Vendas Novas
Municipality in Alentejo, Portugal From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Municipality in Alentejo, Portugal From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vendas Novas (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈvẽdɐʒ ˈnɔvɐʃ] ) is a municipality in the District of Évora in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 11,846,[1] in an area of 222.39 km2.[2] The city has 10,235 inhabitants.
Vendas Novas | |
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Coordinates: 38°41′N 8°27′W | |
Country | Portugal |
Region | Alentejo |
Intermunic. comm. | Alentejo Central |
District | Évora |
Parishes | 2 |
Government | |
• President | Luís Dias (PS) |
Area | |
• Total | 222.39 km2 (85.87 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 11,846 |
• Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
Local holiday | September 7 |
Website | www |
The present Mayor is Luís Dias, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is September 7.
A hoard of prehistoric objects, including two trapezoid-shaped plaques with geometric designs, was found underneath a hill by labourers in the mid nineteenth century during the construction of the railway line between Vendas Novas and Beja. They are since 1862 kept at the British Museum.[3]
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 2 civil parishes (freguesias):[4]
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