Albufeira

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Albufeira
coat of arms map
Albufeira coat of arms
Albufeira (Portugal)
Albufeira
Basic data
Region : Algarve
Sub-region : Algarve
District : Faro
Concelho : Albufeira
Coordinates : 37 ° 5 ′  N , 8 ° 16 ′  W Coordinates: 37 ° 5 ′  N , 8 ° 16 ′  W
Residents: 22,794 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 26.72 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 853 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 8200-917
politics
Mayor : Heroes Sousa
Address of the municipal administration: Junta de Freguesia de Albufeira
Edifício Lusíadas, Loja 2
8200-917 Albufeira
Albufeira district
flag map
Flag of Albufeira Position of the Albufeira district
Residents: 40,828 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 140.67 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 290 inhabitants per km²
Number of municipalities : 4th
administration
Administration address: Câmara Municipal de Albufeira
Cerro da Alagoa
8200-863 Albufeira
President of the Câmara Municipal: Dr. José Carlos Martins Rolo ( PSD )
Website: www.cm-albufeira.pt
Albufeira district

Albufeira [ aɫbuˈfɐiɾɐ ] is a district ( concelho ) and a municipality ( freguesia ) in the Algarve , in southern Portugal .

At Praia dos Pescadores beach in Albufeira

Albufeira

history

Albufeira has a history of around 2000 years. The Romans called it Baltum or Balteus . The Arabic name for the area wasالبحيرة / al-buḥaira  / 'the lake'. The city built on the rock was considered impregnable because of its location. The Moors could only be from Afonso III in 1249 . be evicted from the city. As a result of the Lisbon earthquake , the city was almost completely destroyed in 1755. A tsunami flooded the lower city. In 1823, Albufeira was surrounded and set on fire by the Miguelista guerrillas under Remexido during the bloody clashes between liberals and Miguelistas . Part of the population was massacred . Today almost nothing reminds of the old city. Where it once stood, at the highest point in the city ( Rua da Bateria ), today the old town hall, a hospital and a bell tower are located. The previous small town ( Vila ) Albufeira was elevated to a city ( Cidade ) in 1986 .

Albufeira train station

traffic

The place is connected to Lagos , Faro and Vila Real de Santo António by the Linha do Algarve railway line . There is a connection to the A22 motorway (Via Infante-de-Sagres) to Lisbon and via Faro to Spain .

Albufeira is integrated into the national long-distance bus network of Rede Expressos with two stops . International connections are also offered here.

Local public transport is guaranteed by the urban bus company GIRO - Transportes Urbanos. The five color-coded lines usually run through the district every 30 minutes, starting and ending at the city bus station ( Terminal Rodoviário , officially Estação Central de Camionagem ). Single trips, day tickets and multiple tickets are possible on the rechargeable tickets.

economy

The economy is mainly supported by tourism. In addition to the around 30,000 inhabitants, there are around 300,000 holiday guests in the warm season who live in over 160 hotels and holiday complexes. The city is connected to Praia do Peneco by a tunnel. There are also stairs between the former castle and the beach and beach access through the hotel complex.

Attractions

At the ruins of the Arab fortress
Bullfight for tourists in Albufeira (1999)
  • Although the city has only a few historical sights due to the destruction of the last centuries, it is worth seeing itself with its alleys, the many shops, boutiques, cafes, as well as the beaches Praia do Peneco and Praia dos Pescadores to the west of it.
  • Cerro da Vila, the old town district
  • Alcantarilha in the neighboring district of Silves: The walls of the mortuary chapel of the village church are "decorated" with 1500 human skull bones.
  • Guia : This is the Zoomarine tourist attraction .

Sports

The Estádio Municipal de Albufeira ( German  municipal stadium ) is the football stadium of the city of Albufeira. It was built in 1925 and currently seats 3,500 spectators. The stadium is home to the former second division club Imortal DC .

The city is often the venue for international billiards tournaments , most recently the EBSA European Snookere Championship 2020 , the EBSA U18 and the EBSA U21 European Snookere Championship 2020 .

Albufeira district

administration

Albufeira is the seat of a district of the same name. The neighboring circles are (starting clockwise in the north): Silves , Loulé and the circle borders on the Atlantic Ocean.

With the territorial reform in September 2013, the municipalities of Albufeira and Olhos de Água were combined to form the new municipality of Albufeira e Olhos de Água , so that the following four municipalities ( Freguesias ) now belong to the Albufeira district:

local community Population
(2011) 		Area
km² 		Density of
population / km² 		LAU
code
Albufeira e Olhos de Água 26,742 41.18 649 080106
Ferreiras 6,406 20.13 318 080104
Guia 4,376 26.80 163 080102
Paderne 3,304 52.56 63 080103
Albufeira district 40,828 140.67 290 0801

Population development

Population in Albufeira County (1801–2011)
1801 1849 1900 1930 1960 1981 1991 2001 2011
4,537 7 443 10 980 14 444 14 736 17 218 20 949 31 543 40 828

Municipal holiday

  • 20th of August

Town twinning

  • Beach Praia do Peneco outside Albufeira, looking towards East

  • Looking west

  • Rua 5 do Outubro (pedestrian zone)

  • Igreja Sao Vicente

  • At the Albufeira Marina

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : Albufeira  - 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. ↑ Information flyer on urban bus transport in Albufeira ( Memento of the original from February 10, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Portuguese and English), accessed December 10, 2016. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.albufeira.pt
  5. ^ Publication of the administrative reorganization in the Diário da República gazette of January 28, 2013, accessed on March 16, 2014.
  6. ↑ www.anmp.pt , accessed on September 10, 2013.