Porto de Mós

Porto de Mós
Porto de Mós
	Municipality
	Flag Coat of arms
	Coordinates: 39°36′06″N 8°49′03″W
Country	Portugal
Region	Centro
Intermunic. comm.	Região de Leiria
District	Leiria
Parishes	10
Area
• Total	261.83 km2 (101.09 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	24,342
• Density	93/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC±00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Website	www.municipio-portodemos.pt

Porto de Mós (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpoɾtu ðɨ ˈmɔʃ] (listen)) is a town and a municipality in Leiria District in Portugal. It is in the Centro Region and the Pinhal Litoral subregion. The population in 2011 was 24,342,[1] in an area of 261.83 km².[2]

There were archeologic findings which link São Jorge, in the parish of Calvaria de Cima, as the exact place where the Battle of Aljubarrota was fought, crucial for maintaining the independence of Portugal in 1385.[3] Currently, there is an interpretation center on the spot (Centre of Interpretation of the Battle of Aljubarrota) which helps visitors explore the battlefield and learn about the most important facts of this battle.[3]

In this municipality, you can also find several caves carved in the mountains, the most important being Moinhos Velhos Cave, also known as Mira de Aire Cave.

A portion of the Serras de Aire e Candeeiros Natural Park is also located in Porto de Mós municipality.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 10 civil parishes (freguesias):[4]

Alqueidão da Serra
Alvados e Alcaria
Arrimal e Mendiga
Calvaria de Cima
Juncal
Mira de Aire
Pedreiras
Porto de Mós - São João Baptista e São Pedro
São Bento
Serro Ventoso

References

Instituto Nacional de Estatística
"Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
"FBA - Fundação Batalha de Aljubarrota". www.fundacao-aljubarrota.pt. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 100" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 July 2014.

Mira de Aire Caves

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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.

[:0-3] "FBA - Fundação Batalha de Aljubarrota". www.fundacao-aljubarrota.pt. Retrieved 2019-10-28.

[4] Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 100" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 July 2014.