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'''Batalha''' ({{IPA|pt|bɐˈtaʎɐ|-|Pt-pt Batalha FF.ogg}}) is a town and a municipality in historical [[Beira Litoral]] province, and [[Leiria District|Leiria]] district in the [[Centro Region|Centro]] of [[Portugal]]. The town's name means "battle". The municipality population in 2011 was 15,805,<ref name=ine>[http://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xlang=en&xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_indicadores&indOcorrCod=0005889&contexto=pi&selTab=tab0 Instituto Nacional de Estatística]</ref> in an area of {{convert|103.42|sqkm|abbr=on}}.<ref name=dgt>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dgterritorio.pt/cartografia_e_geodesia/cartografia/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal_caop_/caop__download_/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal___versao_2017__em_vigor_/ |title=Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país |access-date=2018-11-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105172426/http://www.dgterritorio.pt/cartografia_e_geodesia/cartografia/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal_caop_/caop__download_/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal___versao_2017__em_vigor_/ |archive-date=2018-11-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The town proper has around 8,548 inhabitants in an area of {{convert|28.42|sqkm|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dados Estatísticos |url=https://www.jf-batalha.pt/ |website=Freguesia de Batalha |access-date=29 May 2021 |language=PT-PT}}</ref> The municipality is limited to the North and West by the municipality of [[Leiria]], to the East by [[Ourém]], to the Southeast by [[Alcanena]] and to the Southwest by [[Porto de Mós]].
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[[Image:Batalha58.jpg|thumb|right|Details of Gothic architecture in the [[Monastery of Batalha]]]]
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'''Batalha''' ({{IPA-pt|bɐˈtaʎɐ|-|Pt-pt Batalha FF.ogg}}) is a town and a municipality in [[Leiria District]], [[Pinhal Litoral Subregion]], [[Centro Region]], Portugal. The town's name means ''battle''. The municipality population in 2011 was 15,805,<ref name=ine>[http://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xlang=en&xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_indicadores&indOcorrCod=0005889&contexto=pi&selTab=tab0 Instituto Nacional de Estatística]</ref> in an area of {{convert|103.42|km2}}.<ref name=dgt>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dgterritorio.pt/cartografia_e_geodesia/cartografia/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal_caop_/caop__download_/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal___versao_2017__em_vigor_/ |title=Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país |access-date=2018-11-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105172426/http://www.dgterritorio.pt/cartografia_e_geodesia/cartografia/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal_caop_/caop__download_/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal___versao_2017__em_vigor_/ |archive-date=2018-11-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The town proper has about 7,500 inhabitants. The municipality is limited to the North and West by the municipality of [[Leiria]], to the East by [[Ourém]], to the Southeast by [[Alcanena]] and to the Southwest by [[Porto de Mós]].


The town was founded by [[List of Portuguese monarchs|King]] [[Don (honorific)|D.]] [[João I of Portugal]], jointly with the Monastery of [[Monastery of Batalha|Santa Maria da Vitória na Batalha]], to pay homage to the Portuguese victory at the [[Battle of Aljubarrota]] (August 14, 1385) that put an end to the [[1383–1385 Crisis]].
The town was founded by [[List of Portuguese monarchs|King]] [[Don (honorific)|D.]] [[João I of Portugal]], jointly with the Monastery of [[Monastery of Batalha|Santa Maria da Vitória na Batalha]] (a [[World Heritage Site]]), to pay homage to the Portuguese victory at the [[Battle of Aljubarrota]] (August 14, 1385) that put an end to the [[1383–1385 Crisis]].


==History==
The Portuguese professor and sociologist [[Moisés Espírito Santo]] was born there.
Although there are countless traces throughout the region that allude to a human occupation since prehistoric times, passing through the [[Roman Empire|Roman period]] and, successively, throughout history (it is believed that the Roman settlement of [[Collipo]], originally of the [[Turduli]] people, established in São Sebastião do Freixo), Vila da Batalha owes its origin to the construction of the [[Batalha Monastery|Santa Maria da Vitória Monastery]]. In fact, Batalha was born with the [[House of Aviz|Avis Dynasty]] and the consolidation of Independence in 1385.<ref name="historia">{{cite web |title=História |url=https://www.jf-batalha.pt/resenha-historica |website=Freguesia de Batalha |access-date=29 May 2021 |language=PT-PT}}</ref>

