Évora

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Évora (IPA [' ɛvuɾɐ ] ) is a city in the Alentejo in Portugal, whose historic center was added to the list of World Heritage Sites by UNESCO in 1986. It has about 50,000 inhabitants and is the capital of the district of the same name. In addition, it is the seat of the Archdiocese of Évora and a state university. Évora is part of the speech de Judiarias, an association of the places with the most historically significant Jewish communities in Portugal.

History

From the prehistoric settlement of the area testify to the megaliths in the District of Évora. Near the town there are numerous relics of antiquity. At the small river Ribeira is the largest megalithic site in Portugal, the " Anta Grande do Zambujeiro ". The foundation of the city dates back to the time of the Roman occupation, the well-preserved Temple of Diana with its monumental columns witness to a Roman heritage.

In the year 715 Évora is conquered by the Moors and expanded with a castle and mosque. In September 1165 conquered Geraldo Geraldes, o Sem Pavor ( = Gerald the Fearless ) by a trick Évora for King Afonso Henriques. With the support of the Equestrian Order of Avis finally expelled the Moors. But does the Order of Knights of Évora in 1166 to its initial seat, called initially, Order of Knights Évora and surrounds the city with a wall, which remained largely preserved until today.

Since the 12th century, the Portuguese kings in Evora can choose. Your yard is in Evora. Humanists by Garcia and André Resende, the chronicler Duarte Galvão, the playwright Gil Vicente, the sculptor Nicolas Chan Terene in the 15th and 16th centuries a center of Portuguese humanism

1559 founded the Cardinal and later King Dom Henrique the Jesuit university. Évora loses 1580-1637 significantly after the annexation of Portugal by Spain in importance. With the closure of the university in 1759 by the Marques de Pombal Évora finally loses his former rank. In 1973, the University of Évora was newly established.

Attractions

From Roman times the temple of Diana, the castle and the aqueduct data. Other attractions include the cathedral standing in the center Se, the former royal residence Paço dos Condes de Basto and since the 15th century existent, but in 1979 re-opened university.

In some streets of the old town - for example, in the Travessa Nunes Rua do Cano or Rua do Salvador - is to see how the aqueduct was transformed over time for residential purposes. In the narrow lane Travessa Alcárcova de Cima, a well-preserved example of Roman walls and in the basement of a residential building Roman foundations are noteworthy.

Located in the city center, Praça do Giraldo called square with the marble fountain and the arcades are just as much to sights such as the Ossuary Chapel of Bones ( Chapel of Bones ), a church building, on the walls of human bones are stacked.

Sé - Cathedral of Évora

Roman Aqueduct in the Travessa Nunes

Chapel of Bones in Evora

At the central Giraldo Square

Management

District of Évora

Évora is the capital of the District of Évora and the seat of a district of the same ( concelho ). The neighboring districts are ( starting in the north clockwise) Arraiolos, Estremoz, Redondo, Reguengos de Monsaraz, Portel, Viana do Alentejo and Montemor -o- Novo.

The circle Évora is divided into the following municipalities ( Freguesias ):

• Bacelo e Senhora da Saúde
• Canaviais
• Évora (São Mamede, Sé, São Pedro e Santo Antão )
• Malagueira e Horta das Figueiras
• Nossa Senhora da Graça do Divor
• Nossa Senhora da Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe e Tourega

• Nossa Senhora de Machede
• São Bento do Mato
• São Manços e São Vicente do Pigeiro
• São Miguel de Machede
• São Sebastião da Nossa Senhora da Boa Giesteira e Fé
• Torre de Coelheiros

Demographics

Local holiday

• June 29

Twinning

Evora maintains partnerships with cities

• France Chartres in France
• Portugal Angra do Heroismo in Portugal
• Russia Suzdal in Russia
• Mozambique Ilha de Moçambique in Mozambique
• Norway Tønsberg in Norway

Traffic

Évora is connected via the Linha de Évora with the rail network in the country.

The city is situated on the A6 motorway.

The airfield Évora is used for residential and light aircraft and for training purposes.

Évora is part of the nationwide long-distance bus network of speech Expressos.

