Tentúgal
| Tentúgal | ||||||
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| Basic data | ||||||
| Region : | Centro | |||||
| Sub-region : | Region of Coimbra | |||||
| District : | Coimbra | |||||
| Concelho : | Montemor-o-Velho | |||||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 13 ′ N , 8 ° 35 ′ W | |||||
| Residents: | 2141 (as of June 30, 2011) | |||||
| Surface: | 34.29 km² (as of January 1, 2010) | |||||
| Population density : | 62 inhabitants per km² | |||||
| politics | ||||||
| Mayor : | Décio António Matias | |||||
| Address of the municipal administration: | Junta de Freguesia de Tentúgal R. Dr. Armando Gonçalves 3140-554 Tentúgal |
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| Website: | www.freguesiadetentugal.net/site/index.php | |||||
Tentúgal is a municipality ( freguesia ) in the Portuguese district of Montemor-o-Velho . It has 2,141 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011). It is known nationwide for the Pastel de Tentúgal , a filled puff pastry dessert.
geography
The community is located on the right bank of the Mondego , about 10 km west of the district town of Montemor-o-Velho and east of the district capital Coimbra .
history
The place was officially mentioned for the first time in 980, and until the 11th century was alternately under Christian and Islamic rule. In 1034 Gonçalo Trastamires took Tentúgal definitively from the Moors during the conquest of Montemor. The area became part of the newly created county of Coimbra , which was ruled from 1064 by D.Sisnando ( Sesnando Davides , 963-1091), who came from Tentúgal.
In 1108 the place received city rights ( Foral ) for the first time , which were confirmed by Queen D. Tereza in 1124 . In 1265 the town of Póvoa de Santa Cristina also received city rights. In 1420 King D. João I gave the area to his son, D. Pedro , who lived here for a time and for whom his father created the title Duke of Coimbra .
In 1515 King Manuel I renewed the town charter of Tentúgal, which remained the seat of an independent district (concelho) until 1853. Since then it has belonged to the Montemor-o-Velho district. In 1991 Tentúgal was elevated to Vila (small town).
administration
The following localities are in the municipality:
- Casal dos Craveiros
- Casal Fernando
- Casal dos Leiteiros
- Casal dos Lourenços
- Casal do Penas
- Casal dos Saraivas
- Fontainhas
- Moinho Novo
- Morração
- Outeiro Longo
- Pochos
- Portela
- Porto Espinheiro
- Póvoa de Santa Cristina
- Ribeira dos Moinhos
- Tentúgal
economy
The most important branch of the economy in Tentúgal is the production and distribution of the nationally known dessert Pastel de Tentúgal . With around 200 direct jobs, the area is the most important local employer.
Agriculture is still important, but for the most part it is only practiced as a sideline. In addition to public and social institutions, smaller retail and catering businesses in the municipality should be mentioned.
Sons and daughters of the place
- Sesnando Davides (963-1091), knight and count of Coimbra
- João de São José († 1580), prior of the monastery of Tavira
Web links
- Official website
- Page about Tentúgal ( Memento from October 28, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- Blog on the history, traditions and legends of Tentúgal
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
- ↑ www.freguesiadetentugal.net ( Memento of the original from October 8, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed November 12, 2012
- ↑ 7 Maravilhas - Pastéis de Tentúgal (IG) ( Memento from April 16, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ), accessed on November 13, 2012
