Vila Alva
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| Region : | Alentejo | |||||
| Sub-region : | Baixo Alentejo | |||||
| District : | Be yes | |||||
| Concelho : | Cuba | |||||
| Coordinates : | 38 ° 15 ′ N , 7 ° 54 ′ W | |||||
| Residents: | 514 (as of June 30, 2011) | |||||
| Surface: | 37.2 km² (as of January 1, 2010) | |||||
| Population density : | 14 inhabitants per km² | |||||
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| Address of the municipal administration: | Junta de Freguesia de Vila Alva Pç. República 27 7940-453 Vila Ruiva |
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| Website: | jfvilaalva.no.sapo.pt | |||||
Vila Alva is a village in the Alentejo , in southern Portugal . It is the seat of a community ( freguesia ) in the district ( concelho ) of Cuba , in the Beja district . Vila Alva has an area of 37.2 km² and 514 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011).
History and sights
Viva Alva is a typical village in the historic Baixo Alentejo province , with whitewashed houses and narrow streets. Archaeological finds suggest that there was a settlement as early as the Neolithic . It has been a municipality in the Cuba County since 1854 .
Vila Alva was popular with the clergy and the aristocracy, was often visited by them, and benefited greatly from it culturally and artistically. The vineyards, the orchards, the windmills and the numerous churches with frescoes and hand-painted tiles bear witness to it.
At the entrance to the village there is the “Quinta de São José”, a manor with a manor house and the village well with the state wash tank (chafariz com lavadouro). In the center of the village are the “Praça da Republica” (German: Republic Square) and the church of “Nossa Senhora da Visitação” (German: Our Lady of the Visit). It is a very old church and is believed to have been built by the Moors after they became Christian. The current building dates from the 17th / 18th centuries. Century. There is a museum of religious art and archeology nearby.
gastronomy
In November, after the grape harvest, when the new wine is ready, the best wine of the Alentejo (vinho do Alentejo) can be tasted in the typical tavernas (pubs). Typical white grape varieties (castas) are Roupeiro , Rabo de Ovelha and Antão Vaz , red grape varieties are Periquita , Trincadeira and Aragonez .
The cuisine is varied, typical dishes are açorda (bread soup), gazpacho (a cold soup made from uncooked tomatoes, peppers, cucumber, onions and garlic), ensopado de borrego (kid's stew with vegetables), goat cheese and enchidos (a special kind Salami) and of course the bread.
Web links
- Map of the Freguesia Vila Alva at the Instituto Geográfico do Exército
- Official website
- Alentejo wine
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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
