Vendas Novas
Municipality in Alentejo, Portugal
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Vendas Novas (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈvẽdɐʒ ˈnɔvɐʃ] ⓘ), officially the City of Vendas Novas (Portuguese: Cidade de Vendas Novas), is a municipality in the District of Évora in Portugal. The population in 2021 was 11,245,[1] in an area of 222.39 km2.[2] The city has 10,625 inhabitants.[1]
City of Vendas Novas | |
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| Coordinates: 38°41′N 8°27′W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Alentejo |
| Intermunic. comm. | Alentejo Central |
| District | Évora |
| Parishes | 2 |
| Government | |
| • President | Valentino Salgado Cunha (PS) |
| Area | |
• Total | 222.39 km2 (85.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 11,245 |
| • Density | 50.564/km2 (130.96/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Local holiday | September 7 |
| Website | www |
The present Mayor is Valentino Salgado Cunha, elected by the Socialist Party.[3] The municipal holiday is September 7.
History
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A hoard of prehistoric objects, including two trapezoid-shaped plaques with geometric designs, was found underneath a hill by labourers in the mid nineteenth century during the construction of the railway line between Vendas Novas and Beja. They are since 1862 kept at the British Museum.[4]
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 2 civil parishes (freguesias):[5]
- Landeira
- Vendas Novas
Notable people
- Pedro Madeira (born 1992 in Vendas Novas) a singer.
- Rui Modesto (born 1999) a footballer.
- Pedro Pereira (born 1998) a footballer.
- Ricardo Pessoa (born 1982) a former professional footballer with 430 club caps.
- Diogo Rodrigues (born 1999) a footballer.
