Azeitão
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| Region : | Lisboa | |||||
| Sub-region : | Lisbon metropolitan area | |||||
| District : | Setubal | |||||
| Concelho : | Setubal | |||||
| Coordinates : | 38 ° 31 ′ N , 9 ° 1 ′ W | |||||
| Residents: | 18,877 (as of June 30, 2011) | |||||
| Surface: | 69.32 km² (as of January 1, 2010) | |||||
| Population density : | 272 inhabitants per km² | |||||
| Height: | 101 m | |||||
| Postal code : | 2925-508 | |||||
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| Mayor : | Celestina Maria Agostinho Brito Neves (independent citizen list) | |||||
| Address of the municipal administration: | Junta de Freguesia de Azeitão Rua Eng. António Porto Soares Franco, 2-A 2925-508 Azeitão |
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| Website: | www.freguesiadeazeitao.com | |||||
Azeitão is a place in Portugal and a municipality in the district ( concelho ) of Setúbal .
history
The word Azeitão comes from azzeittum , Arabic , and refers to the extensive cultivation of olive trees in this region. The first description of the area comes from a document from the Middle Ages by King Dom Pedro I (1320-1367), here the area between the Coina River and the Serra da Arrábida is described. The settlement of this area does not go back to the Stone Age and the Phoenicians , as in other areas of the Sado River ( Tróia and Setúbal) , but can only be proven from the 3rd century BC.
After the first decisions to establish a separate district by splitting off from the Sesimbra district, the Azeitão district was established in 1786 . In the course of the administrative reforms after the Liberal Revolution in 1822 and the subsequent Miguelistenkrieg , the district was dissolved again in 1855 and Setúbal was incorporated.
Sights and gastronomy
Azeitão lies on the foothills of the Serra Arabida . The place is known for the cultivation of good wines and excellent olive oil, as well as its fruit and nut trees. The José Maria da Fonseca winery , which is one of the largest wineries in Portugal today, was founded in Azeitão in 1834. It is largely responsible for the popularity of the Periquita grape variety . Another well-known winery in Azeitão is Quinta da Bacalhoa . Next to it is the Azulejos Manufactory Azulejos de Azeitão .
administration
Azeitão was for a long time divided into the two communities ( freguesias ) São Lourenço (also Vila Nogueira de Azeitão ) and São Simão (also Vila Fresca de Azeitão ). As part of the administrative reorganization in Portugal in 2013 , they were combined to form the new municipality of Azeitão. The municipality officially bears the name " União das Freguesias de Azeitão (São Lourenço e São Simão) ". The official seat of the municipality was São Lourenço.
The following localities are in the municipality:
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Sons and daughters
- Filipe de Magalhães (1571–1652), composer
- Pedro de Lencastre (1608–1673), 6th Duke of Aveiro
- Raimundo de Lencastre (1620–1666), 5th Duke of Aveiro
- Joaquim Pedro Gomes de Oliveira (1762–1833), politician and multiple minister
- António José da Silva Paulet (1778–1837), military engineer
- Sebastião da Gama (1924–1952), poet and teacher
- Nuno Gama (* 1966), fashion designer
See also
- Queijo de Azeitão (local cheese specialty)
Web links
- Official website of the municipal administration (port.)
- Website about Azeitão (port.)
- Azulejos de Azeitao. Retrieved November 22, 2012 .
- Azeitão website and blog. Retrieved November 26, 2013 .
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
- ↑ www.azeitao.net , accessed November 26, 2013
- ↑ Publication of the administrative reorganization in the Diário da República law gazette of January 28, 2013, accessed on February 7, 2015
