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Almeirim
KNOWLEDGE OF Almeirim
Almeirim is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 222.0 km² and a total population of 22,434 inhabitants.
The municipality is composed of 4 parishes, and is located in the district of Santarém.
The present Mayor is José Joaquim Sousa Gomes (Socialist) and the President of the Municipal Assembly is Armindo Castelo Bento (Socialist).
The municipal holiday is Ascension Day.
It was in 1411 that king D. João I, Mestre de Avis, founded "Al-Meirim". Few that have travelled through the city know that such a "young" city was once a place of stay for Portuguese royals. It was elevated to the status of city in the early 1980's.
The mainstay of the economy is agriculture, including wine making and modern industry of alimentary products such as fruit juices, processed tomato and canned vegetables (Compal). The city is also known for its gastronomy, to which Stone Soup is just one great example.
Fado singer Cristina Branco is from Almeirim.
The municipality is composed of 4 parishes, and is located in the district of Santarém.
The present Mayor is José Joaquim Sousa Gomes (Socialist) and the President of the Municipal Assembly is Armindo Castelo Bento (Socialist).
The municipal holiday is Ascension Day.
It was in 1411 that king D. João I, Mestre de Avis, founded "Al-Meirim". Few that have travelled through the city know that such a "young" city was once a place of stay for Portuguese royals. It was elevated to the status of city in the early 1980's.
The mainstay of the economy is agriculture, including wine making and modern industry of alimentary products such as fruit juices, processed tomato and canned vegetables (Compal). The city is also known for its gastronomy, to which Stone Soup is just one great example.
Fado singer Cristina Branco is from Almeirim.
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