Montemor-o-Velho

Montemor-o-Velho (Portuguese pronunciation: [mõtɨˈmɔɾ u ˈvɛʎu] (listen)) is a town and municipality of the Coimbra District, in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 26,171,[1] in an area of 228.96 km².[2]

Montemor-o-Velho
Municipality
Montemor-o-Velho
Flag
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 40°10′N 8°41′W
Country Portugal
RegionCentro
Intermunic. comm.Região de Coimbra
DistrictCoimbra
Parishes11
Government
 • PresidentLuís Manuel Barbosa Marques Leal (PSD)
Area
 • Total228.96 km2 (88.40 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total26,171
 • Density110/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holiday8 September
Websitehttp://www.cm-montemorvelho.pt/

Demographics
Population Montemor-o-Velho Municipality (1801–2011)
1801 1849 1900 1930 1960 1981 1991 2001 2004 2006 2011
9528 6345 22361 25162 27925 27274 26375 25478 25082 24950 26171

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 11 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]

  • Abrunheira, Verride e Vila Nova da Barca
  • Arazede
  • Carapinheira
  • Ereira
  • Gatões e Montemor-o-Velho
  • Liceia
  • Meãs do Campo
  • Pereira
  • Santo Varão
  • Seixo de Gatões
  • Tentúgal

Sports

Montemor-o-Velho has one of the only international sized 2 km rowing lakes in Portugal. The lake hosted its first rowing race in 2002 (the Coupe de la Jeunesse), before it was completed. During the competition, FISA judges noted that the lake was not wide enough to meet international standards. After then, it was rebuilt to meet these standards. It hosted the 2010 European Rowing Championships.[4]

Famous people

Culture

Since 2014, the city hosts the Festival Forte that takes place inside the Montemor-o-Velho Castle in Portugal, during the month of August, with the main focus on electronic music, visual and performing arts.

References
  1. Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  3. Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 78" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  4. 2010 European Rowing Championships Re-confirmed for Montemor-o-Velho, Portugal Archived 18 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine worldrowing.com accessed 14 June 2010


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