Corroios

Corroios is a civil parish in the municipality of Seixal in the district of Setúbal, Portugal. It is part of the Lisbon metropolitan area. The population in 2011 was 47,661,[1] in an area of 17.11 km².[2] Corroios remains as the second most populous town in Portugal, after Algueirão-Mem Martins (note: this ranking includes only vilas [towns] and excludes cidades [cities]). The town is located on the south side of the Tagus River, opposite Lisbon, the capital of Portugal.

Corroios
Civil parish
Coat of arms
Corroios
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 38.65°N 9.15°W / 38.65; -9.15
Country Portugal
RegionLisboa
Metropolitan areaLisbon
DistrictSetúbal
MunicipalitySeixal
Area
 • Total17.11 km2 (6.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total47,661
 • Density2,800/km2 (7,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Postal code
P-2855
Websitewww.jf-corroios.pt

Corroios has many immigrants, mainly from Africa but also from Eastern Europe and Asia and one third of the population is below the age of 25 years.

History

The oldest traces of human presence in the Corroios territory date from the Roman occupation and can be found in Quinta do Rouxinol.

In 1385 Almada, including a part of Corroios, was donated to D. Nuno Alvares Pereira, Constable of the Kingdom, by King João I. D. Nuno used his land in Corroios to create a farm and in 1403, he built the first mill of the municipality of Seixal: the still-standing Corroios Tidal Mill, now preserved and kept as an industrial monument, but still functional.

The Corroios parish was founded in 1369, until then it was a part of the larger Almada that encompassed most of the current territories of Almada and Seixal.

During the Age of Discovery, this was an important loading area of shipments to Lisbon.

With the creation of the Municipality of Seixal on November 6, 1836, Corroios was extinct and merged into the Freguesia of Amora. But on April 7, 1979, after almost 150 years, the Freguesia of Corroios was restored to an independent village.

On May 20, 1993, Corroios rose into a town.

Furthermore, Corroios has an important natural heritage; one such example being the Corroios Salt Marsh (Sapal de Corroios), which is integrated in the REN-National Ecological Reserve.

Localities

The parish has the following neighborhoods:

  • Vale de Milhaços
  • Alto do Moinho
  • Santa Marta do Pinhal
  • Miratejo
  • Pinhal de Vidal
  • Verdizela.

Architecture
The Tidal Mill of Corroios

Civic

Military
  • Gunpowder Factory of Vale de Milhaços (Portuguese: Fábrica de Pólvora de Vale de Milhaços/S.A.P. - Sociedade Africana de Pólvora)

Religious
  • Church of Nossa Senhora da Graça (Portuguese: Igreja Paroquial de Corroios/Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Graça)

Education

Corroios has six primary schools, two secondary schools and one high school:

  • Escola Secundária João de Barros
  • Escola Básica 2º e 3º Ciclos de Corroios
  • Escola Básica 2º e 3º Ciclos de Vale de Milhaços
  • Escola Básica 1º Ciclo Nº1 de Corroios
  • Escola Básica 1º Ciclo Quinta do Campo
  • Escola Básica 1º Ciclo Alto do Moinho
  • Escola Básica 1º Ciclo Dom Nuno Álvares Pereira
  • Escola Básica 1º Ciclo Quinta da Cabouca
  • Escola Básica 1º Ciclo Miratejo

References
  1. Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. Eurostat Archived October 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
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