Alvorge
Sign in to saveAlvorge is a civil parish of the municipality of Ansião, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 1,227, in an area of 39.05 km². As a religious parish, it belongs to the Diocese of Coimbra.
Key facts
- Portuguese subdivision.type
- parish
- Portuguese subdivision.official_name
- Alvorge
- Portuguese subdivision.region
- Centro
- Portuguese subdivision.CIM
- Região de Leiria
- Portuguese subdivision.district
- Leiria
- Portuguese subdivision.municipality
- Ansião
- Portuguese subdivision.area_total
- 39.05
- Portuguese subdivision.population_as_of
- 2011
- Portuguese subdivision.population_total
- 1227
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- Area
- 39.05
- Elevation
- 289
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- Alvorge
- P8168
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Alvorge is a civil parish of the municipality of Ansião, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 1,227, in an area of 39.05 km². As a religious parish, it belongs to the Diocese of Coimbra.
The name "Alvorge" is from the Arabic Al Burj, meaning "the tower", In the period of the Christian Reconquest, Alvorge was part of the border area of Ladeia, so that its tower was part of the border defenses protecting the city of Coimbra to its north. The tower also had the purpose of protecting the spring of Alvorge, which provided a rich source of water in a region poor in springs. Only some ruins remain of this tower.
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