GAVIÃO
N 39.46592; W 7.93774
Gavião is a Portuguese village in the district of Portalegre, Alentejo region and sub-region of Alto Alentejo, with 1,501 inhabitants (2021).
It is the seat of the municipality of Gavião with an area of 294.59 km² and 3,394 inhabitants (2021), subdivided into four parishes. The municipality is limited to the west and north by the municipality of Mação, to the east by Nisa, to the southeast by Crato, to the southwest by Ponte de Sor and to the west by Abrantes.
It constituted an important possession of the Order of Malta or the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem, Rhodes and Malta, as this ancient Religious and Military Order was once called.
Gavião received a charter from D. Manuel I on November 23, 1519.
History
Apparently, the parish of Gavião was already populated during Roman times, as it was fertile land and because of its location in an extensive field, taking into account some archaeological elements from that period.
Its settlement began around the 12th century and, over time, life in the municipality of Gavião proceeded with the regularity allowed by its remoteness from large centres.
In terms of heritage, the landscape is the main monument of this historic town.
Gavião is an essentially agricultural municipality. Its population maintains the rural traits that have shaped its history and ethnography.
Parishes
The parishes in the municipality of Gavião are as follows:
Belver
Comenda
Gavião and Atalaia
Margem
Heritage
Belver Castle
Alamal Walkways
Largo do Município
In Largo, in addition to the Main Church and the Bandstand, several buildings deserve some attention:
Former Gavião seminary, built at the end of the 19th century as a residence for the Rebelo family;
The Parish Council, residence of Dr. Matias Marques Ayres de Seixas;
The imposing Solar Patrício Lino Netto. This palace was built on the site of some houses of the Ayres de Seixas family dating back to the 16th century and restored in the mid-20th century by the current owner, Dr. Joaquim Lino Netto, descendant of the Ayres de Seixas, the oldest family in Gavião;
The City Hall, built around 1856 and renovated in 1972, replaced the old City Hall, located in Largo do Pelourinho, in the building until recently occupied by the Municipal Fire Department.
Tourism
In Gavião, the Alamal Beach, the Alamal Walkways and the Belver Castle stand out.
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ATALAIA (GAVIÃO)
N 39.45409; W 7.87429
Atalaia is an old Portuguese parish in the municipality of Gavião, with an area of 19.44 km² and 138 inhabitants. Its population density was 7.1 inhabitants / km².
