Almeirim

Almeirim () is a city and a municipality in Santarém District, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 23,376, in an area of 222.12 km2. The city proper had a population of 10,520 in 2001.

Key facts

Portuguese subdivision.type: municipality
Portuguese subdivision.official_name: Almeirim
Portuguese subdivision.image_flag: Pt-alr3.png
Portuguese subdivision.flag_border: no
Portuguese subdivision.image_shield: ALR1.png
Portuguese subdivision.image_skyline: Restaurantes em Almeirim.JPG
Portuguese subdivision.image_caption: View of Almeirim
Portuguese subdivision.mapframe: yes
Portuguese subdivision.mapframe zoom: 9
Portuguese subdivision.region: Oeste e Vale do Tejo
Portuguese subdivision.CIM: Lezíria do Tejo
Portuguese subdivision.district

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History
Geography
Economy
Architecture
Civic
Religious
Culture
Notable citizens
See also
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Almeirim () is a city and a municipality in Santarém District, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 23,376, in an area of 222.12 km2. The city proper had a population of 10,520 in 2001.

==History== There are vestiges of mid-Paleolithic to Mesolithic period along the territory, including traces from Neolithic, Calcolithic and Bronze Age remnants. The Iron Age also marked this region, with archaeological excavations unearthing settlements and artefacts.