Escoural
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Template: Infobox city in Portugal / maintenance / management location is empty Template: Infobox city in Portugal / Maintenance / Web page is blank Santiago do Escoural is a place and a municipality in Portugal, in the district Freguesia Montemor -o -Novo, Évora District with an area of 138.7 km ² and 1310 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011 ). This gives a population density of 9.4 inh. / Km ².
History and Sights
In the vicinity there are prehistoric wall paintings in the cave of Escoural at Herdade da Sala. Also in the area are the megalithic cult sites of the Tholos do Escoural or Tholos de Santiago do Escoural.
The place is known for its baroque cathedral of São Brissos. Also located in the municipality of the closed iron-ore mine Mina de Nogueirinha. The Chapel of São Brissos is a reconstruction of a prehistoric to a Christian place of worship.
Management
Santiago de Escoural is the seat of an eponymous municipality ( Freguesia ). The following towns are located in the municipality:
- Afilhardeira
- Amieira
- Anta
- Azenha
- Azenha de Baixo
- Barbosa
- Biscay
- Boavista
- Caeiras
- Canas
- Capela
- Carneiro
- Casa Branca
- Casas de Baixo
- Casas de Cima
- Casões
- Castelo
- Catarina Vaz
- Courela da Azenha
- Courela as Bota
- Courela da Casa Nova
- Courela da Misericordia
- Defesa
- Enxaras
- Escoural
- Lagar
- Lagar de Cima
- Majufa
- Malavesins
- Monte da Carvoeira
- Monte da Casinha
- Monte da Courela
- Monte da Majufa
- Monte da Velha Moagem
- Monte de Telheiros
- Monte do Pomar Guarda
- Monte dos Cagulos
- Monte dos Hectares
- Monte Flores
- Monte Racha Capelos
- Mouzinhos
- Poco da Rua da Prata
- Quinta de Santa Maria
- Quinta do Balão
- Quinta Nova
- Ribeiro
- Rocha
- São Brissos
- Serrinha
- Tapada
- Torre de Monge
- Valinha