Alto do Pina (Lisbon)
Alto do Pina (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈaɫtu du ˈpinɐ]) was a Portuguese parish, located in the municipality of Lisbon. It had a population of 10,253 inhabitants and a total area of 0.82 km². With the 2012 Administrative Reform, the parish merged with the São João de Deus parish into a new one named Areeiro.[1]
Alto do Pina | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Alto do Pina Location in Portugal | |
| Coordinates: 38.740°N 9.128°W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Lisboa |
| Metropolitan area | Lisbon |
| District | Lisbon |
| Municipality | Lisbon |
| Disbanded | 2012 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.82 km2 (0.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 10,253 |
| • Density | 13,000/km2 (32,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Website | http://www.jf-altodopina.pt/ |
Local landmarks include the Fonte Luminosa (Glowing Fountain), where a major rally was held by the Portuguese Socialist Party during the post-revolutionary period of 1975, attacking the influence of the Portuguese Communist Party. Also located in Alto do Pina are the ruins of the vacation house of the consort king of Portugal Ferdinand II.
References
- Diário de Notícias newspaper. "List of new parishes" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 October 2013.
External links
- Alto do Pina heraldry
- List of abandoned buildings in Alto do Pina
- Speech of Mário Soares during the rally of the Fonte Luminosa in 1975
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