Vendas Novas (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈvẽdɐʒˈnɔvɐʃ] ⓘ), officially the City of Vendas Novas (Portuguese: Cidade de Vendas Novas), is a municipality in the District of Évora in Portugal. The population in 2021 was 11,245, in an area of 222.39 km2. The city has 10,625 inhabitants.

The present Mayor is Valentino Salgado Cunha, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is September 7.

History

One of the Vendas Novas plaques in the British Museum
The other Vendas Novas plaque in the British Museum

A hoard of prehistoric objects, including two trapezoid-shaped plaques with geometric designs, was found underneath a hill by labourers in the mid nineteenth century during the construction of the railway line between Vendas Novas and Beja. They are since 1862 kept at the British Museum.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 2 civil parishes (freguesias):

  • Landeira
  • Vendas Novas

Notable people

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