Coruche

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Coruche
coat of arms map
Coruche Coat of Arms
Coruche (Portugal)
Coruche
Basic data
Region : Alentejo
Sub-region : Lezíria do Tejo
District : Santarém
Concelho : Coruche
Freguesia : União das Freguesias de Coruche, Fajarda e Erra
Coordinates : 38 ° 57 ′  N , 8 ° 32 ′  W Coordinates: 38 ° 57 ′  N , 8 ° 32 ′  W
Coruche County
flag map
Flag of Coruche Location of the Coruche district
Residents: 19,944 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 1 115.72  km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 18 inhabitants per km²
Number of municipalities : 6th
administration
Administration address: Câmara Municipal de Coruche
Praça da Liberdade
2100-121 Coruche
President of the Câmara Municipal: Francisco Silvestre de Oliveira ( PS )
Website: www.cm-coruche.pt

Coruche is a small town ( vila ) in Portugal . It is particularly known for its cork production and its wine.

View from the castle on Coruche

On September 29, 2013, the municipalities of Coruche, Fajarda and Erra were merged to form the new municipality of União das Freguesias de Coruche, Fajarda e Erra . Coruche is the seat of this newly formed community.

history

Finds show a settlement since the Paleolithic , in particular various megalithic systems in the south of the district. The present place was conquered by the Moors during the Reconquista of Portugal's first King D. Afonso Henriques in 1166 . He gave Coruche first town rights on May 26, 1182. At the same time he raised the place to a small town ( Vila ) and made it the seat of its own circle, which it has remained to this day.

The old town hall of Coruche

administration

The circle

Coat of arms of the Coruche County

Coruche is the administrative seat of a district of the same name ( concelho ) in the Santarém district . On June 30, 2011, the district had 8,890 inhabitants on an area of ​​1,115.7 km².

The neighboring regions are (starting clockwise in the north): Almeirim , Chamusca , Ponte de Sor , Mora , Arraiolos , Montemor-o-Novo , Montijo , Benavente and Salvaterra de Magos .

With the territorial reform in September 2013, the municipalities ( Freguesias ) Coruche, Fajarda and Erra were combined to form the new municipality União das Freguesias de Coruche, Fajarda e Erra . Since then, the district has consisted of the following six municipalities:

Coruche County
local community Population
(2011) 		Area
km² 		Density of
population / km² 		LAU
code
Biscainho 1,074 81.40 13 140907
Branca 1,474 117.32 13 140905
Coruche, Fajarda e Erra 11,756 356.48 33 140909
Couço 2,765 346.61 8th 140902
Santana do Mato 1,148 103.08 11 140908
São José da Lamarosa 1,727 110.89 16 140903
Coruche County 19,944 1,115.72 18th 1409

Population development

Number of inhabitants in the Coruche district (1801–2011)
1801 1849 1900 1930 1960 1981 1991 2001 2011
3920 4943 9634 18,317 27,437 25,278 23,634 21,332 19,931

Municipal holiday

  • 17th August

sons and daughters of the town

José Peseiro

Web links

Commons : Coruche  - 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. ↑ Overview of code assignments from Freguesias on epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
  3. ^ Publication of the administrative reorganization in the Diário da República gazette of January 28, 2013, accessed on October 1, 2014
  4. ↑ Portrait of the district on the city's visitor website (port.), Accessed on June 14, 2014
  5. ↑ www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  6. ^ Publication of the administrative reorganization in the Diário da República gazette of January 28, 2013, accessed on March 16, 2014