Montemor-o-Velho
Encyclopedia
Montemor-o-Velho is a town and municipality of the Coimbra District, in Portugal
. It has roughly 30,000 inhabitants.
lakes in Portugal. The lake hosted its first rowing race in 2002 (the Coupe de la Jeunesse
), before it was completed. During the competition, FISA judges noted that the lake was not wide enough to meet international standards. After then, it was rebuilt to meet these standards. It hosted the 2010 European Rowing Championships
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...
. It has roughly 30,000 inhabitants.
Demographics
| Population Montemor-o-Velho Municipality (1801–2006) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1801 | 1849 | 1900 | 1930 | 1960 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2004 | 2006 |
| 9528 | 6345 | 22361 | 25162 | 27925 | 27274 | 26375 | 25478 | 25082 | 24950 |
Parishes
- Abrunheira
- ArazedeArazedeArazede is a town in Montemor-o-Velho Municipality in Portugal....
- CarapinheiraCarapinheiraCarapinheira is a town in Portugal. It's population is approximately 12,259...
- Ereira
- Gatões
- Liceia
- Meãs do Campo
- Montemor-o-Velho
- Pereira
- Santo Varão
- Seixo de Gatões
- TentúgalTentúgalTentúgal is a parish of Montemor-o-Velho Municipality, Coimbra District, Portugal. The village is well known in Portugal for its old and unique conventual cakes. Sisnando Davides, Count of Coimbra, was born in Tentúgal in the 11th century....
- Verride
- Vila Nova da Barca
Sports
Montemor-o-Velho has one of the only international sized 2 km rowingSport rowing
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
lakes in Portugal. The lake hosted its first rowing race in 2002 (the Coupe de la Jeunesse
Coupe de la Jeunesse
The Coupe de la Jeunesse, is an international rowing regatta rowed over 2,000 m every year. It was founded in 1985 and is open to rowers who are 18 or under by the end of the current calendar year. It is a two-day team event, with points awarded to nations based on finishing position in each...
), before it was completed. During the competition, FISA judges noted that the lake was not wide enough to meet international standards. After then, it was rebuilt to meet these standards. It hosted the 2010 European Rowing Championships
European Rowing Championships
The European Rowing Championships is an international Rowing regatta organised by FISA .The first event was held in 1893 and as of 1962 was replaced by the World Rowing Championships, which then became an annual event from 1974...
Famous people
- Sesnando Davides, 11th century Mozarab nobleman and general born in TentúgalTentúgalTentúgal is a parish of Montemor-o-Velho Municipality, Coimbra District, Portugal. The village is well known in Portugal for its old and unique conventual cakes. Sisnando Davides, Count of Coimbra, was born in Tentúgal in the 11th century....
, Montemor-o-Velho, who would become governor of the County of CoimbraCounty of CoimbraThe County of Coimbra was a political entity instituted as a subsidiary county for the prince Ardavast or Sisebuto son of King Wittiza until the fall of Visigothic Hispania by Abderraman III ruler of Al-Andalus. The first counts established a long and great dynasty which were several families and... - Fernão Mendes PintoFernão Mendes PintoFernão Mendes Pinto was a Portuguese explorer and writer. His exploits are known through the posthumous publication of his memoir Pilgrimage in 1614, an autobiographical work whose truthfulness is nearly impossible to assess...
(1509? – 1583), Portuguese explorer and writer