Monte da Pedra
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| Basic data | ||||||
| Region : | Alentejo | |||||
| Sub-region : | Alto Alentejo | |||||
| District : | Portalegre | |||||
| Concelho : | Crato | |||||
| Coordinates : | 39 ° 22 ′ N , 7 ° 45 ′ W | |||||
| Residents: | 280 (as of June 30, 2011) | |||||
| Surface: | 60.08 km² (as of January 1, 2010) | |||||
| Population density : | 4.7 inhabitants per km² | |||||
| Postal code : | 7430-330 | |||||
| politics | ||||||
| Mayor : | Marco Fernando Duque de Mendonça ( PPD / PSD ) | |||||
| Address of the municipal administration: | Junta de Freguesia de Monte da Pedra Rua Tapada das Encarreiradas 7430-330 Monte da Pedra |
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| Website: | www.jf-montedapedra.pt | |||||
Monte da Pedra is a municipality ( freguesia ) in the Portuguese district ( concelho ) of Crato with 280 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011).
history
A bridge from Roman times has been preserved. Nothing is known about a place located here from the eras up to the end of the Portuguese Reconquista in the 13th century. The current town was probably built after 1230 as part of the settlement policy under King D.Sancho II , who gave the area to the Hospitaller Order. The present municipality became independent in the 17th century after previously belonging to the municipality of Aldeia da Mata .
The medicinal properties of the water that springs here have been known since 1810 . A spa was established here in the 1920s .
Culture and sights
In addition to the Roman bridge, a watermill, some sacred buildings and the Fonte do Chamiço fountain are listed as historical monuments. The Termas Fadagosa thermal baths , better known as Estância termal do Monte da Pedra (English: thermal baths of Monte da Pedra), are also registered as a monument.
Web links
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
- ↑ www.monumentos.pt , accessed on July 20, 2013
- ↑ History portrait on the community website ( Memento of the original from September 22, 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
- ↑ Information on the community website ( Memento of the original from September 22, 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
- ↑ www.monumentos.pt , accessed on July 20, 2013
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