Tomar

Also known as Tomar Municipality

Tomar (), also known in English as Thomar (the ancient name of Tomar), is a Portuguese city and a municipality in the historical Ribatejo Portuguese province, and in Santarém district. The town proper has a population of about 20,000. The municipality population in 2011 was 40,677, in an area of .

Key facts

Portuguese subdivision.type: municipality
Portuguese subdivision.official_name: Tomar
Portuguese subdivision.image_flag: Pt-tmr1.png
Portuguese subdivision.flag_border: no
Portuguese subdivision.image_shield: TMR.png
Portuguese subdivision.image_skyline: Tomar - Portugal (32771230342).jpg
Portuguese subdivision.image_caption: View of the town of Tomar and the Nabão river
Portuguese subdivision.map_caption: Interactive map of Tomar
Portuguese subdivision.region: Oeste e Vale do Tejo
Portuguese subdivision.CIM: Médio Tejo
Portuguese subdivision.district: Santarém
Portuguese subdivision.leader_party

Article

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Contents

Geography
Parishes
History
International relations
Attractions
Schools and education
Local festival and events
Holidays
Local food specialities
Myths
Notable people
See also
References
External links

The town of Tomar was created inside the walls of the Convento de Cristo, constructed under the orders of Gualdim de Pais, the fourth Grand Master of the Knights Templar in Portugal in the late 12th century.