Arraiolos
Municipality in Alentejo, Portugal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Arraiolos (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐʁɐˈjɔluʃ] ⓘ) is a municipality in Évora District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 7,363,[1] in an area of 683.75 km2.[2] The town of Arraiolos has 3,351 inhabitants. The present Mayor is Silvia Pinto, elected by the Unitary Democratic Coalition.
Arraiolos | |
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Coordinates: 38°43′N 7°59′W | |
Country | Portugal |
Region | Alentejo |
Intermunic. comm. | Alentejo Central |
District | Évora |
Parishes | 5 |
Government | |
• President | Silvia Pinto (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 683.75 km2 (264.00 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 7,363 |
• Density | 11/km2 (28/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
Local holiday | Ascension Day date varies |
Website | http://www.cm-arraiolos.pt |
The town is famous for its castle and its embroidered wool rugs and carpets. Arraiolos rugs have been made since the Middle Ages.[3]
In October 2003, Jorge Sampaio, the then President of Portugal, invited the Presidents of Finland, Germany, as well as of soon-to-be EU members Hungary, Latvia and Poland to Arraiolos in order to discuss the consequences of the 2004 enlargement of the European Union and plans for a Constitution for Europe.[4] Subsequent meetings of non-executive presidents of European Union member states have been dubbed Arraiolos meetings.