Sao João Baptista (Castelo de Vide)
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Basic data | ||||||
Region : | Alentejo | |||||
Sub-region : | Alto Alentejo | |||||
District : | Portalegre | |||||
Concelho : | Castelo de Vide | |||||
Coordinates : | 39 ° 25 ′ N , 7 ° 34 ′ W | |||||
Residents: | 865 (as of June 30, 2011) | |||||
Surface: | 76.2 km² (as of January 1, 2010) | |||||
Population density : | 11 inhabitants per km² | |||||
Postal code : | 7320-114 | |||||
politics | ||||||
Mayor : | Nuno Miguel Dias Vaqueiro ( PSD ) | |||||
Address of the municipal administration: | Junta de Freguesia de São João Baptista Rua Alexandre Herculano, 27 7320-114 São João Baptista |
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Website: | www.jf-saojoaobaptista.pt |
São João Baptista ( actually São João Batista according to the legal spelling agreement from 1990 ) is a municipality in Portugal , in the Alentejo region . The municipality covers part of the urban area of Castelo de Vide and the surrounding area.
In addition to the historic center Castelo de Vides, which partly belongs to the municipality, are u. a. the megalithic complexes located in the rural parts of the municipality are known, which can be found frequently in the entire region, including the Antas da Coutada de Alcogulo , the Anta do Alcogulo II and the Anta do Alcogulo III or the vaulted building Chafurdão das Lancheiras . For sights and monuments in the municipality, see also the list of cultural monuments in the Concelho Castelo de Vide .
history
A large number of Antas document a prehistoric settlement. The current district was first created during the medieval Reconquista , as part of the settlement that was formed around the castle of Castelo de Vide. The district then developed mainly with the Jewish community, which flourished here especially from the beginning of the 16th century. Buildings such as the characteristic fountain ( Fonta da Vila ) bear witness to this phase.
administration
São João Baptista is the seat of a parish of the same name ( freguesia ) in the concelho district of Castelo de Vide in the Portalegre district . 865 inhabitants live in it on an area of 76 km² (as of June 30, 2011).
The following districts of Castelo de Vide and rural places are in the municipality:
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Web links
- Community website
- Entry on São João Baptista in the Mapas de Portugal
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