Venilale
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| Coordinates | 8 ° 39 ′ S , 126 ° 23 ′ E | ||
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| Country | East Timor | ||
| Baucau | |||
| Administrative office | Venilale | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | TL-BA | ||
| Suco | Uatu Haco | ||
 Venilale Church
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Venilale ( tetum Vinilale ) is the main town of the Venilale administrative office in the East Timorese municipality of Baucau . In 1936 Venilale was renamed Vila Viçosa by the Portuguese . But the name did not catch on and a few years after the Second World War , the old name was reverted to.
geography
The place is located in Suco Uatu Haco , 20 km southwest of the municipal capital Baucau and 88 km east of the state capital Dili , at an altitude of 863 m above sea level. Parts of the place also extend into the sucos Fatulia and Uailaha .
Venilale was very popular with the Portuguese colonial rulers because of its cool summer temperatures and its natural hot springs of Bee Manas (near Uaicana ) and waterfalls. Worth seeing are the School of the Empire of Venilale ( Portuguese Escola do Reino de Venilale ), the rebuilt Holy House ( Uma Lulik ) and the old market of Venilale. In the market with its unique Portuguese architecture, 30 to 50 traders offer their goods on Wednesday and Saturday mornings. The school was built in 1933 under the administrator of the military command Baucau Armando Eduardo Pinto Correia . Just like other schools from his tenure, it is a pillar-filled, eye-catching building that was renovated after independence. Among other things, it had suffered badly in World War II.
Venilale has a pre-secondary school, a heliport and a community health center.
history
Venilale used to be one of the traditional kingdoms of Timor, ruled by a liurai . A revolt broke out in Venilale in 1807 when the Liurai Cristóvão Guterres was unjustly arrested. Only in Goa was he acquitted by a court.
In 1975 Indonesia began the occupation of East Timor. In December, Battalion 330 of the Indonesian Army crossed Venilale on the way to Viqueque. Local leaders of the FRETILIN resistance movement then arbitrarily arrested, beat and killed supporters of the União Democrática Timorense UDT and APODETI because these parties were cooperating with the Indonesians. Between February 1 and 12, 1976, a total of nine executions were ordered by FRETILIN leaders. Six of the victims were from families. Two of the commanders believed to be responsible for the murders, Januario Ximenes and Julio da Silva , were later murdered by FRETILIN fighters who were relatives of the victims.
In the west of the city of Venilale there was an Indonesian camp for East Timorese at the end of 1979, who were to be relocated by the occupiers for better control.
After the results of the parliamentary elections in East Timor were announced in 2007 , riots broke out in Venilale as well. Residents had to flee into the mountains. Houses were burned down.
economy
Venilale offers the beginnings of tourist infrastructure. There is a tourist information office with internet access in the old police station and a hostel in the convent. However, it is recommended to take a local guide with you when visiting the sights, as otherwise you could break regional taboos. Locally produced tais are offered as souvenirs . Around the village there are terraced fields where rice is grown.
Sons and daughters
- Aurélio Sérgio Cristóvão Guterres (* 1966), university professor and politician
- Valentim Ximenes (* 1966), university professor and politician
- Virgílio do Carmo da Silva (* 1967), Bishop of Dili
Web links
- Visit Venilale (tourist information in English)
- Escola do Reino de Venilale ( Memento of August 21, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- Photos from Venilale
Individual evidence
- ↑ Boletim Oficial, XXXVII Ano - Numero 21, Govêrno Colonial, Diploma Legislativo N ° 85, May 27, 1936.
- ^ Seeds of Life
- ↑ Património de Influência Portuguesa: Architecture of the Mercado Municipal, Baucau (English).
- ↑ UNMIT: Timor-Leste District Atlas version 02, August 2008 ( Memento of the original from December 3, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 499 kB)
- ↑ Chronologie de l'histoire du Timor (1512-1945) suivie des événements récents (1975-1999) (French; PDF; 887 kB)
- ↑ "Chapter 7.2 Unlawful Killings and Enforced Disappearances" ( Memento of the original from March 25, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 2.5 MB) from the "Chega!" Report by CAVR (English)
- ↑ "Chapter 7.3 Forced Displacement and Famine" ( Memento of the original from November 28, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 1.3 MB) from the "Chega!" Report by CAVR (English)
- ↑ Internal Displacement Monitoring Center ( Memento of the original from September 24, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 464 kB)
- ↑ Visit Venilale
The administrative borders within East Timor changed in 2015. This article must therefore be checked and updated if necessary. See New Administrative Boundaries .