Alvalade (Santiago do Cacém)
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Region : | Alentejo | |||||
Sub-region : | Alentejo Littoral | |||||
District : | Setubal | |||||
Concelho : | Santiago do Cacém | |||||
Coordinates : | 37 ° 56 ′ N , 8 ° 24 ′ W | |||||
Residents: | 2098 (as of June 30, 2011) | |||||
Surface: | 161.82 km² (as of January 1, 2010) | |||||
Population density : | 13 inhabitants per km² |
Alvalade is a Portuguese municipality ( Freguesia ) and small town ( Vila ) in the district ( Concelho , also Município ) of Santiago do Cacém , with an area of 161.8 km² with 2098 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011). The population density is 13 inhabitants per km².
Alvalade already received town charter in 1834 . Today Alvalade is an agricultural center with a few poultry farms. Alvalade dates back to the time of the Moors (around 900). The name of the place means al-balad in Arabic, surrounded by walls. The town center with a church and a small market square is typical of the Alentejo and is well preserved.
Other places that belong to the municipality are Vila de Mimosa, Carapetal, Daroeira, Vale de Lobo, Borbolegas and Fontainhas.
Historical buildings
- Medieval bridge of Alvalade and bridge over the Campilhas river / tributary of the Sado
- Pelourinho de Alvalade
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ↑ Overview of code assignments from Freguesias on epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
Web links
- Map of the Freguesia Alvalade (Santiago do Cacém) at the Instituto Geográfico do Exército
- RailFanEurope.net shows pictures of the Alvalade train station