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Crato (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkɾatu] (listen)) is a municipality in Portalegre District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 3,708,[1] in an area of 398.07 km².[2]

Crato
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 39°17′N 7°38′W
Country	Portugal
Region	Alentejo
Intermunic. comm.	Alto Alentejo
District	Portalegre
Parishes	4
Government
• President	José Luz (PS)
Area
• Total	398.07 km2 (153.70 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	3,708
• Density	9.3/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC±00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holiday	Easter Monday date varies
Website	http://www.cm-crato.pt

The present Mayor is José Correia Luz, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is Easter Monday.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 5 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]

• Aldeia da Mata
• Crato e Mártires, Flor da Rosa e Vale do Peso
• Gáfete
• Monte da Pedra

History

Crato has been the headquarters of the Knights Hospitaller in Portugal since 1340. The head of the order was known as the Prior of Crato.

References

External links

• Town Hall official website
• Photos from Crato

На других языках

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- [en] Crato, Portugal

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[es] Crato (Portugal)

Crato es una villa portuguesa del Distrito de Portalegre, región Alentejo y comunidad intermunicipal del Alto Alentejo, con cerca de 1600 habitantes.

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[ru] Крату (Португалия)

Крату (порт. Crato; [kɾatu]) — посёлок городского типа в Португалии, центр одноимённого муниципалитета в составе округа Порталегре. Численность населения — 1,8 тыс. жителей (посёлок), 3,8 тыс. жителей (муниципалитет). Посёлок и муниципалитет входит в экономико-статистический регион Алентежу и субрегион Алту-Алентежу. По старому административному делению входил в провинцию Алту-Алентежу.

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