Vendas Novas Explained

Type:municipality
Official Name:Vendas Novas
Flag Border:no
Coordinates:38.6833°N -35°W
Region:Alentejo
Cim:Alentejo Central
District:Évora
Parishes:2
Leader Party:PS
Leader Name:Luís Dias
Area Total Km2:222.39
Population Total:11,846
Population As Of:2011
Holiday:September 7

Vendas Novas (pronounced as /pt/) is a municipality in the District of Évora in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 11,846,[1] in an area of 222.39 km2.[2] The city has 10,235 inhabitants.

The present Mayor is Luís Dias, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is September 7.

History

A hoard of prehistoric objects, including two trapezoid-shaped plaques with geometric designs, was found underneath a hill by labourers in the mid nineteenth century during the construction of the railway line between Vendas Novas and Beja. They are since 1862 kept at the British Museum.[3]

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 2 civil parishes (freguesias):[4]

Notable people

External links

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. Web site: Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país . 2018-11-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181105172426/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_/ . 2018-11-05 . dead .
  3. https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/search.aspx?searchText=Vendas+Novas British Museum Collection
  4. Web site: Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 126. 4 August 2014. Diário da República. Diário da República. pt. pdf.