Minde, Portugal

Minde
Civil parish
Coat of arms of Minde
Coat of arms
Minde is located in Portugal
Minde
Minde
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 39°31′01″N 8°40′59″W / 39.517°N 8.683°W / 39.517; -8.683
Country Portugal
RegionOeste e Vale do Tejo
Intermunic. comm.Médio Tejo
DistrictSantarém
MunicipalityAlcanena
Area
 • Total
21.14 km2 (8.16 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
3,293
 • Density160/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)

Minde (Ninhou in the Minderico language) is a town and freguesia (civil parish) of Alcanena Municipality, in the District of Santarém, in Portugal. The population of the entire civil parish in 2011 was 3,293,[1] in an area of 21.14 km² (Censos 2011).[2] Minde is known as the place of origin of the Minderico, a sociolect or argot spoken by traders.[3] The civil parish is located in a landscape of intensive karst. People who originate from or live in Minde are informally known as Minderico (said to have been created as a variation of Mindense (which is also correct) because, as a result of the regional development of the clothing industry, the people of Minde were considered to be wealthy (rico in Portuguese, thus Minderico). The formal and ever-used form of Minderico is Mindense.

Geography

Minde is located in a landscape of intensive karst in an area of central mainland Portugal. It was part of the historical province Ribatejo. The town proper borders a karst basin. In the summer the polje is fertile fields, in winter, in case of heavy rain, a temporary lake. Minde is part of the Médio Tejo region in central Portugal.

Climate

Climate data for Minde, altitude: 222 m (728 ft)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average rainfall mm (inches) 131.7
(5.19) 		101.4
(3.99) 		77.2
(3.04) 		94.3
(3.71) 		74.8
(2.94) 		29.3
(1.15) 		7.0
(0.28) 		10.6
(0.42) 		47.7
(1.88) 		129.4
(5.09) 		139.4
(5.49) 		152.0
(5.98) 		994.8
(39.16)
Source: Portuguese Environmental Agency[4]

History

Minde was first mentioned in official records in the year 1165,[5] in a letter written by Afonso I of Portugal, where he established a hostel in what is now modern-day Minde.

In 1892, Minde became part of the Torres Novas município, leaving Porto de Mós. In 1914, the Alcanena município is founded, and, since then, Minde is part of it.

Notable people

  • A view of Minde.
    A view of Minde.
  • Karst basin in Minde, flooded by a temporary lake.
    Karst basin in Minde, flooded by a temporary lake.
  • Bandstand in Minde.
    Bandstand in Minde.

References

  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal
  2. ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  3. ^ Manuel Fernandes Vicente (2009), "Minderico renasce com apoio da Volkswagen a línguas ameaçadas", Público, edition of 17.08.2009, p. 22.
  4. ^ "Minde (16E/02G) 1980-2021". SNIRH. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  5. ^ "A nossa história". Junta de Freguesia de Minde (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  6. ^ Público. "Batterie". Guia do Lazer (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-06-19.
  7. ^ "O Portomozense n.º 77". arquivo.municipio-portodemos.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-06-19.


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