Municipality in Alentejo, Portugal
Aljustrel (Portuguese pronunciation:
[alʒuʃˈtɾɛl]
ⓘ ) is a town and a
municipality in the
Portuguese
district of Beja . The population in 2011 was 9,257,
[1] in an area of 458.47 km2 .
[2] The present mayor is Nelson Domingos Brito, elected by the
Socialist Party . The municipal holiday is June 13.
History
Aljustrel in 1814
During the Roman era, Aljustrel was known as Metallum Vispascense . It was occupied by the
Moors but in 1235 the town was conquered from them by King D.
Sancho II .
[3]
The first
foral (charter ) was only conceded by King Sancho in 1252.
[3]
A new foral was issued on 20 September 1510, by King D.
Manuel I .
[3]
On 28 January 2013, the civil parishes of Aljustrel and Rio dos Minhos were aggregated into one local authority called Aljustrel (Decree 11-A/2013, Diário da República, Série 1, 19).
[3]
Geography
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4
civil parishes :
[4]
Aljustrel e Rio de Moinhos
Ervidel
Messejana
São João de Negrilhos
International relations
Aljustrel is twinned with:
Notable People
António Lobo de Almada Negreiros
Notable people from Aljustrel include:
Architecture
Civic
Cinema/Theatre of Aljustrel (
Portuguese : Cine-Teatro de Aljustrel/Cine Oriental )
Fountain of Alonso Gomes (
Portuguese : Chafariz de Alonso Gomes )
Mines of Aljustrel (
Portuguese : Minas de Aljustrel )
Mines of São João do Deserto (
Portuguese : Termas de São João do Deserto/Minas de São João do Deserto )
Municipal Palace/Hall of Messejana (
Portuguese : Câmara Municipal, Cadeia Comarcã e Torre do Relógio de Messejana )
Museum of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia (
Portuguese : Casa da Rua do Espírito Santo, 5/Museu da Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Messejana )
Pillory of Messejana (
Portuguese : Pelourinho de Messejana )
Residence of the Majorat Moreiras (
Portuguese : Casa dos Morgados Moreiras )
Military
Religious
Chapel of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia (
Portuguese : Capela da Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Aljustrel )
Chapel of São Pedro (
Portuguese : Capela de São Pedro )
Church of Nossa Senhora da Assunção (
Portuguese : Ermida de Nossa Senhora da Assunção/Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Assunção )
Church of Nossa Senhora do Castelo (
Portuguese : Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Castelo )
Church of Nossa Senhora do Rosário (
Portuguese : Igreja Paroquial de Messejana/Igreja de Nossa Senhora dos Remédios )
Church of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia of Messejana (
Portuguese : Igreja da Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Messejana )
Church of the Santissimo Salvador (
Portuguese : Igreja Paroquial de Aljustrel/Igreja do Santíssimo Salvador )
Church of São João (
Portuguese : Igreja Paroquial de São João de Negrilhos/Igreja de Montes Velhos/Igreja de São João )
Church of São Julião (
Portuguese : Igreja Paroquial de Ervidel/Igreja de São Julião )
Hermitage of Santa Margarida (
Portuguese : Ermida de Santa Margarida )
Stations of the Cross of Messejana (
Portuguese : Passos da Via Sacra de Messejana )
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to
Aljustrel .
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Instituto Nacional de Estatística
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"Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país" . Archived from
the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05 .
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b
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d Costa, Anouk; Morgado, Cláudia; Vale, Rita (2010),
Núcleo urbano da vila de Aljustrel (IPA.00027965/PT040201010025) (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: SIPA – Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico, retrieved 1 October 2016
^ DRE (ed.),
Law nr. 11-A/2013 (pdf) (in Portuguese), Diário da República, pp. 552 10, retrieved 16 July 2014