Vendas Novas
Vendas Novas | |
|---|---|
Settlement | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Alentejo |
| Intermunic. comm. | Alentejo Central |
| District | Évora |
| Area | |
| • Total | 222.39 km2 (85.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 11,846 |
| • Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Website | http://www.cm-vn.pt |
Vendas Novas (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈvẽdɐʒ ˈnɔvɐʃ]) 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 José Rodrigues Figueira, elected by the Unitarian Democratic Coalition. 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 now kept at the British Museum.[3]
See also
- Arraiolos for similar hoard
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 2 civil parishes (freguesias):[4]
- Landeira
- Vendas Novas
References
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ^ Direção-Geral do Território
- ^ British Museum Collection
- ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 126" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 August 2014.