Moura

Moura
Basic data
Region :	Alentejo
Sub-region :	Baixo Alentejo
District :	Be yes
Concelho :	Moura
Coordinates :	38 ° 8 ′ N , 7 ° 27 ′ W Coordinates: 38 ° 8 ′ N , 7 ° 27 ′ W
Residents:	15,167 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface:	958.46 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density :	16 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	7860
Moura county
Residents:	15,167 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface:	958.46 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density :	16 inhabitants per km²
Number of municipalities :	5
administration
Administration address:	Câmara Municipal de Moura ; Praça Sacadura Cabral ; 7860-207 Moura
President of the Câmara Municipal:	José Maria Prazeres Pós-de-Mina ( CDU )
Website:	www.cm-moura.pt

Moura [ ˈmoɾɐ ] ("the Moorish [virgin]" or simply "the Maurin" - see coat of arms) is a city in southeastern Portugal .

Legend

The city's coat of arms symbolizes the legend that goes back to the time of the Portuguese conquest of the former Moorish city. The Mauress Salúquia , daughter of the Moorish ruler of the city called Al'Maniha at the time , was to marry Bráfama, son of the Moorish ruler of the nearby city of Awrûs (today Aroche in the Spanish province of Huelva / Latin Arucci vetus ). Portuguese crusaders , however, intercepted the wedding party, killed the groom, and marched outside the city dressed as Muslims. From the tower awaiting the arrival of her bridegroom, Salúquia took the disguised for the wedding guests and bade the gates open. As soon as the Crusaders began to slaughter the Moors, however, Salúquia realized that her bridegroom had long since been killed. Then she threw herself from the tower to her death, shown in the coat of arms.

history

Safara Parish Church

Houses in Moura with typical Alentejo landscape

Moura was granted city status in 1988.

In the area of the district of Moura there are a number of historical buildings, some of which go back to the Roman Empire , when Moura Arucci or Nova Civitas Aruccitana was called. The influence of the Moors on the city as the central location of the then homonymous province of Al'Manijah , as well as that of the early Middle Ages, is significant . The castle of Moura ( Castelo de Moura ) should be mentioned as a special building of Moorish origin, which was expanded as a medieval castle in the period from 1296 to 1315.

In the city of Moura and in the district, a large number of historical buildings, churches and ruins can still be visited today (see sights).

administration

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Bordering Spain in the southeast , Moura is the seat of a district of the same name ( concelho ) . The neighboring districts are (starting from the north clockwise): Mourão , Barrancos , Serpa , Vidigueira , Portel and Reguengos de Monsaraz .

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

The following municipalities ( freguesias ) are in the district of Moura, the first three together forming the city of Moura:

Moura county

local community	Population (2011)	Area km²	Density of population / km²	LAU code
Amareleja	2,564	108.56	24	021001
Póvoa de São Miguel	888	187.08	5	021002
Moura (Santo Agostinho e São João Baptista) e Santo Amador	8,831	287.42	31	021009
Safara e Santo Aleixo da Restauração	1,871	237.20	8th	021010
Sobral da Adiça	1,013	138.20	7th	021008
Moura county	15,167	958.46	16	0210

Population development

Population in Moura County (1801–2011)
1801	1849	1900	1930	1960	1981	1991	2001	2011
10,283	13,130	17,417	23,753	29,106	19,772	17,549	16,590	15,167

Municipal holiday

June 24th

Town twinning

Spain Spain : Aroche , Huelva Province (since 1994)
Tunisia Tunisia : Medjez el-Bab (since 1995)
Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau : Bissau (since 1997)
Italy Italy : Roccagorga (Cooperation Agreement)

Attractions

In the district (concelho) of Moura

description	category	Type	Municipality / ( Freguesia )
[1] Castro da Azougada from the 6th to 4th century BC.	archeology	Excavation , fortified settlement	São João Baptista
[2] São João Baptista Church or Mother Church of Moura	Religious building	church	City of Moura
[3] Parish Church of Santo Aleixo da Restauração	Religious building	church	Santo Aleixo da Restauração
[4] Parish Church of Safara	Religious building	church	Safara
[5] São Francisco Church and Convent São Francisco	Religious building	Church, monastery	City of Moura
[6] “Roman” bridge from the time of the Restoration War (1580–1640) over the Brenhas River	Military structure	bridge	Outskirts of Moura
[7] Castelo de Moura - castle, church and abandoned Dominican convent	Military structure	Castle , monastery, ruins	City of Moura
[8] Quarters of Moura from the time of the Restoration War	Civil architecture	Buildings as soldiers' quarters	City of Moura
[9] São Pedro Church or Municipal Museum of Ecclesiastical Art in Moura	Religious building	former church, museum	City of Moura
[10] Convento do Carmo - oldest Carmelite church and Carmelite monastery on the Iberian Peninsula (1250)	Religious building	Church, former monastery	City of Moura
[11] Mouraria de Moura - settlement area of the Arab population after the Reconquista	architecture	Settlement district	City of Moura
[12] Galeria dolménica and Anta na Herdade da Negrita or Pedra das Antas and Anta das Pedras Tanchadas	archeology	Megalithic monuments	Santo Aleixo da Restauração
[13] Atalaia Magra or Atalaia da Cabeça Magra - defense tower against Castile from the 13th century.	Military structure	Tower , ruin	Santo Agostinho
[14] Lagar de Varas de Fojo - Olive oil mill from the 19th century in operation until 1941	architecture	Oil mill , museum	City of Moura
[15] Church of Nossa Senhora da Estrela	Religious building	church	Póvoa de São Miguel
[16] Castro dos Ratinhos or Outeiro dos Castelos - settlement probably from the Iron Age	archeology	Excavation, fortified settlement	Outskirts of Moura