Castelo (Sesimbra)
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| Basic data | ||||||
| Region : | Lisboa | |||||
| Sub-region : | Lisbon metropolitan area | |||||
| District : | Setubal | |||||
| Concelho : | Sesimbra | |||||
| Coordinates : | 38 ° 30 ′ N , 9 ° 7 ′ W | |||||
| Residents: | 19,053 (as of June 30, 2011) | |||||
| Surface: | 179.29 km² (as of January 1, 2010) | |||||
| Population density : | 106 inhabitants per km² | |||||
| Postal code : | 2970-590 | |||||
| politics | ||||||
| Mayor : | Francisco Jesus ( CDU ) | |||||
| Address of the municipal administration: | Junta de Freguesia de Castelo Av. Padre António Pereira de Almeida, Lot 6 RC 2970-590 Castelo |
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| Website: | www.jf-castelo.pt | |||||
Castelo is a municipality ( freguesia ) in the Portuguese district ( concelho ) of Sesimbra . It has 1,317 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011). The municipality is located on the Serra da Arrábida / Cabo Espichel nature reserve .
history
Megalithic systems and other finds such as the Tholos tomb da Roça do Casal do Meio prove a settlement at least since the Bronze Age . The place belonged to the Roman province of Lusitania . Excavations show a Roman town here , including a cemetery.
The Moors built a fortress here in the 9th century. In the course of the Reconquista , the first Portuguese king, D.Afonso Henriques , conquered the fortress in 1165. The castle was destroyed during a reconquest by the Arabs at the end of the 12th century. King D.Sancho I took the entire area in 1200 with the support of French crusaders . The place named after the castle ( port. Castelo ) received city rights in 1201. The castle was expanded in 1323 and served as a retreat for the later King D. João I in 1384 during the War of Independence during the Revolution of 1383 . The independent municipality of Castelo was created in 1388.
The castle fell into disrepair in the following epochs. After various reconstructions and subsequent looting and destruction by corsairs and English pirates , the castle was finally destroyed by the Lisbon earthquake in 1755 . The place was still important as a regional pilgrimage site , especially since the 18th century .
nature
In the northwest of the municipality is the lake (and the settlement of the same name) Lagoa de Albufeira , in which fresh and salt water mix with one another.
The lake is on the one hand a bird sanctuary, on the other hand a popular water sports area close to the sea, especially for kite surfing.
Web links
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.monumentos.pt , accessed on August 31, 2013
- ↑ www.monumentos.pt (under Cronologia ), accessed on August 31, 2013
- ↑ History page of the community website , accessed on August 31, 2013
