Alvega
Template:Infobox Portuguese subdivision Alvega is a former freguesia ("civil parish"), located in the municipality of Abrantes, in Santarém District, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Alvega e Concavada.[1] The population in 2011 was 1,499,[2] in an area of 55.33 km².[3]
History
On top of a hilltop encountered Script error: No such module "convert". to the southwest of the confluence of the Tagus River with the Lampreia River, in the area of Barca de Bandos, are the ruins of a fortress. The vestiges of the surface area indicate the presence of the Phoenicians and Greeks.
By the time the Romans began occupying the Iberian peninsula around 130, the area was already an important community, designated Ayre or Aritium, with river port that provided a military connection between Lisbon and Mérida. The destruction of the Roman fort was attributed to the invasion of Vandals, on their way to Andalusia. Of this Roman civitas there are still some buildings, house foundations and graves, underground galleries, likely the ruins of an aqueduct, military roads, and along the Tagus, there are markers to indicate a Roman bridge.
During the Muslim occupation the city continued to support a populous community. The toponymy, Alvega, came from the Arab name Alrega, with its history extending as far back as the Muslim occupation of Hispania.
Geography
The parish is located in the easternmost tip of the municipality, neighbouring with the municipalities of Mação to the north, with Gavião to the east and with Ponte de Sor to the south.
The parish includes the localities of Alvega, Areia de Baixo, Areia de Cima, Casa Branca, Casal Ventoso, Lampreia, Monte Galego, Portelas and Tubaral.
It is situated on the left margin of the Tagus River, Script error: No such module "convert". from the municipal seat of Abrantes. It is the centre of the Beira Baixa rail-line, in addition to having two river ports along the Tagus in Alvega and Barca de Bandos.
Climate
Alvega has a Mediterranean climate with hot, dry summers and mild to cool, wet winters. It has a very high diurnal temperature variation (especially in summer) due to its location in the Tagus floodplain and long distance from the Mediterranean Sea (which would otherwise increase nighttime temperatures) in low-latitude Southern Europe. The nights are cool, with an average yearly low of Script error: No such module "convert"., and days are warm to hot, with an average yearly high of Script error: No such module "convert".. The highest temperature recorded in Alvega was Script error: No such module "convert". on 4 August 2018[4] and the coldest was Script error: No such module "convert". on 2 February 1981.[5] In July 2022, Alvega registered a mean maximum temperature of Script error: No such module "convert"., which is the highest ever recorded in Portugal.[6][7] Variations in daily temperature can occasionally surpass 30 °C (54 °F) in the summer. More recently, temperatures went from Script error: No such module "convert". on the night of 10 July 2021, to Script error: No such module "convert". on the same day.[8]
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Economy
Alvega is essentially rural, involved in the cultivation of cereal grains, cork and olive orchards, as well as the raising of goats and sheep. In addition to extraction of sand from the river, the fishery, horticulture and fructiculture, among other activities are important parts of the local primary sector economies.
Meanwhile, there are portions of the community involved in traditional tin, carpentry, tailoring and embroidery crafts, as a source of tourist dollars.
References
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