Belmonte, Portugal
Belmonte (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˌbɛlˈmõtɨ] ⓘ) is a municipality in the district of Castelo Branco, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 6,859, in an area of 118.76 km2.
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Municipality | |
Belmonte | |
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| Coordinates: 40°21′N 7°21′W | |
| Country | Portugal |
| Region | Centro |
| Intermunic. comm. | Beiras e Serra da Estrela |
| District | Castelo Branco |
| Area | |
| • Total | 118.76 km2 (45.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 6,859 |
| • Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Website | http://www.cm-belmonte.pt |
Belmonte is distinguished by its enduring Jewish community, tracing back to at least the 13th century, which maintained its faith through crypto-Judaism and numbered about 300 in 2008. Despite facing the Inquisition and forced conversions, this community preserved Jewish traditions in secret, culminating in the re-establishment of open practice and the founding of a synagogue in 1996. The history is chronicled in the Belmonte Jewish Museum, which opened in 2005.
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