Minde (Alcanena)

Minde is a freguesia ("civil parish") of Alcanena Municipality, in Santarém District, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 3,293,[1] in an area of 21.14 km².[2] Minde is known as the place of origin of the Minderico, a sociolect or argot spoken by traders.[3]

Polje "Mira-Minde inundado", Portugal, a karst basin, flooded by a temporary lake
Minde
Coat of arms
Minde
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 39.517°N 8.683°W / 39.517; -8.683
Country Portugal
RegionCentro
Intermunic. comm.Médio Tejo
DistrictSantarém
MunicipalityAlcanena
Area
  Total21.14 km2 (8.16 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total3,293
  Density160/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)

The village Minde is located in a landscape of intensive Karst in the Center Region of Portugal. The village borders to a karst basin. In summer the polje is fertile fields, in winter, in case of heavy rain, a temporary lake.

References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal
  2. "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  3. Manuel Fernandes Vicente (2009), "Minderico renasce com apoio da Volkswagen a línguas ameaçadas", Público, edition of 17.08.2009, p. 22.


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