be from Afonso III in 1249 . be evicted from the city. As a result of the Lisbon earthquake , the city was almost completely destroyed in 1755. A tsunami flooded the lower city. In 1823, Albufeira was surrounded and set on fire by the Miguelista guerrillas under Remexido during the bloody clashes between liberals and Miguelistas . Part of the population was massacred . Today almost nothing reminds of the old city. Where it once stood, at the highest point in the city ( Rua da Bateria ), today the old town hall, a hospital and a bell tower are located. The previous small town ( Vila ) Albufeira was elevated to a city ( Cidade ) in 1986 .
traffic
The place is connected to Lagos , Faro and Vila Real de Santo António by the Linha do Algarve railway line . There is a connection to the A22 motorway (Via Infante-de-Sagres) to Lisbon and via Faro to Spain .
Albufeira is integrated into the national long-distance bus network of Rede Expressos with two stops . International connections are also offered here.
Local public transport is guaranteed by the urban bus company GIRO - Transportes Urbanos. The five color-coded lines usually run through the district every 30 minutes, starting and ending at the city bus station ( Terminal Rodoviário , officially Estação Central de Camionagem ). Single trips, day tickets and multiple tickets are possible on the rechargeable tickets.
economy
The economy is mainly supported by tourism. In addition to the around 30,000 inhabitants, there are around 300,000 holiday guests in the warm season who live in over 160 hotels and holiday complexes. The city is connected to Praia do Peneco by a tunnel. There are also stairs between the former castle and the beach and beach access through the hotel complex.
Attractions
- Although the city has only a few historical sights due to the destruction of the last centuries, it is worth seeing itself with its alleys, the many shops, boutiques, cafes, as well as the beaches Praia do Peneco and Praia dos Pescadores to the west of it.
- Cerro da Vila, the old town district
- Alcantarilha in the neighboring district of Silves: The walls of the mortuary chapel of the village church are "decorated" with 1500 human skull bones.
- Guia : This is the Zoomarine tourist attraction .
Sports
The Estádio Municipal de Albufeira ( German municipal stadium ) is the football stadium of the city of Albufeira. It was built in 1925 and currently seats 3,500 spectators. The stadium is home to the former second division club Imortal DC .
The city is often the venue for international billiards tournaments , most recently the EBSA European Snookere Championship 2020 , the EBSA U18 and the EBSA U21 European Snookere Championship 2020 .
Albufeira district
administration
Albufeira is the seat of a district of the same name. The neighboring circles are (starting clockwise in the north): Silves , Loulé and the circle borders on the Atlantic Ocean.
With the territorial reform in September 2013, the municipalities of Albufeira and Olhos de Água were combined to form the new municipality of Albufeira e Olhos de Água , so that the following four municipalities ( Freguesias ) now belong to the Albufeira district:
local community | Population (2011) |
Area km² |
Density of population / km² |
LAU code |
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Albufeira e Olhos de Água | 26,742 | 41.18 | 649 | 080106 |
Ferreiras | 6,406 | 20.13 | 318 | 080104 |
Guia | 4,376 | 26.80 | 163 | 080102 |
Paderne | 3,304 | 52.56 | 63 | 080103 |
Albufeira district | 40,828 | 140.67 | 290 | 0801 |
Population development
Population in Albufeira County (1801–2011) | |||||||||
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1801 | 1849 | 1900 | 1930 | 1960 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | |
4,537 | 7 443 | 10 980 | 14 444 | 14 736 | 17 218 | 20 949 | 31 543 | 40 828 |
Municipal holiday
- 20th of August
Town twinning
- United Kingdom : Fife (Scotland) since 1996
- Cape Verde : Sal since 1997
- Linz in Austria since 2008
sons and daughters of the town
- Vicente de Santo António (1590–1632), beatified missionary in 1867, who worked mainly in Japan
- Samora Barros (1887–1972), painter
- José Martins (1920–2011), cyclist, winner of the Tour of Portugal in 1946 and 1947
- Jorge Neto de Melo (* 1951), poet, writer
- João Campos (* 1958), athlete
- Pelé (* 1978), soccer player, Cape Verdean national player
- Liliana Patrícia Almeida (* 1983), singer, member of the casting band Nonstop
- Filipa Sousa (* 1985), singer
- Bruno Costa (* 1986), football player
Web links
- Map of the Freguesia Albufeira at the Instituto Geográfico do Exército
- Official website
- Map of the city of Albufeira
- City center map
- Map of the Albufeira district
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ↑ a b Overview of code assignments from Freguesias on epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
- ↑ www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ↑ Information flyer on urban bus transport in Albufeira ( Memento of the original from February 10, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Portuguese and English), accessed December 10, 2016.
- ^ Publication of the administrative reorganization in the Diário da República gazette of January 28, 2013, accessed on March 16, 2014.
- ↑ www.anmp.pt , accessed on September 10, 2013.