Sao Miguel do Pinheiro

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Sao Miguel do Pinheiro
coat of arms map
Coat of arms of São Miguel do Pinheiro
São Miguel do Pinheiro (Portugal)
Sao Miguel do Pinheiro
Basic data
Region : Alentejo
Sub-region : Baixo Alentejo
District : Be yes
Concelho : Mertola
Coordinates : 37 ° 33 ′  N , 7 ° 50 ′  W Coordinates: 37 ° 33 ′  N , 7 ° 50 ′  W
Residents: 597 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 139.12 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 4.3 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 7750-628
politics
Mayor : António Peleja ( PS )
Address of the municipal administration: Junta de Freguesia de São Miguel do Pinheiro
Rua do Moinho n.º 8
7750-628 São Miguel do Pinheiro

São Miguel do Pinheiro is a place and a former municipality in the Baixo Alentejo , a region in southern Portugal .

history

The Romans settled here from the 1st century BC. BC, as shown by excavations in the municipality of Manuel Galo.

The current community of São Miguel do Pinheiro goes back to a settlement under the Moors . Excavations from this period are located between the main town of S. Miguel and the town of Alcaria Longa.

The independent municipality of São Miguel do Pinheiro has been documented since the 16th century, originally as São Miguel de Beja, with the main town of Pinheiro, which today also bear the name of São Miguel do Pinheiro.

It remained an independent municipality until the territorial reform in 2013 and has since been part of the municipal association of São Miguel do Pinheiro, São Pedro de Solis e São Sebastião dos Carros .

Attractions

Landmarks of the area are the many windmills on the heights and water mills on the tributaries of the Rio Guadiana , which were used to grind grain in the past.

The original Mannerist parish church Igreja Paroquial de São Miguel do Pinheiro from the 16th century, which was later redesigned several times and today also shows features of the Baroque and Rococo , is one of the monuments of the municipality .

administration

Population development in the municipality of São Miguel do Pinheiro (1864–2011)

São Miguel do Pinheiro was a municipality ( freguesia ) in the district ( concelho ) of Mértola , in the Beja district . The municipality has an area of ​​139.1 km² and 597 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011). This corresponds to a population density of 4.3 inh / km².

The following localities are in the municipality:

  • Alcaria Longa
  • Castanhos
  • Chanoca
  • Corcha
  • Corredoura
  • Diogo Martins
  • Espragosa
  • Fontes
  • Gato
  • Góis
  • Góis Gordo
  • Lobato
  • Malhões
  • Manuel Galo
  • Milhalvo
  • Monte Agudo
  • Monte Novo
  • Monte Novo de Marreiros
  • Monte Velho
  • Montes Santana
  • Murteira
  • Negracho
  • Neves
  • Peiteira
  • Penedos
  • Pereiras
  • Roncão
  • Sao Miguel do Pinheiro
  • Serranos
  • Touril

As part of the administrative reorganization in Portugal , São Miguel do Pinheiro was merged with the municipalities of São Pedro de Solis and São Sebastião dos Carros to form the new municipality of União das Freguesias de São Miguel do Pinheiro, São Pedro de Solis e São Sebastião dos Carros . The seat of the new municipality was São Miguel do Pinheiro.

Statue of António Raposo Tavares in front of the Museu Paulista in São Paulo

Sons and daughters of the church

Web links

Commons : São Miguel do Pinheiro  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. ↑ Overview of code assignments from Freguesias on epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
  3. ^ Entry of the parish church in the Portuguese list of monuments SIPA, accessed on July 17, 2016