Sabugal
Encyclopedia
Sabugal is a city and a municipality in Portugal
with a total area of 822.7 km² and a total population of 14,222 inhabitants
[in the municipality] and about 3.000 in the city.
The municipality is composed of 40 parishes, and is located in the District of Guarda
.
There are castles in Sabugal and Sortelha.
The present Mayor is Manuel Rito Alves, elected by the Social Democratic Party
.
The municipal holiday is the Monday after Octave of Easter
.
Main monument: Sabugal Castle
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
with a total area of 822.7 km² and a total population of 14,222 inhabitants
[in the municipality] and about 3.000 in the city.
The municipality is composed of 40 parishes, and is located in the District of Guarda
Guarda (district)
The district of Guarda is located in the Centro Region of Portugal, except Vila Nova de Foz Côa, which is in the Norte Region. The district capital and most populous city is Guarda.-Municipalities:The district is contains 14 municipalities:...
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There are castles in Sabugal and Sortelha.
The present Mayor is Manuel Rito Alves, elected by the Social Democratic Party
Social Democratic Party (Portugal)
The Social Democratic Party , is a centre-right liberal conservative political party in Portugal. It is commonly known by its initials, PSD; on ballot papers, its initials appear as PPD/PSD, with the first three letters coming from the party's original name, Democratic People's Party...
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The municipal holiday is the Monday after Octave of Easter
Octave of Easter
The term Octave of Easter may refer either to the eight day period from Easter Sunday until the Sunday following Easter, inclusive; or it may refer only to that Sunday after Easter, the Octave Day of Easter . That Sunday is also known historically as St...
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Main monument: Sabugal Castle
Sabugal Castle
The Sabugal Castle is a castle in the city of Sabugal, near the Côa river, in central Portugal....
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