Veiros (Estremoz)
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| Region : | Alentejo | |||||
| Sub-region : | Alentejo Central | |||||
| District : | Évora | |||||
| Concelho : | Estremoz | |||||
| Coordinates : | 38 ° 57 ′ N , 7 ° 30 ′ W | |||||
| Residents: | 1036 (as of June 30, 2011) | |||||
| Surface: | 39.72 km² (as of January 1, 2010) | |||||
| Population density : | 26 inhabitants per km² | |||||
| Postal code : | 7100-706 | |||||
| politics | ||||||
| Mayor : | João Henriques Raimundo ( PSD ) | |||||
| Address of the municipal administration: | Junta de Freguesia de Veiros Rua Nossa Senhora do Mileu 7100-706 Veiros |
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Veiros is a Portuguese municipality ( Freguesia ) in the district ( Concelho ) of Estremoz with 1036 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011).
history
The place existed since the 5th century AD, its name is believed to be of Roman origin. It comes from Valerius and changed via Valeriusa and Valeirosa , via Vaeeiros in the 13th century, to the current form. The Arab Moors advancing on the Iberian Peninsula since 711 also took Veiros in the course of their eight-year campaign. It was part of the Muslim Almohad Empire when King D. Afonso II conquered the site for the Kingdom of Portugal in 1217 . The Order of Aviz founded and fortified the meantime probably deserted place in the year 1258 new, as part of the resettlement policy after the Portuguese Reconquista . The Duke Alfonso von Braganza was born here in 1377 , and the Countess Beatriz von Arundel was born here in 1386 .
King Manuel I granted the place its first city rights in 1510 , and Veiros remained the seat of an independent district. The place suffered some damage during the Restoration War , especially in 1662 when João de Áustria Veiros tried to take over for Habsburg Spain. As punishment for the armed resistance of the place, he had the tower of the fortress blown up. In 1665 , the Marquis of Caracena took the castle again and had parts of the place set on fire.
In 1855 the Veiros district was dissolved and incorporated into the Fronteira district , and from 1872 to the Monforte district. Veiros has belonged to Estremoz County since 1895 .
Culture and sights
Among the architectural monuments of Veiros are the castle and its walls, the stake from the 16th century, some mansions , and a number of sacred buildings , including the Igreja Paroquial de Veiros (also Igreja de São Salvador and Igreja) originally built before 1359 and redesigned from 1559 do Rei Salvador ). The three-aisled Mannerist parish church also shows an influence of German hall churches .
The historic town center is also a listed building in its entirety.
The school museum Museu da Escola de Veiros has been set up in the historic primary school of Veiros .
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
- ^ João Fonseca: Dicionário do Nome das Terras . 2nd edition, Casa das Letras, Cruz Quebrada 2007, p. 268 ( ISBN 978-9724617305 )
- ↑ www.monumentos.pt (under Cronologia ), accessed on July 11, 2013
- ↑ a b www.monumentos.pt (under Cronologia ), accessed on July 11, 2013
- ↑ www.monumentos.pt
- ↑ Igreja Matriz de Veiros. In: Pesquisa Geral - Pesquisa do Patrimonio. Direção Geral do Património Cultural , accessed March 27, 2018 (Portuguese).
- ↑ www.monumentos.pt
- ↑ www.monumentos.pt
- ↑ www.museuestremoz.wikia.com , accessed on July 11, 2013
