Crato, Portugal

Municipality in Alentejo, Portugal

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Coordinates: 39°17′N 7°38′W / 39.283°N 7.633°W / 39.283; -7.633Country

PortugalRegionAlentejoIntermunic. comm.Alto AlentejoDistrictPortalegreParishes4Government

• PresidentJosé Luz (PS)Area

• Total398.07 km² (153.70 sq mi)Population

(2011)

• Total3,708 • Density9.3/km² (24/sq mi)Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET) • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)Local holidayEaster Monday
date variesWebsitehttp://www.cm-crato.pt

Crato (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkɾatu] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in Portalegre District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 3,708,^[1] in an area of 398.07 km².^[2]

The present Mayor is José Correia Luz, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is Easter Monday.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 5 civil parishes (freguesias):^[3]

Aldeia da Mata
Crato e Mártires, Flor da Rosa e Vale do Peso
Gáfete
Monte da Pedra

History

Crato has been the headquarters of the Knights Hospitaller in Portugal since 1340. The head of the order was known as the Prior of Crato.

References

^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 43" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 July 2014.