Alvito (Portugal)

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Alvito
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Alvito coat of arms
Alvito (Portugal)
Alvito
Basic data
Region : Alentejo
Sub-region : Baixo Alentejo
District : Be yes
Concelho : Alvito
Coordinates : 38 ° 15 ′  N , 7 ° 59 ′  W Coordinates: 38 ° 15 ′  N , 7 ° 59 ′  W
Residents: 1278 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 136.52 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 9.4 inhabitants per km²
politics
Address of the municipal administration: Junta de Freguesia de Alvito
Travessa Prior Lampreia nº 2
7920-067 Alvito
Website: www.jfalvito.pt.vu
Alvito district
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Flag of Alvito Location of the Alvito district
Residents: 2523 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 264.82 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 9.5 inhabitants per km²
Number of municipalities : 2
administration
Administration address: Câmara Municipal de Alvito
Largo do Relógio, n.º 1
7920-022 Alvito
President of the Câmara Municipal: João Luís Baptista Penetra ( CDU )
Website: www.cm-alvito.pt
Main church of Alvito

Alvito is a city ( Vila ) in Portugal with 1278 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011). The district of Alvito is located in the northwest of the Baixo Alentejo 38 km from Beja (district capital) with a total area of ​​265 km² and 2523 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011). In addition to the municipality of Alvito, there is also the municipality of Vila Nova da Baronia , which also belongs to this district.

Alvito is known beyond the borders of the Alentejo for its male choirs, which perform typical Alentejan chants without instrumental accompaniment, called Cante alentejano (part of the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage since 2014 ).

History and sights

In the Alvito pousada

Alvito received town charter in 1280 . The most important monument in the place is the castle, which was built in 1481 by the first baron of Alvito, the building is located next to the Praça da Republica square . The main church Nossa Senhora da Assunção was built as early as the 13th century, and redesigned between 1480 and 1554. Inside there are frescoes of great beauty. It is without a doubt one of the most beautiful churches in the Alentejo, in which different styles can be found (Gothic, Baroque, Manueline ). Also noteworthy is the Igreja de Nossa Senhora das Candeias church. This church was also built in the 13th century and in the 16th century it became the seat of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia order of Alvito. Inside the church there are rare tile paintings ( azulejos ) from the 17th century and a gilded altar.

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Alvito is the seat of a district of the same name ( concelho ) in the Beja district . The neighbors are Viana do Alentejo in the north, Cuba in the east , Ferreira do Alentejo in the south and west and Alcácer do Sal in the west .

The Alvito district

Two municipalities ( Freguesias ) make up the Alvito district:

Alvito district
local community Population
(2011) 		Area
km² 		Density of
population / km² 		LAU
code
Alvito 1,278 136.52 9 020301
Vila Nova da Baronia 1,245 128.33 10 020302
Alvito district 2,523 264.82 10 0203

Population development

Population in the district of Alvito
Year: 1801 1849 1900 1930 1960 1981 1991 2001 2004 2011
Residents: 1079 4569 3065 4556 4850 2968 2650 2688 2708 2523

Municipal holiday

  • Ascension of Christ

Town twinning

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : Alvito  - 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. ↑ www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  4. ↑ www.anmp.pt , accessed on February 3, 2013