Santiago do Cacém Municipality

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Template: Infobox city in Portugal / Maintenance / Web page is blank Santiago do Cacém is a city in Portugal. Santiago do Cacém is the seat of the homonymous district. The municipality of Santiago do Cacém, an area of ​​119.5 km ² and 7589 inhabitants includes (as of 30 June 2011). The population density is 63.5 inhabitants per km ².

Coat of arms

Blazon: " In red within one of eight silver scallops occupied red Bordes a black-bearded, silver knight on blaugezäumtem, black horse, raised and bent the right front hand, wearing helmet, chain mail, rotgesäumtem garment, raised the rights with sword over his head, in his left hand an oval shield in a red lilies plug cross. "

Coat Explanation: The Red Lily plug cross represents a ragwort is the rider a knight of the Order of Santiago ( Portuguese Ordem Militar de Santiago), the mussels are attribute of St. James (Santiago), which is especially revered in the west of the Iberian peninsula (see Santiago de Compostela in northern Spain ).

History

The human colonization of the region around Santiago de Cacém can be seen in the area in the still existing archaeological points follow which date from the period between the Stone Age and the Roman Empire. The first settlers of this coastal region were Celts, who probably arrived by boat from the northern regions of Galicia here. Witnesses of this period are scattered throughout the area places of worship and megalithic tombs.

From the Roman epoch, and 1 km east of the village the known beyond the country's borders, archaeological site Miróbriga, which was a major cultural center for the entire coastal area in Roman times. Also nearby is a Roman Hippodrome was exposed, which is unique at least on the Portuguese west coast. After the Romans came to 410, the Germanic tribes in the territory of present-day Portugal followed by the Visigoths around 600 around the year 700 around large parts of the Iberian Peninsula was conquered by the Moors, who ruled in the area of Santiago to the 12th century. The new conquerors lived in the castle of " Kassem ", which represented next to the seaport Alcácer do Sal, a center of the southern coastal region. Located behind the castle old town has foundations that still go back to this time. After the conquest of the last Arab occupied territories in the 12th century, the medieval castle of " Sant ' Iago de Kassem " still had a great importance. Santiago de Cacém was part of the Portuguese Kingdom. Under King Dionysius (Dom ( D ) Dinis I. ) received Santiago de Cacém in 1300 his first official city status " Carta de Foral ". Even members of the royal family lived for a time in the castle.

In 1833, the local district parliament ( Chamber) of S. Tiago do Cacém was officially founded with three deputies and a prosecutor. 1895, the first car came to Portugal, which the former Conde de Avillez belonged, who resided in Santiago.

With its beautiful location overlooking the sea Santiago de Cacém was named after the Second World War, the Sintra of Alentejo, in reference to the resort of Sintra as upstream resort of Lisbon on the Atlantic Ocean. Tourism got more and more importance since that time in Santiago de Cacém. Santiago do Cacém got city rights in 1991.

Today the capital is still around a mountain with the castle ruins. From here you have a wonderful view of the nearby beaches of the Atlantic Ocean and to the industrial city of Sines. There is an historic town center behind the castle ruins and a newer city center dotted around the market building. Santiago do Cacém is an agricultural center. Livestock and cork harvest in the foreground. Santiago has its own tourist infrastructure with accommodations and restaurants. In the village is also one of the traditional Portuguese Pousadas. The city has a centuries old instrument building culture. Also worth mentioning is the outstanding city museums of Santiago do Cacém and open to visitors excavations of the Roman settlement Miróbriga on the outskirts, the shrines, spas and a horse racing track is included.

Historical Buildings

• Area of ​​the old castle - Castelo de Santiago do Cacém
• Excavations of the Roman settlement Miróbriga
• Church of Santiago and church Matriz de Santiago do Cacém
• Abbey of Our Lady of Loreto ( ruins )
• Chapel of São Brás
• Ermida de São Sebastião
• Chafariz da Senhora do Monte
• Pelourinho de Santiago do Cacém
• Chapel of São Pedro
• Pousada of Santiago do Cacém

Management

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Santiago do Cacém is the administrative seat of the homonymous district ( concelho ) in the district of Setúbal. On 30 June 2011 the county had 29,720 inhabitants in an area of 1059.8 km ².

The neighboring districts are (clockwise starting from the north ): Grândola, Ferreira do Alentejo, Aljustrel, Ourique, Odemira, Sines and the Atlantic Ocean. Santigao do Cacém is part of the Alentejo Litoral, this is a sub-region in Portugal.

The following municipalities ( Freguesias ) are in the county Santiago do Cacém:

• Abela
• Alvalade
• Cercal do Alentejo
• Ermidas - Sado
• Santa Cruz
• Santiago do Cacém
• São Bartolomeu da Serra
• São Domingos
• São Francisco da Serra
• Vale de Água
• Vila Nova de Santo André

Demographics

Local holiday

• July 25

Twinning

• Portugal Palmela, Portugal ( since 1993)
• Spain Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain ( since 2007)

Sons and daughters of the town

• Manuel da Fonseca (1911-1993), neo-realist writer
• Aurea (* 1987), pop singer