Portalegre District
The Portalegre District (Distrito de Portalegre ) is a district of Portugal, which is composed mostly of the traditional province of Alto Alentejo and Ribatejo some circles. The Portalegre District borders the District of Castelo Branco in northern Spain in the east, the Évora District in the south and the District of Santarém in the West. Area: 6065 km ². Population ( 2001): 127 018. Capital of the district: Portalegre. License plate for trailers: PT.
In the district are of sights from the past:
- The 7.15 m high menhir because Meada (on the road Portalegre to Castelo de Vide )
- Parque dos megalítico Coureleiros
- The Anta de Pombais
- The menhir Agua da Cuba
- The Roman ruins Ammaia (today's São Salvador da Aramenha ) and Roman Bridge
- The Anta Do Sobral
- The Anta da Melriça
The Portalegre District is divided into 15 counties ( municipios ):
- Alter do Chão
- Arronches
- Advice
- Campo Maior
- Castelo de Vide
- Crato
- Elvas
- Fronteira
- Gavião
- Marvão
- Monforte
- Nisa
- Ponte de Sor
- Portalegre
- Sousel
According to the current main division of the country, the district inserts in the Alentejo region. The circles are all, with one exception, that of the sub-region Alentejo Central belongs, assigned to the subregion Alto Alentejo:
- Região do Alentejo Alentejo Central Sousel
- Alter do Chão
- Arronches
- Advice
- Campo Maior
- Castelo de Vide
- Crato
- Elvas
- Fronteira
- Gavião
- Marvão
- Monforte
- Nisa
- Ponte de Sor
- Portalegre
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- Portuguese district
- Alentejo