Loulé

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Loulé
coat of arms map
Coat of arms of Loulé
Loulé (Portugal)
Loulé
Basic data
Region : Algarve
Sub-region : Algarve
District : Faro
Concelho : Loulé
Coordinates : 37 ° 8 ′  N , 8 ° 1 ′  W Coordinates: 37 ° 8 ′  N , 8 ° 1 ′  W
Residents: 70,163 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 763.68 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 92 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 8100
County of Loulé
flag map
Flag of Loulé Location of the Loulé district
Residents: 70,163 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 763.68 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 92 inhabitants per km²
Number of municipalities : 9
administration
Administration address: Câmara Municipal de Loulé
Praça da República
8100-270 Loulé
Website: www.cm-loule.pt
In downtown Loulé

Loulé [ loˈlɛ ] is a district town in the south of Portugal in the Algarve , about 16 kilometers north of Faro .

history

The Roman archaeological site of Cerra da Villa Romana

Finds prove a settlement since the Paleolithic . From the Iron Age onwards, other peoples increasingly came here. Carthaginians and Phoenicians settled here. From the 2nd century BC BC the Romans subjugated the area, and as a result an economic boom began. From 711 the Moors conquered the area. Loulé became an Arab city that has shaped the historic center to this day.

King D.Afonso III. conquered the city from the Arabs in 1249 and gave it city rights in 1266. In the course of the beginning of the Portuguese voyages of discovery and the Portuguese Empire that emerged in the 16th century, Loulé, like a number of places in the Algarve, experienced an economic boom. The earthquake in Lisbon in 1755 caused severe destruction in Loulé, which severely set back the development of the place.

Since the 20th century, the city has seen considerable changes in terms of its economy and urban development. This was not least due to tourism , from which the district was able to benefit, for example with its touristically developed towns such as Quarteira and Vilamoura, which attract a large number of international visitors.

Quarteira Beach

The city's Brazilian-inspired carnival parade , which attracts numerous visitors from all over the country every year , is also known nationwide.

Culture and sights

Buildings, sights

  • Roman villa of Vilamoura southwest of Loulé.
  • Castle Castelo de Loulé in the city center
  • Three-aisled main church Igreja Matriz da São Clemente
  • Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Piedade
  • Neo-Moorish market hall
  • Bell tower next to the Church of São Clemente, probably based on a minaret from the 10th or 11th century
Carnival parade in Loulé (2007)

Exhibitions and museums

  • Archaeological Museum

Regular events

  • Farmers market (every Saturday morning at the market hall)
  • Carnival in Avenida José da Costa Mealha. It is considered one of the most colorful in all of Portugal
  • Loulé Jazz Festival (annually in July since 1995, under the direction of Mário Laginha )
  • Festival MED (since 2004, every year at the end of June / beginning of July, Mediterranean music and culture festival, world music festival)

Sports

In Estádio Algarve more games were the 2004 European Football Championship instead. Since 1994 Loulé has hosted the Algarve Cup , which every spring hosts some of the best national women's football teams.

The Estádio Algarve

The most important sports club here is the Louletano Desportos Clube, founded in 1923 . After a few seasons in the second Portuguese division, his professional soccer team is now back in the third highest division (2013).

The Centro Ciclismo de Loulé-Louletano cycling team , which is dedicated to professional cycling races, is based in Loulé . On the other hand, the Clube BTT Terra de Loulé pursues cycling in the form of mountain bike competitions .

In the Pavilhão Desportivo Municipal de Loulé , a World Cup in the sport of trampoline gymnastics is held every year .

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administration

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Loulé is the largest district in the Algarve and borders on the districts (starting clockwise from the north): Almodôvar , Alcoutim , Tavira , São Brás de Alportel , Faro , Albufeira , Silves and the Atlantic Ocean.

With the territorial reform in September 2013, the municipalities ( freguesias ) Querença , Tôr and Benafim were merged to form the new municipality União das Freguesias de Querença, Tôr e Benafim . Since then, the district has consisted of the following nine municipalities:

The Loulé district is divided into nine municipalities ( Freguesias ):

County of Loulé
local community Population
(2011)
Area
km²
Density of
population / km²
LAU
code
Almancil 10,677 62.30 171 080801
Old 1.997 94.33 21st 080802
Ameixial 439 123.85 4th 080803
Boliqueime 4,973 46.21 108 080804
Quarteira 21,798 38.16 571 080805
Querença, Tôr e Benafim 2,713 102.18 27 080812
Salir 2,775 187.75 15th 080807
São Clemente 17,358 46.20 376 080808
São Sebastião 7,433 62.70 119 080809
County of Loulé 70.163 763.68 92 0808

Population development

Population in Loulé County (1801–2011)
1801 1849 1900 1930 1960 1981 1991 2001 2011
13,503 16,137 44,403 44,026 45.126 44.051 46,585 59,160 70,622

Municipal holiday

  • Ascension of Christ

Town twinning

The train station of Loulé / Quarteira

economy

Tourism is an important industry. In addition to a large salt mine in Loulé, there are many handicraft businesses that manufacture unglazed pottery, leather goods and large copper kettles for distilling schnapps, among other things.

traffic

Loulé is connected to Lagos , Faro and Vila Real de Santo António by the Linha do Algarve railway line .

The city has two separate junctions on the A22 motorway .

The place is integrated into the national bus network of Rede Expressos .

Laura Ayres
Antonio Laginha
José Carlos Fernandes

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : Loulé  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b 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.verportugal.net , accessed on August 25, 2013
  4. ^ Information from the district administration on the annual World Cup trampoline gymnastics , accessed on November 2, 2014
  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 August 25, 2013