Albufeira
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Template: Infobox city in Portugal / maintenance / management location is empty Template: Infobox city in Portugal / Maintenance / Web page is blank Albufeira [ aɫbufɐiɾɐ ] is a city, a county ( concelho ) and a community ( freguesia ) in the Algarve, in southern Portugal.
- 2.1 Administration
- 2.2 Demographics
- 2.3 Local holiday
- 2.4 Town twinning
The place
History
Albufeira has an approximately 2000-year history. The Romans called it Baltum or Balteus. The Arabic name for the area was البحيرة / al - buhaira /, the lake '. Built on the rock city was due to its position as impregnable. The Moors were only 1249 of Afonso III. be expelled from the city. As a result of the earthquake of Lisbon in 1755, the city was almost completely destroyed. A tsunami flooded the lower town. 1823 Albufeira was encircled during the bloody conflict between liberals and Miguel Followings of the Miguel Paulista - guerrillas under Remexido and set on fire. Part of the population was massacred. At the old city today remembers almost nothing. Where they once stood at the highest point of the town ( Rua da Bateria ), are today the old town hall, a hospital and a bell tower. The former small-town ( Vila ) Albufeira was raised in 1986 to the city ( Cidade ).
Traffic
The place is connected by the railway line Linha do Algarve Lagos, Faro and Vila Real de Santo António. There is access to the motorway A22 ( Via do Infante de Sagres - ) to Lisbon and Faro to Spain.
Economy
The economy is primarily supported by tourism. So on top of the approximately 30,000 inhabitants still around 300,000 holiday guests in the warm season, which will reside in the more than 160 hotels and resorts. The city is connected by a tunnel to the beach Praia do Peneco. In addition, stairways between the former castle and the beach and beach access through the hotel facilities.
Attractions
- Although the city has only a few historical sites more because of the destruction of the last centuries, it is a matter of course worth a visit with its narrow streets, its many shops, boutiques, cafes, and with its beaches Praia do Penedo and Praia dos Pescadores west of it.
- Cerro da Vila, the old town quarter
- Alcantarilha in the neighboring district of Silves: The walls of the chapel of the village church are " decorated " with 1500 human skull bone.
- Guia: This tourist attraction is Zoomarine.
Sports
The Estádio Municipal de Albufeira ( German Municipal Stadium ), the football stadium in the town of Albufeira. It was built in 1925 and currently offers 3,500 spectators. The stadium is home to the former second division Imortal DC.
The circle
Management
Albufeira is the seat of the homonymous district. The neighboring districts are (clockwise starting from the north ): Silves, Loulé and also borders the county on the Atlantic Ocean.
The following parishes ( freguesias ) lying in circle Albufeira:
- Albufeira
- Ferreira
- Guia
- Olhos de Água
- Paderne
Demographics
Local holiday
- August 20
Twinning
- United Kingdom United Kingdom: Fife (Scotland ) since 1996
- Cape Verde Cape Verde: Sal since 1997
- Linz in Austria since 2008
Gallery
The elevator on the beach Praia do Peneco
View towards West
Rua 5 Outubro do (pedestrian zone)
Igreja São Vicente
At the Marina of Albufeira
Sons and daughters of the town
- Vicente de Santo António (1590-1623), in 1867 blessed spoken missionary who worked mainly in Japan
- Samora Barros (1887-1972), painter
- José Martins (1920-2011), cyclist, winner of the Tour of Portugal in 1946 and 1947
- Jorge de Melo Neto ( born 1951 ), poet, writer
- João Campos (born 1958 ), athlete
- Pedro Pele (born 1978 ), footballer of Cape Verdean national team
- Liliana Patrícia Almeida ( b. 1983 ), singer, member of the casting tape nonstop
- Filipa Sousa ( born 1985 ), singer
- Bruno Costa ( born 1986 ), football player