Public transport in the metropolitan area is served by bus lines transport Rodoviários de Évora ( TREVO ).

Sons and daughters of the town

• Miguel da Silva (1480-1556), Cardinal
• Martinho de Portugal (1485-1547), Archbishop of Funchal
• Pero Fernandes Sardinha (1496-1556), first bishop in Brazil
• Garcia de Resende (* 1470, † 1536), Portuguese courtier, chronicler and poet
• André de Resende (* 1500, † 1573), Dominican theologian, author and archaeologist
• Afonso de Portugal (1509-1540), Cardinal
• Cristóvão da Gama (1516-1542), military leader, son of Vasco da Gama
• António Ribeiro Chiado (* 1520, † 1591 ), spiritual playwright and poet of the Renaissance
• Gaspar da Cruz (1520-1570), a Dominican missionary, author of the first European book on China
• Duarte Nunes de Leão (* 1530, † 1608), jurist and historian
• Vasco Pereira Lusitano (1535-1609), painter in Seville
• Luis Mendez de Vasconcellos (1543-1623), 55th Grand Master of the Order of Malta in Malta
• Pedro Fernández de Quirós (1565-1614), navigator and explorer, especially in the Pacific
• Gaspar Fernandes (1566-1629), Portuguese composer and organist
• Pedro Nunes (1586-1637), painter
• Estêvão Brioso de Figueiredo (1630-1689), bishop of Olinda and in Funchal
• Sebastião de Andrade Pessanha (1676-1737), Archbishop of Goa, 1717 Governor of Portuguese India
• José da Avé -Maria Leite da Costa e Silva (1727-1799), Bishop of the Azores
• Joaquim José Rodrigues de Brito (1753-1831), economist, university professor and author
• Agostinho José Freire (1780-1836), military and liberal politician, several times Minister
• Gabriel Pereira (1847-1911), archaeologist and librarian, 1888-1902 Director of the Biblioteca Nacional
• Ernesto Vieira da Rocha (1872-1952), military, politicians, and Freemasons, several times minister and decorated general of the Portuguese Expeditionary Corps in World War I
• José Eduardo de Calça e Pina da Câmara Manoel (1875-1940), agricultural engineer and politician
• Irene Isidro (1907-1993), actress
• Joaquim Augusto Pereira do Carmo da Câmara Manoel (1907-1951), author, journalist and local politician
• Estrela da Liberdade Alves Faria (1910-1976), a modernist painter
• João Cruz (1915-1981), football player (Sporting Lisbon )
• Perdigão Queiroga (1916-1980), film director and producer
• José Augusto Alegria (1917-2004), musicologist and author
• Joaquim Rosa ( * 1926), actor
• Fernanda Borsatti ( born 1931 ), actress
• José Cutileiro ( b. 1934 ), Portuguese diplomat, politician and scholar
• Joaquim Bravo (1935-1990), painter
• Francisco Murteira Nabo ( b. 1939 ), economist, managers and politicians
• Álvaro Lapa (1939-2006), painter, author and university professor
• Joaquim Manuel Nazareth ( b. 1942 ), a sociologist and university professor
• António Livramento (1944-1999), roller hockey player and coach, regarded as the best player of all time
• Manuel Gusmão ( born 1945 ), poet, essayist, translator and university teacher
• António Palolo (1946-2000), sculptor and painter
• Luís Carmelo (born 1954 ), a variety of writers and bloggers
• Glória Férias ( born 1963 ), actress
• João Magueijo (born 1967 ), physicist
• Paulo Torres (born 1971 ), football player and coach
• João Maria Ventura Trindade (born 1972 ), architect
• Ricardo Andorinho (* 1976), handball players
• Ricardo Levi ( b. 1977 ), Pop-/Schlagersänger
• Edgar Martins ( born 1977 ), photographer in the UK
• Duarte Fadista (* 1980), fado singer
• Carla Matadinho (* 1982 ), Model
• Hugo Lauren Tino (* 1984), Handball Goalkeeper

Pedro Fernandes de Queirós (Portuguese spelling)

João Cruz

Luís Carmelo

João Magueijo 2005 in Lausanne

Ricardo Andorinho