Almeirim
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Almeirim is a city and a municipality in Portugal
with a total area of 222.0 km² and a total population of 22,434 inhabitants. The city proper has a population of 10,520.
The municipality is composed of 4 parishes, and is located in Santarém District.
The present Mayor is José Joaquim Sousa Gomes (Socialist
) and the President of the Municipal Assembly is Dr. José Marouço (Socialist
).
The municipal holiday is Ascension Day.
in the mid-1990s.
The mainstay of the economy is agriculture, including wine making and modern industry of alimentary products such as fruit juices, processed tomato and canned vegetables (Compal
). The city is also known for its gastronomy, to which Stone Soup
is just one great example.
Fado
singer Cristina Branco
is from Almeirim.
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
with a total area of 222.0 km² and a total population of 22,434 inhabitants. The city proper has a population of 10,520.
The municipality is composed of 4 parishes, and is located in Santarém District.
The present Mayor is José Joaquim Sousa Gomes (Socialist
Portuguese Socialist Party
The Portuguese Socialist Party was a political party in Portugal.The party was founded in 1875. During its initial phase the party was heavily influenced by Proudhonism, and rejected revolutionary Marxism. The party suffered constant factional struggles...
) and the President of the Municipal Assembly is Dr. José Marouço (Socialist
Portuguese Socialist Party
The Portuguese Socialist Party was a political party in Portugal.The party was founded in 1875. During its initial phase the party was heavily influenced by Proudhonism, and rejected revolutionary Marxism. The party suffered constant factional struggles...
).
The municipal holiday is Ascension Day.
Parishes
- Almeirim
- Benfica do RibatejoBenfica do RibatejoBenfica do Ribatejo is a town and parish in Almeirim Municipality, Portugal.*Area: 29.16 km²*Population: 3,117 habitantes *Dwellings:*Density: 106.9 persons/km²....
- Fazendas de AlmeirimFazendas de AlmeirimFazendas de Almeirim is a town in Portugal....
- Raposa
- Paços Dos Negros
- Foros De Benfica
- Marianos
Relevant Facts
It was in 1411 that king D. João I, Mestre de Avis, founded "Al-Meirim". Few that have travelled through the city know that such a "young" city was once a place of stay for Portuguese royals. It was elevated to the status of cityCity
A city is a relatively large and permanent settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.For example, in the U.S...
in the mid-1990s.
The mainstay of the economy is agriculture, including wine making and modern industry of alimentary products such as fruit juices, processed tomato and canned vegetables (Compal
Compal
Compal may refer to:* Compal Electronics, a Taiwanese manufacturer* Sumol + Compal, a Portuguese food and beverages company...
). The city is also known for its gastronomy, to which Stone Soup
Stone soup
Stone Soup is an old folk story in which hungry strangers persuade local people of a town to give them food. It is usually told as a lesson in cooperation, especially amid scarcity. In varying traditions, the stone has been replaced with other common inedible objects, and therefore the fable is...
is just one great example.
Fado
Fado
Fado is a music genre which can be traced to the 1820s in Portugal, but probably with much earlier origins. Fado historian and scholar, Rui Vieira Nery, states that "the only reliable information on the history of Fado was orally transmitted and goes back to the 1820s and 1830s at best...
singer Cristina Branco
Cristina Branco
Cristina Branco is a Portuguese musician.Branco was originally drawn to jazz and forms of Portuguese music before finally opting for fado after being introduced to the music of Amália Rodrigues by her grandfather. Branco studied the poems from which major fado lyrics are taken...
is from Almeirim.