Loures

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Loures
coat of arms map
Coat of arms of Loures
Loures (Portugal)
Loures
Basic data
Region : Lisboa
Sub-region : Lisbon metropolitan area
District : Lisbon
Concelho : Loures
Coordinates : 38 ° 50 ′  N , 9 ° 10 ′  W Coordinates: 38 ° 50 ′  N , 9 ° 10 ′  W
Residents: 26,769 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 32.82 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 816 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 2670
politics
Mayor : João Luís Costa Nunes ( PS )
Address of the municipal administration: Junta de Freguesia de Loures
Rua Manuel Francisco Soromenho, n.º 50
2670-452 Loures
Website: www.jf-loures.pt
Loures county
flag map
Flag of Loures Location of the district of Loures
Residents: 199,494 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 167.25 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 1193 inhabitants per km²
Number of municipalities : 10
administration
Administration address: Câmara Municipal de Loures
Praça da Liberdade, 4
2674-501 Loures
President of the Câmara Municipal: Carlos Alberto Dias Teixeira ( PS )
Website: www.cm-loures.pt

Loures is a city in Portugal . The Loures district borders on the capital Lisbon . The republic was proclaimed here on October 4, 1910, one day before the official proclamation. The carnival, which has been celebrated here since 1934, is known nationwide.

history

The Anta de Casaínhos

Finds, especially Antas , prove a prehistoric settlement. During the time of the Arab al-Andalus , the Moors maintained a settlement here until they were expelled by the Reconquista in the 12th century. The area has belonged to Lisbon since then and was an air resort for noble families, for example during the plague epidemics. The independent district of Loures was set up on July 26, 1886 , by merging municipalities that were spun off from the now dissolved districts of Olivais and Belém. On October 4, 1910 was the Republican town hall of Loures flag of Portugal and hoisted (the Revolutionary port. : Junta Revolucionaria ), the First Portuguese Republic was proclaimed, one day before the official proclamation. The previous small town ( Vila ) Loures was elevated to a town ( Cidade ) in 1990 .

administration

Loures county

The town hall ( Câmara Municipal ) of Loures

Loures is the administrative seat of a district of the same name ( concelho ). On June 30, 2011 the district had 199,494 inhabitants on an area of ​​167.3 km².

The neighboring districts are (starting clockwise from the north): Arruda dos Vinhos , Vila Franca de Xira , the Tagus Delta , Lisbon , Odivelas , Sintra and Mafra .

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

The following municipalities ( Freguesias ) are in the county of Loures:

Loures county
local community Population
(2011) 		Area
km² 		Density of
population / km² 		LAU
code
Bucelas 4,663 33.97 137 110702
Camarate, Unhos e Apelação 34,943 11.57 3,021 110731
Fanhões 2,801 11.63 241 110705
Loures 26,769 32.81 816 110707
Lousa 3,169 16.52 192 110708
Moscavide e Portela 21,891 1.66 13,217 110726
Sacavém e Prior Velho 24,822 3.89 6,388 110727
Santa Iria de Azoia, São João da Talha e Bobadela 44,331 17.59 2,520 110728
Santo Antão e São Julião do Tojal 8,053 28.41 283 110729
Santo António dos Cavaleiros e Frielas 28.052 9.20 3,050 110730
Loures county 199.494 167.25 1,193 1107
The freguesias of Loures

Population development

In particular due to the influx in the course of industrial development, reinforced by the establishment of EFTA in 1960, the population in the district grew significantly.

Population in Loures County (1890–2011)
1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1981 1991 2001 2011
18,219 22,325 26,274 26,684 29,014 35,060 50,440 102.184 166,550 276,467 322.158 199.059 205,577

Municipal holiday

  • July 26th

Town twinning

Loures is also in a city friendship with Grevesmühlen in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania .

sons and daughters of the town

  • Félix de Avelar Brotero

  • Marcos Romão

  • Rita Redshoes

  • Jerónimo de Sousa

  • Cláudia Vieira (Portugal Fashion 2005)

  • Bébé (Tiago MD Correia) at Manchester United

Web links

Commons : Loures  - album with pictures, 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. ^ Website of the Município ( Memento of the original from March 29, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Portuguese, accessed April 17, 2010 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.cm-loures.pt
  4. ↑ a b www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  5. ↑ www.verportugal.net , accessed October 11, 2013
  6. ^ Publication of the administrative reorganization in the Diário da República gazette of January 28, 2013, accessed on March 16, 2014
  7. ↑ www.anmp.pt , accessed on October 26, 2013
  8. ↑ Entry on the partner and friend cities on the homepage of the city of Grevesmühlen.Retrieved on April 3, 2019, 12:51