Flor da Rosa
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| Region : | Alentejo | |||||
| Sub-region : | Alto Alentejo | |||||
| District : | Portalegre | |||||
| Concelho : | Crato | |||||
| Freguesia : | União das Freguesias de Crato e Martires, Flor da Rosa e Vale do Peso | |||||
| Coordinates : | 39 ° 18 ′ N , 7 ° 39 ′ W | |||||
| Postal code : | 7430-221 | |||||
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| Website: | www.jf-flordarosa.pt | |||||
Flor da Rosa is a place and a former municipality ( Freguesia ) in the Portuguese district ( Concelho ) of Crato with 254 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011).
On September 29, 2013, the municipalities of Flor da Rosa and Vale do Peso were merged to form the new municipality of União das Freguesias de Crato e Mártires, Flor da Rosa e Vale do Peso .
geography
The place is located in the lowlands of the upper Alentejo , about 25 km west of the district capital Portalegre and 3 km north of the district town of Crato.
history
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The village emerged as part of the settlement policy under King D.Sancho II after the conclusion of the Portuguese Reconquista in the 13th century. D.Sancho II gave the area to the Hospitaller Order in 1232 , who took their Portuguese seat in nearby Crato in 1340 . In 1356 the place became the seat of a monastery founded by Álvaro Gonçalves Pereira, father of the canonized knight Nuno Álvares Pereira . Today's place developed from this.
Culture and sights
A number of historical public buildings and houses, a fountain from the 14th century, the parish church and the monastery, which has existed since 1356, are among the monuments of the community.
With the monument to Nuno Álvares Pereira, the place commemorates the knight who may have been born in the local monastery.
The historic town center is also a listed building as a whole.
economy
In the agricultural community u. a. Grazing cattle and the cultivation of grain and vegetables, also the production of cork and olive oil should be mentioned. Tourism in the form of turismo rural has gained in importance, especially in the pousada , which was set up in the former monastery, but also in historical mansions on site. In addition, restaurants, administration, some service companies and local trade create employment. The local handicrafts, especially pottery, are also known .
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
- ^ Publication of the administrative reorganization in the Diário da República gazette of January 28, 2013, accessed on October 1, 2014
- ↑ www.monumentos.pt (under Cronologia ), accessed on July 20, 2013
- ↑ www.monumentos.pt , accessed on July 20, 2013
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- ↑ Community website ( Memento of the original from November 7, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed July 20, 2013
