Nisa, Portugal
In-game article clicks load inline without leaving the challenge.
Nisa, officially the Notable Town of Nisa, is a municipality in Portalegre District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 7,450, in an area of 575.68km2.
The present Mayor is Maria Idalina Alves Trindade (PS - Partido Socialista). The municipal holiday is Easter Monday.
In addition, it lends its name to Queijo de Nisa, a Portuguese sheep cheese with a protected designation of origin (PDO).
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 7 civil parishes (freguesias):
- Alpalhão
- Arez e Amieira do Tejo
- Espírito Santo, Nossa Senhora da Graça e São Simão
- Montalvão
- Santana
- São Matias
- Tolosa
Notable people
- Álvaro Semedo (ca.1585 - 1658) a Portuguese Jesuit priest and missionary in China.