Sobral de Monte Agraço explained

Type:municipality
Official Name:Sobral de Monte Agraço
Flag Border:no
Coordinates:39.0167°N -18°W
Region:Oeste e Vale do Tejo
Cim:Oeste
District:Lisbon
Leader Party:CDU
Leader Name:António Bogalho
Area Total Km2:52.10
Population Total:10,156
Population As Of:2011
Parishes:3
Holiday:Ascension Day
date varies

Sobral de Monte Agraço (pronounced as /pt-PT/) is a municipality in the District of Lisbon in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 10,156,[1] in an area of 52.10 km2.[2]

The present Mayor is António Lopes Bogalho, elected by the Unitary Democratic Coalition.

History

During the Peninsular War, Sobral was on the Lines of Torres Vedras, a line of forts planned by the Duke of Wellington to protect Lisbon. In October 1810, a French army led by André Masséna approached the Lines, finding that the Portuguese had subjected the area in front of them to a scorched earth policy. After the minor Battle of Sobral on 14 October, the French found they could go no further. Charles Oman writes "On that misty October 14th morning, at Sobral, the Napoleonic tide attained its highest watermark."

Monuments

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 3 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]

Notable people

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xlang=en&xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_indicadores&indOcorrCod=0005889&contexto=pi&selTab=tab0 Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. http://www.dgterritorio.pt/cartografia_e_geodesia/cartografia/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal_caop_/caop__download_/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal___versao_2017__em_vigor_/ Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país
  3. Web site: Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 116. 31 July 2014. Diário da República. Diário da República. Portuguese.