Vidigueira

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Vidigueira
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Vidigueira coat of arms
Vidigueira (Portugal)
Vidigueira
Basic data
Region : Alentejo
Sub-region : Baixo Alentejo
District : Be yes
Concelho : Vidigueira
Coordinates : 38 ° 13 ′  N , 7 ° 48 ′  W Coordinates: 38 ° 13 ′  N , 7 ° 48 ′  W
Residents: 2959 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 27.83 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 106 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 7960
politics
Mayor : Carlos Franganito
Address of the municipal administration: Junta de Freguesia de Vidigueira
Rua Dr. Carlos Figueira
7960-276 Vidigueira
Website: www.freguesiavidigueira.pt
Vidigueira district
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Flag of Vidigueira Location of the district of Vidigueira
Residents: 5932 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 316.61 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 19 inhabitants per km²
Number of municipalities : 4th
administration
Administration address: Câmara Municipal de Vidigueira
Praça da República Edifício Paços do Concelho
7960 - 225 Vidigueira
President of the Câmara Municipal: Manuel Narra ( CDU )
Website: www.cm-vidigueira.pt







Vidigueira is a small town (Vila) in Portugal with 2959 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011). Vidigueira is considered one of the agricultural centers of the Alentejo . In addition to olives and their processing into oil, excellent wines are also produced here. Vidigueira is on the Alentejo Wine Route.

history

In the archaeological site of São Cucufate

The Roman archaeological site of São Cucufate near Vila de Frades is located in the immediate vicinity of Vidigueira . Roman nobles lived here around 400 BC. Started to create a stately farm with bath house and chapel.

The current community was in the reign of D.Afonsos III. created in the middle of the 13th century and as part of the settlement policy after the conclusion of the Reconquista . Vidigueira was first mentioned in documents in 1255 as a still insignificant place. The area was bequeathed to the knight Nuno Álvares Pereira in 1385 in recognition of his contribution to the independence of the Kingdom of Portugal in the revolution of 1383 . Under the reign of D. Manuel I , the area fell back to the Crown. In 1519 Vidigueira received its first city rights and Vasco da Gama became Count of Vidigueira ( Primeiro Conde da Vidigueira ).

economy

Vidigueira is known nationwide for the production of good wine and olive oil. In recent years the quality of these products has been further increased by the local cooperative (founded in 1957). In 2006 and 2007 the new olive oil product "Relíquia da Vidigueira" won national prizes. In the area of ​​wine marketing, the Navegantes brand wines are now known and loved across the country. At the annual event Pão e Laranjas ( bread and oranges ) the agricultural products of the area are shown and offered. The rural tourism ( rural tourism ) also plays a growing role in Vidigueira for some time. The district administration advertises the region on the web. Vidigueira is also the name of a wine-growing sub-region in the Alentejo.

administration

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Vidigueira is the seat of a district of the same name ( concelho ) in the Beja district . On June 30, 2011 the district had 5932 inhabitants on an area of ​​316.6 km².

The neighboring areas are (starting clockwise in the north): Portel , Moura , Serpa , Beja and Cuba .

The following municipalities ( Freguesias ) are in the Vidigueira district:

Vidigueira district
local community Population
(2011) 		Area
km² 		Density of
population / km² 		LAU
code
Pedrógão 1,151 125.69 9 021401
Selmes 894 137.47 7th 021402
Vidigueira 2,959 27.83 106 021403
Vila de Frades 928 25.62 36 021404
Vidigueira district 5,932 316.61 19th 0214

Population development

Population in Vidigueira County (1801–2011)
1801 1849 1900 1930 1960 1981 1991 2001 2011
3 277 5 759 8 813 10 621 10 594 7 405 6 305 6 188 5,934

Municipal holiday

  • Ascension of Christ

Town twinning

Fialho de Almeida

sons and daughters of the town

The parents of the Dutch philosopher Baruch de Spinoza (1632–1677) came from Vidigueira.

Web links

Commons : Vidigueira  - 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. ↑ a b Overview of code assignments from Freguesias on epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
  3. ^ Website of the Coligação Democrática Unitária , election results 2009, accessed on May 5, 2010
  4. ↑ a b www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  5. ↑ www.verportugal.net , accessed December 26, 2013
  6. ↑ www.anmp.pt , accessed on February 3, 2013