Vendas Novas

Vendas Novas is a municipality in the District of Évora in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 11,846, in an area of 222.39 km². The city has 10,235 inhabitants.The present Mayor is Luís Dias, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is September 7.HistoryA hoard of prehistoric objects, including two trapezoid-shaped plaques with geometric designs, was found underneath a hill by labourers in the mid nineteenth century during the construction of the railway line between Vendas Novas and Beja. They are now kept at the British Museum.ParishesAdministratively, the municipality is divided into 2 civil parishes: Landeira Vendas Novas