Vendas Novas (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈvẽdɐʒ ˈnɔvɐʃ] ⓘ) is a municipality in the District of Évora in Portugal.
[1] The present Mayor is Valentino Salgado Cunha, elected by the Socialist Party.
A 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.
[4] Administratively, the municipality is divided into 2 civil parishes (freguesias):[5]
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