Roliça
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| Basic data | ||||||
| Region : | Centro | |||||
| Sub-region : | Oeste | |||||
| District : | Leiria | |||||
| Concelho : | Bombarral | |||||
| Coordinates : | 39 ° 19 ′ N , 9 ° 11 ′ W | |||||
| Residents: | 2808 (as of June 30, 2011) | |||||
| Surface: | 22.63 km² (as of January 1, 2010) | |||||
| Population density : | 124 inhabitants per km² | |||||
| Postal code : | 2540-659 | |||||
| politics | ||||||
| Mayor : | Maria Norberta Ponte Ferreira Santos | |||||
| Address of the municipal administration: | Junta de Freguesia de Roliça Rua Coronel Nicolau Trante, Nº 24 2540-659 Roliça |
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| Website: | www.rolica.freguesias.pt | |||||
Roliça is a municipality ( freguesia ) in the Portuguese district of Bombarral . It has 2808 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011).
History and sights
The municipality has been populated since the Neanderthals . There was a Bronze Age settlement of the Castro culture here , which was later occupied by the Romans , as evidenced by coins and other finds. The independent municipality was created in 1495 , making it the oldest municipality in the district. Today's parish church was first built in 1408 as a simple chapel.
In connection with the Napoleonic invasions , the French forces of General Delaborde met the Portuguese-British defense under the later General Wellington , who had gone ashore in Lavos a few days earlier , here on August 17, 1808 . In the battle called Batalha da Roliça , the French invading armies were defeated. A memorial stone for the fallen Lieutenant Lake and his men commemorates the battle.
The community's other monuments include various sacred buildings , fountains, historical public and private buildings, and the São Mamede train station.
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traffic
With the São Mamede train station and the Paúl stop, the municipality has two connections to the Linha do Oeste railway line .
The municipality is connected to the A8 motorway with junction no. 12 (Delgada) and no. 13 (São Mamede) .
administration
Roliça is the seat of a municipality of the same name ( freguesia ) in the district ( concelho ) of Bombarral.
The following localities are in the municipality:
- Azambujeira dos Carros
- Baraçais
- Boavista
- Casal Fialho
- Columbeira
- Delgada
- Paúl
- Roliça
- São Mamede
- Vale do Grou
- Quinta da Carvalha
- Quinta da Freira
Web links
- Official website of the municipality
- Parish page on the county government's 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
- ↑ community portrait on the community site, accessed on September 28, 2013
- ↑ www.monumentos.pt (under Cronologia ), accessed on September 28, 2013
- ↑ www.monumentos.pt , accessed on September 28, 2013
