Algueirão–Mem Martins
Template:Infobox Portuguese subdivision Algueirão – Mem Martins (Script error: No such module "IPA".) is a Portuguese civil parish, in the municipality (concelho) of Sintra, and part of the Lisbon Metropolitan Area.
It was elevated from the status of village to town on 1 February 1988.[1]
History
Toponymy
The toponym 'Algueirão' dates back to the Muslim presence in the region between the 8th and 12th centuries. It evolved from the Arab term al-gueirān, meaning the caves.
'Mem Martins' is a proper name of uncertain origin, consisting of the medieval given name Mem and the patronymic Martins, likely after one of the first property owners in the region following the Portuguese conquest of Lisbon and Sintra.[2]
Geography
Demographics
The population in 2011 was 66,250.[5] The population density is 4,100 inhabitants per square kilometer.
Notable structures
- Fountain of Sacotes (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- Church of Nossa Senhora das Mercês (Script error: No such module "Lang".), a 17th-century church and churchyard;
- Hermitage of São Romão (Script error: No such module "Lang".), a Manueline-era rural hermitage, comprising one nave with a vaulted ceiling.
Notable people
- André Ventura, jurist, professor, former sports pundit and politician, founder and president of the Chega party
References
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- ↑ Lei n.º 21/88, de 1 de Fevereiro
- ↑ Qual o nome de um natural de Mem Martins? E do Algueirão?
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- ↑ As Freguesias do Município de Sintra segundo os dados provisórios dos CENSOS 2011 Template:Webarchive
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal
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