Corroios
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Corroios is a Portuguese
town and parish, located in the municipality of Seixal. It has a 2001 population of 46,475 inhabitants and a total area of 16.92 km² and the density is 2,746.9/km². 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. This river has on the other side Lisbon, the capital of Portugal.
Corroios has several neighborhoods like Vale de Milhaços, Alto do Moinho, Santa Marta do Pinhal, Miratejo, Pinhal de Vidal and Verdizela.
Corroios has a lot of immigrants, mainly from Africa but also from Eastern Europe and Asia and one third of the population is below the age of 25 years old.
occupation and can be found in Quinta do Rouxinol.
In 1385 Almada, including a part of Corroios, was donated to John Constable Nuno Alvares Pereira
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 Corroios parish was founded in 1369, in those days 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 6th, 1836, Corroios was extinct and merged into the Freguesia
of Amora. Finally, on April 7th, 1979, after a long period of almost 150 years, the Freguesia
of Corroios was restored to an independent village
.
On May 20th, 1993, Corroios rose into a town
.
Furthermore Corroios has an important natural heritage, which deserves mention in the Sapal Corroios and is integrated in the REN-National Ecological Reserve.
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
town and parish, located in the municipality of Seixal. It has a 2001 population of 46,475 inhabitants and a total area of 16.92 km² and the density is 2,746.9/km². 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. This river has on the other side Lisbon, the capital of Portugal.
Corroios has several neighborhoods like Vale de Milhaços, Alto do Moinho, Santa Marta do Pinhal, Miratejo, Pinhal de Vidal and Verdizela.
Corroios has a lot of immigrants, mainly from Africa but also from Eastern Europe and Asia and one third of the population is below the age of 25 years old.
History
The oldest traces of human presence in the Corroios territory date from the RomanAncient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
occupation and can be found in Quinta do Rouxinol.
In 1385 Almada, including a part of Corroios, was donated to John Constable Nuno Alvares Pereira
Nuno Álvares Pereira
Dom Nuno Álvares Pereira, O. Carm. , also spelled Nun'Álvares Pereira, was a Portuguese general of great success who had a decisive role in the 1383-1385 Crisis that assured Portugal's independence from Castile...
by King João I
John I of Portugal
John I KG , called the Good or of Happy Memory, more rarely and outside Portugal the Bastard, was the tenth King of Portugal and the Algarve and the first to use the title Lord of Ceuta...
. 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 Corroios parish was founded in 1369, in those days a part of the larger Almada
Almada
Almada is a municipality in Portugal, covering an area of 70.2 km² located on the southern margin of the Tagus River. Its municipal population in 2008 was 164,844 inhabitants; the urbanized center had a population of 102,357.The seat is the city of Almada....
that encompassed most of the current territories of Almada and Seixal.
During the Age of Discovery
Age of Discovery
The Age of Discovery, also known as the Age of Exploration and the Great Navigations , was a period in history starting in the early 15th century and continuing into the early 17th century during which Europeans engaged in intensive exploration of the world, establishing direct contacts with...
, this was an important loading area of shipments to Lisbon.
With the creation of the Municipality of Seixal on November 6th, 1836, Corroios was extinct and merged into the Freguesia
Freguesia
Freguesia is the Portuguese term for a secondary local administrative unit in Portugal and some of its former colonies, and a former secondary local administrative unit in Macau, roughly equivalent to an administrative parish. A freguesia is a subdivision of a concelho, the Portuguese synonym term...
of Amora. Finally, on April 7th, 1979, after a long period of almost 150 years, the Freguesia
Freguesia
Freguesia is the Portuguese term for a secondary local administrative unit in Portugal and some of its former colonies, and a former secondary local administrative unit in Macau, roughly equivalent to an administrative parish. A freguesia is a subdivision of a concelho, the Portuguese synonym term...
of Corroios was restored to an independent village
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
.
On May 20th, 1993, Corroios rose into a town
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
.
Furthermore Corroios has an important natural heritage, which deserves mention in the Sapal Corroios and is integrated in the REN-National Ecological Reserve.
Localities
The parish has the following neighborhoods:- Vale de MilhaçosVale de MilhaçosVale de Milhaços is a locality in the parish of Corroios and the city of Seixal, it is also a suburb of Lisbon. It is mainly a residential area.The main economic activity are commerce along with other industries along with pastel manufacturing....
- Alto do MoinhoAlto do MoinhoAlto do Moinho is a locality in the parish of Corroios, part of the city of Seixal. It is a residential suburb with many luxury uses.The main economic activity are commercial, services along with industries especially in pastels....
- Santa Marta do PinhalSanta Marta do PinhalSanta Marta do Pinhal is a locality in the parish of Corroios and the city of Seixal and the Setúbal. It is also a suburb of Lisbon . It used to be occupied by extensive pines, but it is now an urban area....
- MiratejoMiratejoMiratejo is a locality in the municipality of Corroios in the city of Seixal. It is part of the Greater Lisbon Area. Miratejo is situated between Corroios and Laranjeiro between the Estuary of the Tejo and the extrene west of Alfeite It is also the place of birth of portuguese hip hop music,...
Sites of interests
- Roman site of Rouxinol
- Moinho de Maré de CorroiosMoinho de Maré de CorroiosThe Moinho de Maré de Corroios, also the Moinho do Castelo was a building that was constructed in 1403 under the order of Nuno Álvares Pereira. It was largely destroyed in the Earthquake of 1755. In 1980, the municipality of Seixal restored and became a part of the Municipal Ecomuseum...
or Moinho do Castelo - Fábrica de Pólvora de Vale de Milhaços or Fábrica da Pólvora Negra
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
Culture
- Festival de Música Moderna de CorroiosFestival de Música Moderna de CorroiosThe Festival de Música Moderna de Corroios is a rock festival that has been started in 1996 to evolve the modern Portuguese music. A group of people with experience and particular interest in the Portuguese music formed a team and they are responsible for organizing the festivals. Every year they...
(Corroios Modern Music Festival) - March - Concurso de Fotografia de Corroios (Corroios Photography Concourse) - June
- Animação de Espaços Públicos (Public Space Animation) - July
- Festas Populares de Corroios (The People's Festival of Corroios) - August
- Festival de Vídeo de Corroios (Corroios Video Festival) - VIDEOCOR - November