Minde, Portugal


Minde is a town and freguesia of Alcanena Municipality, in the District of Santarém, in Portugal. The population of the entire civil parish in 2011 was 3,293, in an area of 21.14 km². Minde is known as the place of origin of the Minderico, a sociolect or argot spoken by traders. The civil parish is located in a landscape of intensive karst. People who originate from or live in Minde are informally known as Minderico because, as a result of the regional development of the clothing industry, the people of Minde were considered to be wealthy. 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.

History

Minde was first mentioned in official records in the year 1165, 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.

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