Torres Vedras
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| - Country | Portugal | |||||
| - Region | Centro | |||||
| - Subregion | Oeste | |||||
| - District or A.R. | Lisbon | |||||
| Mayor | Carlos Soares Miguel | |||||
| - Party | PS | |||||
| Area | 407.1 km² | |||||
| Population | ||||||
| - Total | 75,494 | |||||
| - Density | 185/km² | |||||
| No. of parishes | 20 | |||||
| Coordinates | 39º05'N 9º16'W | |||||
| Municipal holiday | November 11 |
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| Website: http://www.cm-tvedras.pt | ||||||
Torres Vedras (pron. IPA: ['toʁɨʃ 'vɛdɾɐʃ]) is a municipality in the district of Lisbon, Portugal, about 50 km north of Lisbon.
The municipality covers an area of 405.89 km² distributed over 20 freguesias. It borders to Lourinhã to the north, Alenquer to the east, Sobral de Monte Agraço to the southeast, Mafra to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.
The town gave its name to the fortifications known as the Lines of Torres Vedras. The success of the British general Arthur Wellesley in the Peninsular War against Bonaparte's troops in 1810 was rewarded in 1812 with a Portuguese victory title of the rank of Marquess, Marquês de Torres Vedras.
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[edit] Parishes
The municipality is subdivided into 20 parishes.
- A dos Cunhados
- Campelos
- Carmões
- Carvoeira
- Dois Portos
- Freiria
- Maceira
- Matacães
- Maxial
- Monte Redondo
- Outeiro da Cabeça
- Ponte do Rol
- Ramalhal
- Runa
- Santa Maria do Castelo e São Miguel (Torres Vedras)
- São Pedro da Cadeira
- São Pedro e Santiago (Torres Vedras)
- Silveira
- Turcifal
- Ventosa
[edit] Coat of arms
The coat of arms shows the flagged and roofed castle on red ground. Above the castle is the Portuguese coat of arms, with one star to each side. A mural crown above with five towers symbolizes the city rank. Below is a white scroll with the words CIDADE DE TORRES VEDRAS (Torres Vedras city).
[edit] Population
The municipality has a very dispersed demographics, with 21 urban agglomerates, of which most have less than 200 inhabitants. The resident population in the city of Torres Vedras (20,099 inhabitants in the two urban clienteles) represents about 25% of the population of the concelho.
Altogether the municipality has a population of 22,600, with a population density of 178 per km². The population growth between 1991 to 2001 was 7.5%.
[edit] External links
- Municipality official website
- Photos from Torres Vedras
- More than 20 Beaches along the Atlantic Coast
Municipalities of the District of LisbonAlenquer · Amadora · Arruda dos Vinhos · Azambuja · Cadaval · Cascais · Lisbon · Loures · Lourinhã · Mafra · Odivelas · Oeiras · Sintra · Sobral de Monte Agraço · Torres Vedras · Vila Franca de Xira
