São Lourenço (Portalegre)

São Lourenço
Basic data
Region :	Alentejo
Sub-region :	Alto Alentejo
District :	Portalegre
Concelho :	Portalegre
Coordinates :	39 ° 18 ′ N , 7 ° 27 ′ W Coordinates: 39 ° 18 ′ N , 7 ° 27 ′ W
Residents:	4989 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface:	12.37 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density :	403 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	7300-072
politics
Mayor :	António Joaquim André Tavares de Oliveira ( PSD )
Address of the municipal administration:	Junta de Freguesia de São Lourenço ; Avenida Pio XII ; 7300-072 São Lourenço

São Lourenço is a former municipality ( freguesia ) in the Portuguese district ( concelho ) of Portalegre . It has 4989 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011).

Portalegre Town Hall

history

Portalegre was divided into seven inner-city parishes until it became the seat of the newly created diocese Portalegre in 1549 (since 1956 Diocese Portalegre-Castelo Branco ). As a result, the communities were merged and reorganized. This resulted in the two inner city communities São Lourenço and Sé .

Since then, São Lourenço has united the northern half of the city, while Sé comprised the southern half of the urban area.

In the course of the territorial reform of September 29, 2013 , São Lourenço was merged with Sé to form the municipality of União das Freguesias da Sé e São Lourenço .

Attractions

The city administration ( Câmara Municipal ) is in the municipality. It is housed in a former Jesuit monastery, in which an important textile and tapestry manufacture was established in the 18th century with the Real Fábrica de Lanifícios de Portalegre .

The listed historic center of Portalegres is essentially located here. Its architectural monuments include a large number of sacred buildings , fountains and town houses from the 16th and 17th centuries. The modernist Cine-teatro Crisfal , the industrial and commercial school built from 1956, and the courthouse, which opened in 1955, are among them. a.