Poet / Poeta Luís Vaz de Camões Constância Village / Vila de Constância 04/05-07-09
English
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Const%c3%a2ncia_Municipality
In the Zêzere the Tagus was the former Punhete, land whose history is closely linked to the rivers and the activities provided by them: inland shipping, construction and repair, the crossing and fishing.
D. Sebastian raised it to the town and created the Council in 1571, recognizing the development that was already reached. D. Maria II in 1836, changed its name to Constance, in the constant attention that its inhabitants have shown in supporting the liberal cause.
Land of charm and poetry, tradition says that welcomed Camoes for some time, and the memory of the Epic is part of the soul of the village.
The arrival of the railway's railways in the nineteenth century, and road transport in the mid-twentieth century, along with the construction of dams, led to the decline of traditional activities and the village had to change his life, turning to the tourist use of their beauty, the charm of its landscapes and the tranquility of its rivers.
From ancient times retains the memory of the sea and their catch through the Feast of Our Lady of Good Voyage, one of the largest events of its kind in Portugal.
The council also includes the parishes of Montalvo and St. Margaret's Game Reserve, one on each side of the Tagus. In Montalvo, which still preserves much of its rural character, a landscape of farms, orchards and olive groves, is in full swing an Industrial Zone to create jobs and secure the population. St. Margaret's, which hosts the largest concentration of military our country, is a neighborhood predominantly occupied by forest, where it is installed on the Environmental Park which provides excellent conditions for leisure activities, outdoor and knowledge of nature.
Well connected through rail, rail to the east and the A23, and situated in the very center of the country, the Council of Constance is a small municipality that holds great riches of the past and looks forward with optimism to their future, based the diversity of its resources and the complementarity of the work of its population.
Português
pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Const%c3%a2ncia
Constância é uma vila portuguesa pertencente ao Distrito de Santarém, região Centro e sub-região do Médio Tejo, com cerca de 1 900 habitantes. Pertencia ainda à antiga província do Ribatejo, hoje porém sem qualquer significado político-administrativo.
O nome de Constância só foi adquirido oficialmente em 1833, por intermédio da rainha D.Maria II que lhe deu o nome devido ao apoio que a população lhe tinha dado e a sua insistência para mudar o seu antigo nome de Punhete que não gostava.
É sede de um pequeno município com 80,04 km² de área e 3 793 habitantes (2006), subdividido em 3 freguesias. O município é limitado a norte, leste e sul pelo município de Abrantes e a oeste por Vila Nova da Barquinha e pela Chamusca.
He wrote the Book " Lusíadas "
He's one the Portuguese Literature Father
Lusiadas
As armas e os barões assinalados,
Que da ocidental praia Lusitana,
Por mares nunca de antes navegados,
Passaram ainda além da Taprobana,
Em perigos e guerras esforçados,
Mais do que prometia a força humana,
E entre gente remota edificaram
Novo Reino, que tanto sublimaram;
english
The weapons and barons reported,
What the western beach Lusitana,
Seas never before navigated,
Yet passed beyond Taprobana,
Dangers and war effort,
More than promised human strength,
And among people remote built
New Kingdom, which sublimated both
Poet / Poeta Luís Vaz de Camões Constância Village / Vila de Constância 04/05-07-09
English
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Const%c3%a2ncia_Municipality
In the Zêzere the Tagus was the former Punhete, land whose history is closely linked to the rivers and the activities provided by them: inland shipping, construction and repair, the crossing and fishing.
D. Sebastian raised it to the town and created the Council in 1571, recognizing the development that was already reached. D. Maria II in 1836, changed its name to Constance, in the constant attention that its inhabitants have shown in supporting the liberal cause.
Land of charm and poetry, tradition says that welcomed Camoes for some time, and the memory of the Epic is part of the soul of the village.
The arrival of the railway's railways in the nineteenth century, and road transport in the mid-twentieth century, along with the construction of dams, led to the decline of traditional activities and the village had to change his life, turning to the tourist use of their beauty, the charm of its landscapes and the tranquility of its rivers.
From ancient times retains the memory of the sea and their catch through the Feast of Our Lady of Good Voyage, one of the largest events of its kind in Portugal.
The council also includes the parishes of Montalvo and St. Margaret's Game Reserve, one on each side of the Tagus. In Montalvo, which still preserves much of its rural character, a landscape of farms, orchards and olive groves, is in full swing an Industrial Zone to create jobs and secure the population. St. Margaret's, which hosts the largest concentration of military our country, is a neighborhood predominantly occupied by forest, where it is installed on the Environmental Park which provides excellent conditions for leisure activities, outdoor and knowledge of nature.
Well connected through rail, rail to the east and the A23, and situated in the very center of the country, the Council of Constance is a small municipality that holds great riches of the past and looks forward with optimism to their future, based the diversity of its resources and the complementarity of the work of its population.
Português
pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Const%c3%a2ncia
Constância é uma vila portuguesa pertencente ao Distrito de Santarém, região Centro e sub-região do Médio Tejo, com cerca de 1 900 habitantes. Pertencia ainda à antiga província do Ribatejo, hoje porém sem qualquer significado político-administrativo.
O nome de Constância só foi adquirido oficialmente em 1833, por intermédio da rainha D.Maria II que lhe deu o nome devido ao apoio que a população lhe tinha dado e a sua insistência para mudar o seu antigo nome de Punhete que não gostava.
É sede de um pequeno município com 80,04 km² de área e 3 793 habitantes (2006), subdividido em 3 freguesias. O município é limitado a norte, leste e sul pelo município de Abrantes e a oeste por Vila Nova da Barquinha e pela Chamusca.
He wrote the Book " Lusíadas "
He's one the Portuguese Literature Father
Lusiadas
As armas e os barões assinalados,
Que da ocidental praia Lusitana,
Por mares nunca de antes navegados,
Passaram ainda além da Taprobana,
Em perigos e guerras esforçados,
Mais do que prometia a força humana,
E entre gente remota edificaram
Novo Reino, que tanto sublimaram;
english
The weapons and barons reported,
What the western beach Lusitana,
Seas never before navigated,
Yet passed beyond Taprobana,
Dangers and war effort,
More than promised human strength,
And among people remote built
New Kingdom, which sublimated both