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Benavente, Portugal

Coordinates: 38°58′N 8°48′W / 38.967°N 8.800°W / 38.967; -8.800
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Benavente
Flag of Benavente
Coat of arms of Benavente
Coordinates: 38°58′N 8°48′W / 38.967°N 8.800°W / 38.967; -8.800
Country Portugal
RegionOeste e Vale do Tejo
Intermunic. comm.Lezíria do Tejo
DistrictSantarém
Parishes4
Government
 • PresidentCarlos Coutinho (CDU)
Area
 • Total521.38 km2 (201.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total29,019
 • Density56/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
PatronNossa Senhora da Paz
Local holidayAscension Day (date varies)
Websitehttp://www.cm-benavente.pt

Benavente (Portuguese pronunciation: [bɨnɐˈvẽtɨ] ) is a municipality and parish in Santarém District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 29,019[1] in an area of 521.38 km2.[2]

History

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In 1199, the fixation of foreign settlers on the left bank of the Tagus River created a town on a peninsula in the tagus estuary. Situated in the western limits of Coruche castle dominion, subordinate to the Order of Calatrava. This small settlement remained under the Seignory of this Military Order, which named it Benavente, the same name as a castle of the same Military order in the Kingdom of León (Benavente, Zamora). It received its foral on March 25, 1200, given by D. Paio (or Pelágio), master of the Military Order of Santa Maria of Évora. The foral was confirmed in Santarém in 1218 by Sancho I. King Manuel gave it a new foral on January 16, 1516.

The present Mayor is Carlos Coutinho, elected by the Unitary Democratic Coalition (Communist and Green coalition).

Benavente is crossed by National Road 118, which divides the town's historical centre on the west side, destroyed by an earthquake on 27 April 1909, and the new town built after the quake on the east.

The municipal holiday is Ascension Day.

Economy

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Agriculture, livestock farming, forestry, and food industries are the main activities. The Companhia das Lezírias is headquartered in the municipality, in Samora Correia.

Parishes

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Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]

  • Barrosa
  • Benavente
  • Samora Correia
  • Santo Estêvão

Infrastructure

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  • Mediumwave transmitter for 1035 kHz with a 125 metres tall guyed mast radiator at 38.911462 N 8.863436 W.

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ 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. ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 25" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  4. ^ Maria João Bastos, IMDb Database retrieved 11 July 2021.
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