Vidigueira
Vidigueira | |
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Settlement | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Alentejo |
| Intermunic. comm. | Baixo Alentejo |
| District | Beja |
| Area | |
| • Total | 316.0 km2 (122.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 5,932 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (49/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Website | http://www.cm-vidigueira.pt |
Vidigueira (Portuguese pronunciation: [viðiˈɣɐjɾɐ] or [viðiˈɣeɾɐ]) is a town and a municipality in the District of Beja in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5,932,[1] in an area of 316.61 km².[2]
The present Mayor is Manuel Rosa Narra, elected by the Unitarian Democratic Coalition. The municipal holiday is Ascension Day. The archaeological site of the Roman Ruins of Villa Áulica and Convent of São Cucufate are situated near Vidigueira.
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]
- Pedrógão
- Selmes
- Vidigueira
- Vila de Frades
Notable people
- Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama was made count of Vidigueira by King D. Manuel I on his return from his first trip to India by sea.
- Vidigueira is the birthplace of the humanist poet and commentator Achilles Statius.
- Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza's father lived in Vidigueira in the 17th century, before escaping from the Portuguese Inquisition to Holland.
See also
References
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ^ Direção-Geral do Território
- ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 128" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 August 2014.
External links
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