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Alpiarça

{{Infobox Portuguese subdivision

| type = municipality

|seat=Alpiarça Municipal Chamber| official_name = Alpiarça

| image_flag = Pt-apc1.png

| image_shield = APC.png

| image_skyline =Casa dos Patudos 4.jpg

| image_caption =

|coordinates = {{coord|39|15|N|8|34|W|type:adm1st_region:PT_dim:100000|display=inline,title}}

| image_map = LocalAlpiarca.svg

|region = Oeste e Vale do Tejo

|CIM = Lezíria do Tejo

|district = Santarém

|parishes = 1

| leader_party = CDU

| leader_name = Mário Fernando Pereira

| area_total_km2 = 95.36

| population_total = 7,702

| population_as_of = 2011

| holiday = April 2

| website = {{url|http://www.cm-alpiarca.pt}}

}}

Alpiarça ({{IPA|pt|alpiˈaɾsɐ|-|Pt-pt Alpiarça FF.ogg}}) is a municipality in Santarém District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 7,702,[http://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xlang=en&xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_indicadores&indOcorrCod=0005889&contexto=pi&selTab=tab0 Instituto Nacional de Estatística] in an area of 95.36 km2.{{Cite web |url=http://www.dgterritorio.pt/cartografia_e_geodesia/cartografia/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal_caop_/caop__download_/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal___versao_2017__em_vigor_/ |title=Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país |access-date=2018-11-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105172426/http://www.dgterritorio.pt/cartografia_e_geodesia/cartografia/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal_caop_/caop__download_/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal___versao_2017__em_vigor_/ |archive-date=2018-11-05 |url-status=dead }}

The present Mayor is Mário Fernando Pereira and the President of the Municipal Assembly is Mario Santiago. The municipal holiday is April 2.

Geography

=Physical geography=

Alpiarça is situated on a plateau in the landscape of the Vale do Tejo-Lezíria. The main town of Alpiarça is located at approximately {{convert|20|-|25|m|ft}} above the Tagus Valley, some {{convert|3|km|mi}} from the left bank. The morphology of the terrain is marked by plain profile, sparsely covered by vegetation, and intensely proportioned by its proximity to Tagus, alternating with pasturelands.

=Human geography=

The municipality of Alpiarça includes only one civil parish,{{cite web|title=Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 12|url=http://dre.pt/pdf1sdip/2013/01/01901/0000200147.pdf |accessdate=16 July 2014|author=Diário da República|author-link=Diário da República|language=Portuguese|format=pdf}} and is limited in the northeast and east by the municipality of Chamusca, southeast and southwest by the municipality of Almeirim and northwest by the municipality of Santarém.

==International relations==

{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Portugal}}

Alpiarça municipality is twinned with:

Architecture

  • Archaeological site of Quinta da Goucha ({{langx|pt|Povoado da Quinta da Goucha/Estação arqueológica da Quinta da Goucha/do Cabeço da Bruxa}})
  • Archaeological site of Quinta dos Patudos ({{langx|pt|Castelo de Alpiarça/Estações arqueológicas da Quinta dos Patudos}})
  • Estate of Quinta dos Patudos ({{langx|pt|Quinta dos Patudos}})
  • Finances Building of Alpiarça ({{langx|pt|Edifício das Finanças de Alpiarça}})
  • Manorhouse of Quinta de São José ({{langx|pt|Casa da Quinta de São José}})
  • Residence-Museum of Patudos/Residence of José Relvas ({{langx|pt|Casa-Museu dos Patudos/Casa de José Relvas}})
  • Theatre of Alpiarça ({{langx|pt|Cine-Teatro de Alpiarça}})

=Religious=

  • Church of Santo Estáquio ({{langx|pt|Igreja Paroquial de Alpiarça/Igreja de Santo Eustáquio}})

Notable people

References

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External links

  • [http://www.cm-alpiarca.pt/ Town Hall official website]
  • [https://www.flickr.com/photos/vitor107/sets/72057594068058902/ Photos from Alpiarça]

{{Municipalities of Santarém}}

{{Authority control}}

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Category:Alpiarça

Category:Populated places in Santarém District

Category:Municipalities of Santarém District

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