Vendas Novas (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈvẽdɐʒ ˈnɔvɐʃ] ⓘ) is a municipality in the District of Évora in Portugal. The population in 2021 was 11,245,[1] in an area of 222.39 km2.[2] The city has 10,625 inhabitants.[1]

The present Mayor is Valentino Salgado Cunha, elected by the Socialist Party.[3] The municipal holiday is September 7.

History

One of the Vendas Novas plaques in the British Museum
The other Vendas Novas plaque in the British Museum

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.[4]

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 2 civil parishes (freguesias):[5]

  • Landeira
  • Vendas Novas

Notable people

References

  1. ^ a b INE, ed. (2021), Censos (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  3. ^ "Eleitos". Portal Institucional do Município de Vendas Novas (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-11-06.
  4. ^ British Museum Collection
  5. ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 126" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 August 2014.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vendas_Novas
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