Madalena do Mar
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| Basic data | ||||||
| Autonomous Region : | Madeira | |||||
| Concelho : | Ponta do Sol | |||||
| Coordinates : | 32 ° 42 ′ N , 17 ° 8 ′ W | |||||
| Residents: | 516 (as of June 30, 2011) | |||||
| Surface: | 2.07 km² (as of January 1, 2010) | |||||
| Population density : | 249 inhabitants per km² | |||||
| Postal code : | 9360-407 | |||||
| politics | ||||||
| Mayor : | Sandra Cristina Soares Teixeira ( PPD / PSD ) | |||||
| Address of the municipal administration: | Junta de Freguesia de Madalena do Mar Rua do IV Centenário 9360-407 Madalena do Mar |
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| Website: | www.freguesiamadalenadomar.pt | |||||
Madalena do Mar is a municipality ( freguesia ) in the district ( concelho ) of Ponta do Sol , on the Portuguese island of Madeira . It has 516 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011). The main economic activity in the municipality is the cultivation of bananas .
history
According to legend, the place was founded in 1457 by an enigmatic nobleman named Henrique Alemão ( Portuguese for: Heinrich the German). This is said to be the Polish King Władysław III. acted, who is said not to have fallen in the battle of Varna on November 10, 1444 , but escaped. The Portuguese king gave him asylum and let him live unrecognized on the island of Madeira, which is still to be settled.
In 1582 , the independent municipality of Madalena do Mar was created by splitting off from the municipality of Ponta do Sol.
Attractions
The parish church Igreja da Madalena do Mar, built in 1582 ( also Igreja de Santa Maria Madalena after its patron saint ) is a listed building. The Mannerist building holds inside u. a. Altar retable made of gilded wood ( Talha dourada ) and azulejos of the Rococo King Władysław III, who is said to have lived here as Henrique Alemão, was allegedly buried here.
With the agricultural mansion Casa da Madalena do Mar , also run under the name of the owner family as Solar dos Freitas da Madalena , there is another architectural monument in the community.
administration
Madalena do Mar is the seat of a municipality of the same name ( freguesia ) in the district ( concelho ) of Ponta do Sol. This belongs to the Autonomous Region of Madeira .
The following localities are in the municipality:
- Achadas
- Banda de Além
- Lombo
- Madalena do Mar
- Moledos
- Palmeira
- Passo
- Ribeira da Madalena
- Rua
- Torreão
- Vargem
Web links
- Official website of the municipality
- The ward's page on the county website
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ↑ Overview of code assignments from Freguesias on epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
- ^ Susanne Lipps: Madeira. 2nd edition, DuMont Reiseverlag, Ostfildern 2011, p. 194
- ↑ History page ( Memento of the original from September 26, 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. the community website, accessed September 21, 2013
- ↑ www.monumentos.pt , accessed on September 22, 2013
- ↑ ditto
