Ferreira do Alentejo Municipality
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Template: Infobox city in Portugal / maintenance / management location is empty Template: Infobox city in Portugal / Maintenance / Web page is blank Ferreira do Alentejo is a small town ( Vila ) and a circle ( concelho ) in Portugal with 4716 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011 ).
History
Findings and excavations prove the occupation of the site for over 4000 years. Later, the Romans left many traces, including bridges (as in Alfundão ), religious places of worship, and residential buildings, especially the villa rustica of Monte da Chaminé. After the fall of the Roman province of Lusitania, the place was part of the Western Goth to be part of the Arabic al -Andalus after the invasion of the Moors beginning of the 8th century. However, further documents with more accurate data are non-existent.
During the Reconquest, the town was taken in 1233 and 1234 the Arabs bequeathed to the Order of Santiago. Taking advantage of pre-existing fortifications, the Order built a castle here. In the meantime decaying ruins of the castle, the local government established in 1834 the church cemetery, so that today no remains of this castle more can be seen.
In 1516, Ferreira received city rights ( Foral ) by King Manuel I, and the place took some recovery. In this context, some noble families settled ( Lacerdas, Sousa, Vilhenas and Passanhas ) here. 1627 Ferreira was the seat of a former county ( comarca, comparable to a present-day administrative region ). Later it was placed under the forerunners of today's district of Beja, but Ferreira do Alentejo remained through all the administrative reforms through to the present day, an independent circuit.
The coat of arms and the legend of the place name
The popular tradition tells of an episode of the 4th, starts at the beginning of the 5th century with the invasion of the Suevi and Goths in the Roman town of Siga end. The residents are resisted and drove the attackers. In defense, especially have the fearless and massive use of the wife of the blacksmith ( Portuguese: Ferreiro ), ie the Ferreira ( feminine form ) forced the decision. The place name Siga was subsequently replaced by Ferreira, the legend. The addition do Alentejo was the place over time as opposed to other places of the same name, for example, Ferreira do Zêzere (German: Ferreira on Zêzere ) or Ferreira -a-Nova (German: Ferreira - the - Newer ).
The coat of arms shows the woman of the blacksmith, to the emblem of the Order of Santiago and built by his castle. Furthermore, grain - sheaves to see that refer to the nationally important wheat production of the circle.
Culture and sights
Among the various monuments in Ferreira do Alentejo include former official buildings, mansions and religious buildings, such as the characteristic Capela do Calvário (also Capela de Santa Maria Madalena ) of the 17th century, the church Igreja da Misericordia with its striking Manueline portal, or going back to the 14th century, beginning of the 18th century comprehensively redesigned, baroque parish church Igreja Paroquial de Ferreira do Alentejo (also Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Assunção ). The historical center of Ferreira do Alentejo as a whole is a listed building.
The 1988 by the town of Ferreira do Alentejo acquired, traditional furniture manufactory Mobitral offers tours and shows regional furniture traditions of the Alentejo. The municipal museum Museu Minicipal is housed in a mansion built in the 19th century, and contains, among other things an art gallery with changing exhibitions.
On the third Sunday of every September is in place, the annual market place with local festival.
Management
Circle
Ferreira do Alentejo is the administrative seat of the homonymous district. The neighboring districts are (clockwise starting from the north ): Alcácer do Sal, Alvito, Cuba, Beja, Aljustrel, Santiago do Cacém and Grândola.
The following municipalities ( Freguesias ) lying in circle Ferreira do Alentejo:
- Alfundão
- Canhestros
- Ferreira do Alentejo
- Figueira dos Cavaleiros
- Odivelas
- Peroguarda
Demographics
Twinning
- France France: Zicavo, in the canton of Zicavo in Corsica ( in initiation )
Sons and daughters of Ferreira do Alentejo
- Júlio Marques de Vilhena (1845-1928), lawyer and politician, several times minister, 1895-1907 President of the port. Central Bank ( Banco de Portugal)
- Luísa Barbosa (1923-2003), actress
- Armando Sevinate Pinto ( born 1946 ), Conservative politician, cabinet minister Durão Barroso ( 2002-2004)
- Tim ( b. 1960 ), musician, singer of the rock band Xutos & Pontapés
The well-known Corsican ethnologist Michel Giacometti was buried in 1990 in the municipality Peroguarda.