Nossa Senhora da Tourega (Évora)

Nossa Senhora da Tourega
Civil parish (Freguesia)
A vista of the village of Valverde, as seen from the Castle of Giraldo, Nossa Senhora da Tourega
Official name: Freguesia de Nossa Senhora da Tourega
Country  Portugal
Region Alentejo
Subregion Alentejo Central
District Évora
Municipality Évora
Center Nossa Senhora da Tourega
 - elevation 195 m (640 ft)
 - coordinates PT 38°27′19″N 8°1′18″W / 38.45528°N 8.02167°W / 38.45528; -8.02167Coordinates: PT 38°27′19″N 8°1′18″W / 38.45528°N 8.02167°W / 38.45528; -8.02167
Area 196.19 km2 (76 sq mi)
Population 686 (2011)
Density 3/km2 (8/sq mi)
Timezone WET (UTC0)
 - summer (DST) WEST (UTC+1)
Postal zone 7000-092
Area code & prefix (+351) 266 XXX XXX
Patron saint Nossa Senhora da Assunção
Wikimedia Commons: Nossa Senhora da Tourega
Website: http://www.evora.net/jfnstourega/
Geographic detail from CAOP (2010)[1] produced by Instituto Geográfico Português (IGP)

Nossa Senhora da Tourega is a former civil parish in the municipality of Évora, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Nossa Senhora da Tourega e Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe.[2] The population in 2011 was 686,[3] in an area of 196.19 km².[4]

History

In 1864, then known as Ourega, the parish had approximately 576 inhabitants. By 1878, that figure had grown to 688 inhabitants, when it was now commonly referred to as Tourega (Nossa Senhora da Assunção).

Between 1911 and 1920 the parish was annexed to the neighbouring parish of Nossa Senhora da Graça do Divor, which was only remedied on 18 October 1926 (Decree-Law No.12/509). The census of 1930 identified a population of 1186 habitants, which in 1936 included the parish of São Brás do Regedouro.

Until 22 August 2003, it was known as Nossa Senhora da Torega.

Geography

Nossa Senhora da Tourega, is a rural civil parish in the municipality of Évora, with its parish seat in the village of Valverde. Access to this community is accomplished through the EN 380 (Évora-Alcáçovas).

Architecture

The Great Dolmen of Zambujeiro discovered on the outskirts of the parish, outside of Valverde
A view of the Convent of Bom Jesus of Valverde, near Quinta do Paço de Valverde

Prehistoric

Archaeological

Religious

References

  1. IGP, ed. (2010), Carta Administrativa Oficial de Portugal (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: Instituto Geográfico Português, retrieved 1 July 2011
  2. Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 46" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  3. Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  4. Eurostat Archived September 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
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