Palmela

Coordinates: 38°34′N 8°54′W / 38.567°N 8.900°W / 38.567; -8.900
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For the Count, Marquess and Duke of Palmela, and also Duke of Faial, see
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.
Palmela
Municipality
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Local holiday1 June
Websitehttp://www.cm-palmela.pt

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

Lisboa Region and Setúbal District, about 25 km (16 mi) south of Lisbon
. The municipal holiday is 1 June.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (

freguesias):[3]

General information

View of Palmela, with the Municipality building (foreground) and castle uphill.
Castle of Palmela and surrounding landscape.

The area has been settled since at least Neolithic times, as evidenced by excavations at places such as the

Arrábida area, within Portugal's largest urban area. Many people are moving in from big cities like Lisbon
. Wild fires in the region are a threat to the environment.

The castle,

Atlantic
Coast. It was a strategic place in past centuries, and today it is still a main juncture of Portugal's road and rail networks.

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

Azeitão
cheese). There are several festivals dedicated to these products, the most famous being the Festa das Vindimas (Harvest' Festival) and the Festival do Queijo, Pão e Vinho (Festival of Cheese, Bread and Wine).

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

marques: Volkswagen Sharan, SEAT Alhambra and Ford Galaxy. After Ford left the joint venture, the plant has since continued to produce the Volkswagen and SEAT products, and added the Volkswagen Eos, Volkswagen Scirocco and Volkswagen T-Roc
.

Notable people

  • Hermenegildo Capelo (1841 in Palmela - 1917) an officer in the Portuguese Navy and an explorer, charted territory between Angola and Mozambique
  • Clanaboy
    O'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

  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  3. ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 87-88" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 July 2014.

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Palmela.

Media related to Palmela at Wikimedia Commons

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