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Batalha
Batalha
Municipality
	Batalha Monastery
	Flag Coat of arms
	Coordinates: 39°39′N 8°48′W / 39.650°N 8.800°W
Country	Portugal
Region	Centro
Intermunic. comm.	Região de Leiria
District	Leiria
Parishes	4
Area
• Total	103.42 km2 (39.93 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	15,805
• Density	150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Website	www.cm-batalha.pt

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Details of Gothic architecture in the Monastery of Batalha

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 square kilometres (39.93 sq mi).^[2] 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 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

Batalha Monastery
Estátua Equestre de Sao Nuno de Santa Maria (1966 - 1968)
Igreja Matriz de Exaltaçao de Santa Cruz (1514 - 1532)
Capela da Santa Casa da Misericórdia (18th century)
Ponte da Boutaca (1862)
Pelourinho (2000 - reconstrucao do pelourinho original)
Edifício Mouzinho de Albuquerque - Galeria de Exposiçoes
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

Frontside of Batalha Monastery

Natural heritage

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):^[3]

Batalha
Golpilheira
Reguengo do Fetal
São Mamede

References

^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 24" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 July 2014.

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[ine-1] Instituto Nacional de Estatística

[dgt-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, page 552 24" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 July 2014.

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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 |dead-url=yes }}</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]].
+'''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]].