Amieira do Tejo (Nisa)

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Template: Infobox city in Portugal / maintenance / management location is empty Template: Infobox city in Portugal / Maintenance / Web page is blank Amieira do Tejo is a comune ( Freguesia ) at the Portuguese circuit ( concelho ) of Nisa. 232 inhabitants live in it (as at 30 June 2011).

History

Antas and other finds indicate a prehistoric settlement. The Romans left many traces of their presence, in addition to coins and ceramics also a bridge. The present town was founded during the colonization policy at the end of the Portuguese Reconquista, when the young Kingdom of Portugal declined much of the Alentejo the Moors. The area was about 1194 to the Hospitallers, who founded various places in the region. Amieira received first town rights in 1256th It was a Vila and the seat of its own circle. King Manuel I renewed the city rights 1512. During the course of administrative reform by the Liberal Revolution in 1822 the district mid-19th century was dissolved and annexed as a simple community among Nisa. In contrast to a number of other Portuguese places with names Amieira the place leads since 1957 officially the addition do Tejo, referring to the proximity to the river Tagus.

Culture and sights

The most striking building in the village is the medieval Castelo de Amieira that already existed middle of the 14th century. Among the monuments of the community also include a Roman bridge, which was built in 1682 Town Hall with a characteristic balcony, and a variety of sacred and historic homes.

The historic center as a whole is also a listed building.