Alenquer Municipality, Portugal

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Template: Infobox city in Portugal / maintenance / management location is empty Template: Infobox city in Portugal / Maintenance / Web page is blank Alenquer is a small town ( Vila ) in the sub-region Oeste in Portugal with 42,362 inhabitants (as of 30 June 2011).

History

In the nearby Pedra do Ouro was already in the Copper Age, a settlement. The city, founded in the first half of the 5th century by Alans Alenquer still leads a Alans war dog, a Alaunt, the coat of arms. Royal City law got Alenquer in the year 1212.

Alenquer home to a significant Jewish community. The place is now part of the speech de Judiarias, the route of historic Jewish sites in Portugal.

Management

The circle

Alenquer is the administrative center of the same circle ( concelho ) in the District of Lisbon. The neighboring districts are ( clockwise beginning in the north): Cadaval, Azambuja, Vila Franca de Xira, Arruda dos Vinhos, Sobral de Monte Agraço and Torres Vedras.

The following municipalities ( Freguesias ) are in Alenquer:

Demographics

Structures

  • Castelo de Alenquer ( Triana )
  • Castelo de Vila Verde dos Francos ( Vila Verde dos Francos )

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Damiao de Gois (1502-1574), diplomat and historian
  • Dantas Pereira (1772-1836), Rear Admiral and Miguelist
  • Bento Pereira do Carmo (1776-1845), landowner, lawyer and liberal politician
  • José António Soares Leal (1810-1873), a liberal military and Ambassador of Portugal to Vienna
  • Luz de Almeida (1867-1939), librarian, politician and Freemason
  • Palmira Bastos (1875-1967), actress
  • Hipólito Cabaço (1885-1970), archaeologist
  • João Manuel Ferreira Simões ( born 1932 ), journalist
  • Pedro Pinheiro (1939-2008), comedian and actor
  • Eduardo Henriques ( born 1968 ), Olympic athlete and coach
  • Pedro Lamy (born 1972 ), race car driver
  • Alda Gomes ( born 1979 ), actress
  • Diana Lucas ( born 1986 ), singer
Oeste Subregion Lisbon District Postal codes in Portugal Freguesia (Portugal) Azambuja Municipality Carnota (Alenquer) Meca (Alenquer) Ota (Alenquer) Triana (Alenquer) Ventosa (Alenquer) Liberal Wars List of municipalities of Portugal Amadora Cascais Loures Mafra (Portugal) Odivelas Oeiras Municipality, Portugal
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