Pombalinho

Pombalinho
Civil parish
Coat of arms
Pombalinho Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 39.343°N 8.555°W / 39.343; -8.555
Country	Portugal
Region	Alentejo
Intermunic. comm.	Lezíria do Tejo
District	Santarém
Municipality	Golegã
Area
• Total	7.70 km2 (2.97 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	448
• Density	58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC±00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Postal code	2150
Area code	243

Pombalinho (Portuguese pronunciation: [põbɐˈliɲu]) is a village and a civil parish in the municipality of Golegã, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 448, in an area of 7.70 km².

History

Located on the right bank of the Tagus River, 22 kilometers northeast of the city of Santarém, in Roman antiquity it was an important satellite town of that city, which was founded by the Romans who occupied the region in the 2nd century BC and named the larger settlement Scalabis. Pombalinho was formerly called Santa Cruz do Pombal but became known from the 18th century onwards by the name of Pombalinho to distinguish it from other villages with the same name, especially the town of Pombal. The 1st Baron of Pombalinho, António Vasques da Cunha de Araújo Porto Carrero, was mentioned on Almeida Garrett's (1799 – 1854) Viagens na Minha Terra (Travels in My Homeland). Before 2013, it was part of Santarém municipality. In 2013 the civil parish of Pombalinho was merged into the municipality of Golegã.

Geography

The territory of this village and respective civil parish, in the fertile Lezíria do Tejo (roughly the same area of the historical province of Ribatejo), is almost exclusively used for agriculture. Pombalinho's festivities take place in the festival of Saint Sebastian from 27 to 29 June, with mass singing, sermon, procession, Cavalhadas, among other activities.

Heraldry

Symbolism of the Coat: The green shield represents agriculture. Aspa checker of red and gold, the combination of the patron saint (Santa Cruz) and colors of the arms of the baron Pombalinho (chess with gold, and the quote of Portocarreras loaded with pictures of red gold, the rocks), and a Roman pavement made recently discovered, with parallelepiped of various colors. Two doves in silver, outlined in the flanks, speaker element. Bunch of grapes silver, sheets of gold, to represent a source of wealth of the parish. Roca linen on edge, with other agricultural production. The flag is yellow, color of the pieces taken from the main shield.

Culture and sports

• Soccer Field
• Group of Folklore dancing and singing of Ribatejo - POMBALINHO
• Vera Cruz Football Club
• House People's Pombalinho
• Annual Festivals S. Sebastian

Mayors since 1921

Extended content

Name Term Start. Term End. Party Júlio José Barreiros 21-February-1921 21-March-1921 Socialist Manuel Martinho Gameiro 30-April-1921 2-January-1922 Socialist António Eugénio de Menezes 16-January-1922 17-December-1925 Socialist Joaquim Gonçalves Ferreira 2-January-1926 7-January-1938 Socialist Manuel Monteiro Barbosa 7-January-1938 7-January-1942 Socialist Manuel Gameiro Duarte 28-February-1942 4-January-1946 Socialist António Alegre Mota 4-January-1946 22-December-1946 Socialist António Fonseca Barreiros 2-January-1947 3-January-1951 Socialist Herminio Correia Minderico 3-January-1951 5-January-1960 Socialist Joaquim Pedro de Menezes 5-January-1960 2-November-1960 Socialist Diamantino Carvalho 15-November-1963 3-January-1972 Socialist Francisco Conceição Cruz 3-January-1972 3-October-1973 Socialist José Carvalho Madeira 3-January-1973 13-January-1975 Socialist José Carvalho Gomes 13-January-1975 8-January-1977 Socialist Francisco Brás Barrão Júnior 8-January-1977 4-January-1986 Socialist Francisco Bispo 4-January-1986 5-January-1990 Communist Joaquim Manuel Barreiros Mateiro 5-January-1990 31-December-2004 Socialist Manuel João Bonifácio 28-October-2005 11-October-2009 Socialist Luís Filipe Júlio 11-October-2009 Incumbent MICP (Mov. Indep. Cidadãos Pombalinho) Note