Minde, Portugal

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Minde
Civil parish
Minde - Portugal (4998857888).jpg
Coat of arms of Minde
Coat of arms
Minde is located in Portugal
Minde
Minde
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 39°31′01″N 8°40′59″W / 39.517°N 8.683°W / 39.517; -8.683Coordinates: 39°31′01″N 8°40′59″W / 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)

Minde (Ninhou in Minderico) is a town and freguesia (civil parish) of Alcanena Municipality, in the District of Santarém, in Portugal. The population of the entire civil parish 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] The civil parish is located in a landscape of intensive karst.

Geography[]

Minde is located in a landscape of intensive karst in an area of central mainland Portugal. It was part of the historical province Ribatejo. The town proper borders a karst basin. In the summer the polje is fertile fields, in winter, in case of heavy rain, a temporary lake.

Climate[]

Climate data for Minde, altitude: 222 m (728 ft)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average rainfall mm (inches) 131.7
(5.19) 		101.4
(3.99) 		77.2
(3.04) 		94.3
(3.71) 		74.8
(2.94) 		29.3
(1.15) 		7.0
(0.28) 		10.6
(0.42) 		47.7
(1.88) 		129.4
(5.09) 		139.4
(5.49) 		152.0
(5.98) 		994.8
(39.16)
Source: Portuguese Environmental Agency[4]

History[]

Minde was first mentioned in official records in the year 1165,[5] in a letter written by Afonso I of Portugal, where he established a hostel in what is now modern-day Minde.

In 1892, Minde became part of the Torres Novas município, leaving Porto de Mós. In 1914, the Alcanena município is founded, and, since then, Minde is part of it.

Notable people[]

  • Adelaide Ferreira (born 1 January 1959 in Minde, Alcanena), a Portuguese singer.
  • Alfredo Roque Gameiro (4 April 1864, Minde - 15 August 1935, Lisbon), a Portuguese painter and graphic artist who specialized in watercolors.

Gallery[]

  • A view of Minde.

  • Karst basin in Minde, flooded by a temporary lake.

  • Bandstand in Minde.

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.
  4. ^ "Minde (16E/02G) 1980-2021". SNIRH. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  5. ^ "A nossa história". Junta de Freguesia de Minde (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-08-30.


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