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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|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]], to pay homage to the Portuguese victory at the [[Battle of Aljubarrota]] (August 14, 1385) that put an end to the [[1383–1385 Crisis]].
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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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*[[Batalha Monastery]]
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* Ermida de Nossa Senhora do Fetal
* Ermida de Nossa Senhora do Fetal
* Moinhos de Vento
* Moinhos de Vento

[[File:Batalha - Portugal (203797940).jpg|thumb|Statue of D. Nuno Álvares Pereira, next to the Monastery of Batalha]]


== 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
* Maciço Calcário Estremenho
* Maciço Calcário Estremenho
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* Golpilheira
* Golpilheira
* Reguengo do Fetal
* Reguengo do Fetal
* São Mamede
* [[São Mamede (Batalha)|São Mamede]]


== International relations ==
== International relations ==
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==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==

Revision as of 16:37, 29 May 2021

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 Leiria District, Pinhal Litoral Subregion, Centro Region, 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, 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 Portuguese professor and sociologist Moisés Espírito Santo was born there.

Demography

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

Details of Gothic architecture in the Monastery of Batalha
  • 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

Grutas da Moeda
  • Grutas da Moeda
  • Maciço Calcário Estremenho
  • Buraco Roto
  • Pia da Ovelha
  • Escarpa de falha do Reguengo do Fetal

Parishes

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

International relations

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

Batalha is twinned with:

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. ^ "Dados Estatísticos". Freguesia de Batalha (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  4. ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 24" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Geminações de Cidades e Vilas - Batalha". www.anmp.pt. Retrieved 2019-10-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Joinville-le-Pont - Portal do Município da Batalha". cm-batalha.pt. Retrieved 2019-10-28.


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