Monforte, Portugal
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Monforte (Portuguese pronunciation:
The present Mayor is
Coligação Democrática Unitária
.
History
The human occupation of this territory began in the neolithic period, with small communities farming and cattle raising. The Roman civilization had an important influence in these lands leaving a rich patrimonial legacy.
During the Middle Ages there existed in the territory of the present council two different population nucleus, the Villa of Monforte and the Villa of Assumar.
The first Letter of
. The toponym derives of fortified hill or of fort, where the village seems to have had origin.Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]
- Assumar
- Monforte
- Santo Aleixo
- Vaiamonte
Notable people
- António Sardinha (1887–1925) a Portuguese writer and the main intellectual behind the Integralismo Lusitano movement
- José Carlos Malato (born 1964) a Portuguese TV presenter, radio broadcaster, copywriter and college teacher.[4]
References
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 76" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ José Carlos Malato, IMDb Database retrieved 16 July 2021.
External links
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Monforte.
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