Alvalade (Portuguese pronunciation: [aɫvɐˈladɨ]) is a freguesia (civil parish) and district of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. Located in central Lisbon, Alvalade is south of Lumiar and Olivais, west of Marvila, east of São Domingos de Benfica, and north of Avenidas Novas and Areeiro. The population in 2011 was 31,813.[1][2]

Alvalade
Civil parish
Top: Casa Joaquim Pires Mendes; Jardim do Campo Grande; Middle: Fundação Cidade de Lisboa; Quinta da Torrinha; Igreja de São João de Brito; Bottom: Museum of Lisbon (Pimenta Palace campus); Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal.
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 38.747°N 9.136°W / 38.747; -9.136
Country	Portugal
Region	Lisboa
Metropolitan area	Lisbon
District	Lisbon
Municipality	Lisbon
Area
• Total	5.34 km2 (2.06 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	31,813
• Density	6,000/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC±00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)

History

In 1323, the Battle of Alvalade was fought between King Dinis I of Portugal and his son King Afonso IV of Portugal, but famously the battle was stopped after the intervention of Saint Queen Isabel of Portugal, wife of Dinis I and mother of Afonso IV. There is a monument erected in memory of the Saint Queen in Alvalade.

With the 2012 Administrative Reform, the former Campo Grande and São João de Brito parishes merged with the Alvalade parish and the new and larger one kept the latter's name.[3]

Landmarks

• Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal
• Torre do Tombo National Archive

References

External links

• Alvalade heraldry

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[ru] Алваладе (Лиссабон)