Cuba (Portugal)

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Cuba
coat of arms map
Coat of arms of Cuba
Cuba (Portugal)
Cuba
Basic data
Region : Alentejo
Sub-region : Baixo Alentejo
District : Be yes
Concelho : Cuba
Coordinates : 38 ° 10 ′  N , 7 ° 53 ′  W Coordinates: 38 ° 10 ′  N , 7 ° 53 ′  W
Residents: 3306 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 70.09 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 47 inhabitants per km²
politics
Address of the municipal administration: Junta de Freguesia de Cuba
Rua João Vaz
7940-159 Cuba
Website: jfcuba.no.sapo.pt
Cuba county
flag map
Flag of Cuba Position of the Cuba district
Residents: 4878 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 172.09 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 28 inhabitants per km²
Number of municipalities : 4th
administration
Administration address: Câmara Municipal de Cuba
Rua Serpa Pinto 84
7940-172 Cuba
President of the Câmara Municipal: Francisco AG Orelha
Website: www.cm-cuba.pt

Cuba is a vila (small town) and a district ( concelho ) in the sub-region of the Baixo Alentejo in Portugal , with an area of ​​70.1 km² and a population of 3306 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011). Cuba is an agricultural center of the region, and one of the places that Christopher Columbus call the son of their city.

geography

Cuba is located at an altitude of 187 m between olive groves, on the western bank of a tributary of the Ribeira de Odivelas . The city is located 18 km north of the district capital Beja.

history

Antas and other finds document human settlement in Cuba since around 3000 BC. Thebuildings foundfrom Roman times, such as bridges, reservoirs , villa rusticas, etc. a., indicate a certain importance of the place in the province of Lusitania . There are no significant findsfrom the Moorish period, which can beexplainedby the destructive battles during the Reconquista .

Conquered by Dom Sancho II from the Arab Moors, the place was called Cuba because a lot of "Cubas" (vessels for wine storage) were found or, according to another opinion, the name Cuba has an even older origin and is derived from the name " Coba ”, an Arabic diminutive that means tower. The place was officially mentioned for the first time in today's Kingdom of Portugal in the 13th century. Cuba has been an independent circle since 1782.

On January 10, 2008, old master Manoel de Oliveira's film Christopher Columbus - The Riddle in Cuba had its commercial premiere. Using numerous historical evidence, the film investigates the theory that Columbus was born as an illegitimate offspring of the Portuguese royal family in Cuba and grew up there. This is one of the reasons why he named the largest island he discovered after his hometown.

Worth seeing

Christopher Columbus Monument in Cuba
  • Art Nouveau villa of the Buralho family in the center of the city (built around 1920)
  • Convento de Cuba
  • Largo da Bica (square with a monument in the center)
  • The Lion Fountain - Fonte dos Leões
  • Columbus Monument (alleged son of the city)
  • Cuba dam
  • Museu de Arte Sacra e Arqueologia de Vila Alva (Museum of Sacred Art and Archeology Museum)
  • Tesouro da Igreja Matriz de S. Vicente de Cuba (church with a separate exhibition of its art treasures)

administration

Coat of arms of the district

circle

Cuba is the administrative seat of the district of the same name. The neighboring areas are (starting clockwise in the north): Portel , Vidigueira , Beja , Ferreira do Alentejo and Alvito .

The following municipalities ( Freguesias ) are in the district of Cuba:

Cuba county
local community Population
(2011)
Area
km²
Density of
population / km²
LAU
code
Cuba 3,306 70.09 47 020701
Faro do Alentejo 591 44.68 13 020702
Vila Alva 514 37.20 14th 020703
Vila Ruiva 467 20.12 23 020704
Cuba County (Portugal) 4,878 172.09 28 0207

Population development

Population in the district of Cuba (1801–2011)
1801 1849 1900 1930 1960 1981 1991 2001 2011
3742 3944 6103 8054 7554 5740 5494 4994 4878

Municipal holiday

  • Easter Monday
At the train station in Cuba
The train station of Cuba

traffic

Cuba is on the Linha do Alentejo railway line and the IP2 highway.

economy

Agriculture is a traditionally important factor in the district, in addition to grain (wheat, oats, barley), the cultivation of sunflowers for oil production is also important. Furthermore, flax (linen), soy and cotton are grown, wine and olive oil are produced and livestock is farmed, especially cows and sheep.

Medium-sized family businesses in the shoe, textile, wood processing and food industries determine the sector of the manufacturing industry in the district.

Retail and catering offer some jobs in the service sector, which has its largest employers in the district, especially in social institutions, education and urban companies.

Web links

Commons : Cuba  - 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.cm-cuba.pt , accessed on January 4, 2012
  5. www.cm-cuba.pt , accessed on January 4, 2012