Palmela
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Local holiday | 1 June |
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Palmela (Portuguese pronunciation: [palˈmɛlɐ] ⓘ) is a town and a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 62,831,[1] in an area of 465.12 km².[2]
The municipality is located in the
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (
- Palmela
- Pinhal Novo
- Poceirão e Marateca
- Quinta do Anjo
General information
The area has been settled since at least Neolithic times, as evidenced by excavations at places such as the
The castle,
Palmela is home to many multinational industrial units like Volkswagen and Coca-Cola, and a significant number of foreign families live in the area. The local radio often broadcasts in Ukrainian.
Palmela's traditional products are its wine, which has achieved international awards in several festivals like
Palmela is the birthplace of the Portuguese explorer Hermenegildo Capelo. Some other famous individuals such as Hans Christian Andersen were briefly hosted there.
Economy
The municipality is famous for its production of fruit and wine.
In the 1990s, the joint-venture
Notable people
- Hermenegildo Capelo (1841 in Palmela - 1917) an officer in the Portuguese Navy and an explorer, charted territory between Angola and Mozambique
- ClanaboyO'Neill dynasty
- Octávio Machado (born 1949) a retired footballer and coach with 307 club caps and 19 for Portugal
- Ricardo Pateiro (born 1980 in Palmela) a Portuguese retired footballer with 270 club caps
See also
- Palmela IPR
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, pages 552 87-88" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 July 2014.
External links
Media related to Palmela at Wikimedia Commons