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Torres Vedras
Flag of Torres Vedras
Municipal flag
Coat of arms of Torres Vedras
Municipal coat of arms
Location of Torres Vedras
Location  
 - Country Flag of Portugal Portugal
 - Region Centro
 - Subregion Oeste
 - District or A.R. Lisbon
Mayor Carlos Soares Miguel
 - Party PS
Area 407.1 km²
Population
 - Total 75,494
 - Density 185/km²
No. of parishes 20
Coordinates 39º05'N 9º16'W
Municipal holiday
November 11
Website: http://www.cm-tvedras.pt

Torres Vedras (pron. IPA: ['toʁɨʃ 'vɛdɾɐʃ]) is a city and a municipality in the district of Lisbon, Portugal, about 50 km north of Lisbon. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Crest of Torres Vedras (Portugal) Author: Sérgio Horta The author has agreed to usage of his works under the GNU-FDL, as long as he is quoted as the source: Caro Senhor, Manuel Anastácio File links The following pages link to this file... Image File history File links LocalTorresVedras. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... Centro Region (Região Centro, pron. ... Map showing the location of the Oeste subregion Oeste (West in English) is a subregion (Portuguese: subregião) of the Centro region of Portugal. ... The District of Lisbon (Portuguese: Lisboa) is located in the South Central Portugal, the District Capital is the city of Lisbon, also the national Capital. ... Political parties in Portugal lists political parties in Portugal. ... The Socialist Party (Portuguese: Partido Socialista, pron. ... A freguesia (pron. ... Location    - Country  Portugal  - Region Centro  - Subregion Oeste  - District or A.R. Lisbon Mayor Carlos Soares Miguel  - Party PS Area 407. ... is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Look up pronunciation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Lisbon (Lisboa in Portuguese) is a district of Portugal. ... For other uses, see Lisbon (disambiguation). ...


The municipality covers an area of 405.89 km² distributed over 20 freguesias. It borders to Lourinhã to the north, Alenquer to the east, Sobral de Monte Agraço to the southeast, Mafra to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. A freguesia (pron. ... District or region Lisbon Mayor   - Party José Custódio PS Area 147. ... District or region Lisbon Mayor   - Party Álvaro Pedro PS Area 304. ... Coat of Arms Sobral de Monte Agraço is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 52. ... District Lisbon Mayor   - Party José Maria Ministro dos Santos PSD Area 291. ...

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Parishes

The municipality is subdivided into 20 parishes.

  • A dos Cunhados
  • Campelos
  • Carmões
  • Carvoeira
  • Dois Portos
  • Freiria
  • Maceira
  • Matacães
  • Maxial
  • Monte Redondo
  • Outeiro da Cabeça
  • Ponte do Rol
  • Ramalhal
  • Runa
  • Santa Maria do Castelo e São Miguel (Torres Vedras)
  • São Pedro da Cadeira
  • São Pedro e Santiago (Torres Vedras)
  • Silveira
  • Turcifal
  • Ventosa

A dos Cunhados (pron. ... Matacães is a parish in Torres Vedras municipality, 50km north of Lisbon. ... Runa is a Polish publishing house specializing in fantasy and science fiction. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

Coat of arms

The coat of arms shows the flagged and roofed castle on red ground. Above the castle is the Portuguese coat of arms, with one star to each side. A mural crown above with five towers symbolizes the city rank. Below is a white scroll with the words CIDADE DE TORRES VEDRAS (Torres Vedras city). First version of the Coat of Arms of Italy. ...


Population

The municipality has a very dispersed demographics, with 21 urban agglomerates, of which most have less than 200 inhabitants. The resident population in the city of Torres Vedras (20.000 inhabitants in the two urban parishes) represents about 25% of the population of the concelho.


Altogether the municipality has a population of 30,000, with a population density of 178 per km². The population growth between 1991 to 2001 was 7.5%.


External links


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Lines of Torres Vedras - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (981 words)
The Lines of Torres Vedras were lines of forts in Portugal built in secrecy between November 1809 and September 1810 during the Peninsular War.
Wellington ordered the building of the Lines of Torres, as a system of fortifications blockhouses, redoubts, ravelins, cuts of natural relief, etc. The work began in the Autumn of 1809 and the first line was finished one year later.
The four lines of Torres Vedras had forts strategically placed in the top of hills, controlling the roads to Lisbon and using the natural obstacles of the land.
Napoleonic Books : The Lines of Torres Vedras 1809 - 1811 : Peninsular War : Ian Fletcher : Bill Younghusband : Osprey ... (371 words)
Torres Vedras, the extensive defensive line that helped save Portugal from being successfully invaded by the French, has won fame for its almost battle-less victory.
The Lines of Torres Vedras is one of the Fortress series from Osprey and will satisfy those interested in general Peninsular War history, as well as those who like more meat to their reading.
In addition The Lines of Torres Vedras includes maps showing where the fortifcations ran, where the troops were based, cutaway artwork of the fortifications and excellent plans of Napoleonic forts.
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