Algueirão-Mem Martins

Algueirão-Mem Martins
coat of arms map
Basic data
Region :	Lisboa
Sub-region :	Lisbon metropolitan area
District :	Lisbon
Concelho :	Sintra
Coordinates :	38 ° 48 ′  N , 9 ° 10 ′  W Coordinates: 38 ° 48 ′  N , 9 ° 10 ′  W
Residents:	66,250 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface:	16 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density :	4141 inhabitants per km²
Height:	174  m
Postal code :	2725
politics
Mayor :	Manuel dos Santos do Cabo
Address of the municipal administration:	Junta de Freguesia de Algueirão-Mem Martins Rua Domingos Saraiva 6-A 2725-286 Algueirão-Mem Martins
Website:	www.jfamm.pt

Algueirão-Mem Martins is a small town and municipality in Portugal . It is a northwest suburb of Lisbon . Along with Amadora , Setúbal , Queluz and Agualva-Cacém, it is one of the largest cities in the suburbs of Lisbon.

One of the main attractions is the Catholic Church of Nossa Senhora da Natividade . The Colégio Afonso V is one of the city's most important educational institutions.

history

Finds prove a prehistoric settlement since the Middle Paleolithic . The Romans left a multitude of traces, including some villa rusticas that produced food for nearby Olissipona (now Lisbon). Arabs lived here under Moorish rule after 711 . The place name Algueirão is of Arabic origin.

Algueirão developed into the most important place in today's municipality, and was already listed in 1527 as a municipality seat. In 1640 it was still the seat of a municipality, only to be incorporated into areas of other municipalities in later administrative reforms.

The current municipality of Algueirão-Mem Martins was created on January 5th, 1962, by spinning off from São Pedro de Penaferrim and Rio de Mouro . On December 20, 1965, 23 people died here in the Algueirão railway accident .

On February 1, 1988 Algueirão-Mem Martins was elevated to a small town ( Vila ).

administration

Algueirão-Mem Martins is a municipality ( freguesia ) in the district ( concelho ) of Sintra , in the district of Lisbon . It has 66,250 inhabitants (June 30, 2011) on an area of ​​16 km².

The small town of Algueirão-Mem Martins is the seat of the municipality and is divided into the districts of Algueirão, Mem Martins, Mercês and Tapada das Mercês.

The following localities and districts are in the municipality:

A-dos-Rolhados Algueirão-Velho Baratã Barrosa Casais de Mem Martins Casal da Mata Casal da Cavaleira Casal de Sao José

Casal do Choupos Casal de Ouressa Coutinho Afonso Fanares Maria Dias Mercês Pexiligais Recoveiro

Sacotes Santa Teresinha Sao Carlos São Romão Tapada das Mercês Telhal Vale de Milho

traffic

Algueirão-Mem Martins is on the Lisbon-Sintra railway line . The community is connected to the country's trunk road network via the A37 motorway.

Sports

The city is home to the Mem Martins Sport Clube, founded in 1937 . In addition to football, the club also has sections for triathlon, swimming, sports gymnastics, fitness, karate, aikido and various dance styles.

The sports club Progresso Clube , founded in 1942, is particularly known for its martial arts departments, such as the international titles of Progressos Paulo Calhau in Muay Thai . Other clubs in the municipality include Recreios Desportivos do Algueirão , Arsenal 72 and the Associação Desportiva Real Academia .

Web links

Commons : Algueirão-Mem Martins  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Map of the Freguesia Algueirão-Mem Martins at the Instituto Geográfico do Exército
• Official website of the local government
• Blog about Algueirão-Mem Martins

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. ↑ Overview of code assignments from Freguesias on epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
3. ↑ History of the municipality of Algueirão-Mem Martins on the website of the municipality, accessed on March 20, 2015