The administrative figure of the parishes is only drawn and defined throughout the second half of the 19th century, with Liberalism, so that on September 14, 1512, when the Prior-Major of Santa Cruz de Coimbra, D. Pedro Vaz Gavião, creates the parish of Batalha, it is evidently the seat that, however, delimits and is the first form of future civil parish.<ref name="historia" />


==Demography==
==Demography==
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== Monuments ==
== Monuments ==
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[[File:Batalha58.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Details of Gothic architecture in the [[Monastery of Batalha]]]]

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[[File:Batalha, Portugal.jpg|thumb|left|Statue of Nuno Álvares Pereira, next to Batalha Monastery]]
*[[Batalha Monastery]]
*[[Batalha Monastery]]
* Estátua Equestre de São Nuno de Santa Maria (1966 - 1968)
* Estátua Equestre de São Nuno de Santa Maria (1966 - 1968)
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* Moinhos de Vento
* Moinhos de Vento


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[[File:Batalha - Portugal (203797940).jpg|thumb|Statue of D. Nuno Álvares Pereira, next to the Monastery of Batalha]]
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== Natural heritage ==
== Natural heritage ==
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[[File:Grutas da Moeda - Portugal (7602690842).jpg|thumb|200px|left|Grutas da Moeda]]
* Grutas da Moeda
* Grutas da Moeda
* [[Estremadura Limestone Massif]]
* Maciço Calcário Estremenho
* Buraco Roto
* Buraco Roto
* Pia da Ovelha
* Pia da Ovelha
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==Parishes==
==Parishes==
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (''[[freguesia (Portugal)|freguesias]]''):<ref>{{cite web|title=Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 24|url=http://dre.pt/pdf1sdip/2013/01/01901/0000200147.pdf |accessdate=17 July 2014|author=''[[Diário da República]]''|language=Portuguese|format=pdf}}</ref>
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (''[[freguesia (Portugal)|freguesias]]''):<ref>{{cite web|title=Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 24|url=http://dre.pt/pdf1sdip/2013/01/01901/0000200147.pdf |accessdate=17 July 2014|author=Diário da República|author-link=Diário da República|language=Portuguese|format=pdf}}</ref>
* Batalha
* Batalha
* Golpilheira
* Golpilheira
* Reguengo do Fetal
* Reguengo do Fetal
* São Mamede
* [[São Mamede (Batalha)|São Mamede]]


== International relations ==
== International relations ==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Portugal}}Batalha is [[Twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with:
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Portugal}}Batalha is [[Twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with:


* {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Trujillo, Cáceres|Trujillo]], Spain (since 1992)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.anmp.pt/anmp/pro/mun1/gem101l0.php?cod_ent=M2440|title=Geminações de Cidades e Vilas - Batalha|last=|first=|date=|website=www.anmp.pt|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-10-28}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Trujillo, Cáceres|Trujillo]], Spain (since 1992)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.anmp.pt/anmp/pro/mun1/gem101l0.php?cod_ent=M2440|title=Geminações de Cidades e Vilas - Batalha|last=|first=|date=|website=www.anmp.pt|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923172313/http://www.anmp.pt/anmp/pro/mun1/gem101l0.php?cod_ent=M2440 |archive-date=2015-09-23 |access-date=2019-10-28}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Joinville-le-Pont]], France (since 2008)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cm-batalha.pt/municipio/geminacoes/joinville-le-pont|title=Joinville-le-Pont - Portal do Município da Batalha|website=cm-batalha.pt|access-date=2019-10-28}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Joinville-le-Pont]], France (since 2008)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cm-batalha.pt/municipio/geminacoes/joinville-le-pont|title=Joinville-le-Pont - Portal do Município da Batalha|website=cm-batalha.pt|access-date=2019-10-28}}</ref>


== Notable people ==
* [[Joaquim Augusto Mouzinho de Albuquerque]] (1855 in Batalha – 1902) a Portuguese cavalry officer.
* [[Olegário Benquerença]] (born 1969 in Batalha) a retired Portuguese football referee.
==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
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[[File:Grutas da Moeda Cave.jpg|thumb|Coin Caves - (in portuguese Grutas da Moeda)]]


