Asseiceira

Asseiceira
Civil parish
Asseiceira
Coordinates: 39°19′N 8°14′W / 39.31°N 8.24°W / 39.31; -8.24Coordinates: 39°19′N 8°14′W / 39.31°N 8.24°W / 39.31; -8.24
Country Portugal
Region Centro
Subregion Médio Tejo
Intermunic. comm. Médio Tejo
District Santarém
Municipality Tomar
Area
  Total 29.08 km2 (11.23 sq mi)
Population (2011)
  Total 2,943
  Density 100/km2 (260/sq mi)

Asseiceira is a civil parish (Freguesia) in the municipality of Tomar, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 2,943,[1] in an area of 29.08 km².[2]

It is the location of the Battle of Asseiceira, fought on 16 May 1834, the last and decisive engagement of the Portuguese Civil War.

References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal
  2. Direção-Geral do Território Archived 2014-09-29 at Archive.is


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