Leiria

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Leiria
coat of arms map
Coat of arms of Leiria
Leiria (Portugal)
Leiria
Basic data
Region : Centro
Sub-region : Region of Leiria
District : Leiria
Concelho : Leiria
Coordinates : 39 ° 45 ′  N , 8 ° 48 ′  W Coordinates: 39 ° 45 ′  N , 8 ° 48 ′  W
Residents: 14,939 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 6.47 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 2309 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 2400- / 2410-
Leiria district
flag map
Flag of Leiria Location of the district of Leiria
Residents: 126,884 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 565.08 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 225 inhabitants per km²
Number of municipalities : 18th
administration
Administration address: Câmara Municipal de Leiria
Largo da Républica, 1
2414-006 Leiria
President of the Câmara Municipal: Raul Miguel de Castro ( PS )
Website: www.cm-leiria.pt







Leiria ( IPA [ lɐi'ɾiɐ ]) is a city in central Portugal and the capital of the Leiria District . It has 14,939 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011) and is primarily of tourist importance as a starting point for excursions to Fátima , Alcobaça and Batalha .

Leiria and its castle

Geographical location

Leiria is located between Lisbon (140 km) and Porto (179 km), about 55 km southwest of Coimbra . The Lis River flows through the city from south to northwest. The Lena River flows into the Lis in the west of the city .

history

Leiria emerged from the Roman city of Collipo , which in turn was founded in the 1st century BC. . BC was founded. In 1135, the first Portuguese king, Alfonso I , conquered the city from the Moors during the Reconquista . He and his successor Sancho I fortified the city and built Leiria Castle . The sixth king of Portugal Dionysius had a royal residence built in Leiria in the 14th century. He gave the city as a fief to his wife Elisabeth of Portugal . John I had a royal palace and a Gothic church Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Pena built within the castle walls in the late 15th century . The city charter was Leiria in 1545 and seating was at the same time the diocese. Leiria Cathedral was built in the late 16th century .

traffic

Leiria is connected to the motorway network via the A8 motorway. The city is crossed by the national road N1 that connects Lisbon with Porto . The A1 runs to the east , which also connects Lisbon and Porto. The Linha do Oeste railway connects Leiria with Figueira da Foz , Coimbra and Lisbon.

Public facilities

The former city palace now serves as the Pousada de Juventude de Leiria youth hostel .

  • Attractions

  • Castle

  • cathedral

  • Typical windmill

Sports

União Leiria football club played in the first division for many years until they were relegated in 2012. His home stadium is the Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa , which opened for the 2004 European Football Championship . Since then, concerts and other sporting events have taken place there alongside national and international football matches, such as the 2009 European Athletics Team Championship .

administration

Leiria district

Leiria is the capital of the district of the same name and a district of the same name. The neighboring districts are (starting in the north clockwise) Pombal , Vila Nova de Ourém , Batalha , Porto de Mós , Alcobaça and Marinha Grande .

With the regional reform in September 2013, several municipalities were merged into new municipalities, so that the number of municipalities decreased from 29 to 18.

The following parishes are part of Leiria County:

Leiria district
local community Population
(2011) 		Area
km² 		Density of
population / km² 		LAU
code
Cupid 4,747 23.48 202 100901
Arrabal 2,684 20.09 134 100902
Bajouca 2,004 12.27 163 100925
Bidoeira de Cima 2,250 15.61 144 100926
Caranguejeira 4,691 30.99 151 100907
Coimbrão 1,735 52.19 33 100909
Colmeias e Memória 4,085 46.57 88 100932
Leiria, Pousos, Barreira e Cortes 31,775 52.26 608 100933
Maceira 9,901 47.03 211 100913
Marrazes e Barosa 24,684 32.80 753 100934
Milagres 3,071 17.35 177 100915
Monte Real e Carvide 5,756 26.03 221 100935
Monte Redondo e Carreira 5,564 50.91 109 100936
Parceiros e Azoia 6,940 22.99 302 100937
Regueira de Pontes 2,221 11.55 192 100921
Santa Catarina da Serra e Chainça 4,870 41.20 118 100938
Santa Eufémia e Boa Vista 4,072 19.55 208 100939
Souto de Carpalhosa e Ortigosa 5,834 42.21 138 100940
Leiria district 126,884 565.08 225 1009

Population development

Population in Leiria County (1801–2011)
1801 1849 1900 1930 1960 1981 1991 2001 2011
37,930 29,803 54,422 55.234 82,988 96,517 102,762 119,847 126,879

Town twinning

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : Leiria  - 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. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from August 8, 2010 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.regiaodeleiria.pt
  4. ↑ www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  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 December 26, 2012
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