==External links==
==External links==
{{Wikivoyage|Batalha}}
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/vitor107/sets/72157594218940865/ Photos from Batalha]
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/vitor107/sets/72157594218940865/ Photos from Batalha]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070427233348/http://www.paradoxplace.com/Photo%20Pages/Portugal/Batalha/Batalha.htm Adrian Fletcher's Paradoxplace Batalha Pages (photos)]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070427233348/http://www.paradoxplace.com/Photo%20Pages/Portugal/Batalha/Batalha.htm Adrian Fletcher's Paradoxplace Batalha Pages (photos)]
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[[Category:Populated places in Leiria District]]
[[Category:Populated places in Leiria District]]
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Latest revision as of 04:39, 9 August 2024

Batalha
Municipality
Flag of Batalha
Flag
Coat of arms of Batalha
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 39°39′N 8°48′W / 39.650°N 8.800°W / 39.650; -8.800
Country Portugal
RegionCentro
Intermunic. comm.Região de Leiria
DistrictLeiria
Parishes4
Area
 • Total
103.42 km2 (39.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
15,805
 • Density150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Websitewww.cm-batalha.pt

Batalha (Portuguese pronunciation: [bɐˈtaʎɐ] ⓘ) is a town and a municipality in historical Beira Litoral province, and Leiria district in the Centro of Portugal. The town's name means "battle". The municipality population in 2011 was 15,805,[1] in an area of 103.42 km2 (39.93 sq mi).[2] The town proper has around 8,548 inhabitants in an area of 28.42 km2 (10.97 sq mi).[3] The municipality is limited to the North and West by the municipality of Leiria, to the East by Ourém, to the Southeast by Alcanena and to the Southwest by Porto de Mós.

The town was founded by King D. João I of Portugal, jointly with the Monastery of Santa Maria da Vitória na Batalha (a World Heritage Site), to pay homage to the Portuguese victory at the Battle of Aljubarrota (August 14, 1385) that put an end to the 1383–1385 Crisis.

History

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Although there are countless traces throughout the region that allude to a human occupation since prehistoric times, passing through the Roman period and, successively, throughout history (it is believed that the Roman settlement of Collipo, originally of the Turduli people, established in São Sebastião do Freixo), Vila da Batalha owes its origin to the construction of the Santa Maria da Vitória Monastery. In fact, Batalha was born with the Avis Dynasty and the consolidation of Independence in 1385.[4]

The administrative figure of the parishes is only drawn and defined throughout the second half of the 19th century, with Liberalism, so that on September 14, 1512, when the Prior-Major of Santa Cruz de Coimbra, D. Pedro Vaz Gavião, creates the parish of Batalha, it is evidently the seat that, however, delimits and is the first form of future civil parish.[4]

Demography

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Population of the municipality of Batalha (1801–2011)
1801 1849 1900 1930 1960 1981 1991 2001 2004 2011
2510 2445 7107 9634 13 811 12 588 13 329 15 002 15 542 15 805

Monuments

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Details of Gothic architecture in the Monastery of Batalha
Statue of Nuno Álvares Pereira, next to Batalha Monastery
  • Batalha Monastery
  • Estátua Equestre de São Nuno de Santa Maria (1966 - 1968)
  • Igreja Matriz de Exaltação de Santa Cruz (1514 - 1532)
  • Capela da Santa Casa da Misericórdia (18th century)
  • Ponte da Boutaca (1862)
  • Pelourinho (Restored in 2000)
  • Edifício Mouzinho de Albuquerque - Galeria de Exposições
  • Capela de Nossa Senhora do Caminho
  • Boca da Mina das Barrojeiras
  • Igreja Paroquial Nossa Senhora dos Remédios
  • Ermida de Nossa Senhora do Fetal
  • Moinhos de Vento

Natural heritage

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Grutas da Moeda

Parishes

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Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (freguesias):[5]

International relations

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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Portugal

Batalha is twinned with:

Notable people

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References

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  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. ^ "Dados Estatísticos". Freguesia de Batalha (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b "História". Freguesia de Batalha (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  5. ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 24" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Geminações de Cidades e Vilas - Batalha". www.anmp.pt. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
  7. ^ "Joinville-le-Pont - Portal do Município da Batalha". cm-batalha.pt. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
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