Azambuja ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐzɐ̃ˈbuʒɐ] ) is a municipality in the Portuguese district of Lisbon , in the historical region of Ribatejo (and the sole municipality of within the district that does not belong to the historical province of Estremadura ). The population in 2011 was 21,814, in an area of 262.66 km. Since 2002, it was integrated into the NUTS III statistical subregion of Lezíria do Tejo .
5-470: The town is so old that there is no longer any surviving record of when it received the privileged status embodied in a municipal charter. In 1963 Ford opened an auto-assembly plant in Azambuja. In 2000 the plant was integrated into the nearby auto-assembly business of General Motors ( Opel ). Opel Combo minivans were assembled until the end of 2006 when the plant was closed and production transferred to
10-574: Is the town ( vila ) with the same name, which has 6,900 inhabitants and occupies the parish ( freguesia ) also named Azambuja. The total number of parishes is 7. Administratively, the municipality is divided into 7 civil parishes ( freguesias ): Town privileges Town privileges or borough rights were important features of European towns during most of the second millennium. The city law customary in Central Europe probably dates back to Italian models, which in turn were oriented towards
15-433: The manufacturer's plant near Saragossa ( Spain ). The town's current name is derived from the name given to it by Muslims of Iberia , who referred to it as "Azzabuja". The municipality is limited to the north by Rio Maior , to the northeast Santarém , to the east Cartaxo , to the southeast Salvaterra de Magos , to the south Benavente and Vila Franca de Xira and to the west by Alenquer and Cadaval . Its seat
20-531: The town obtained the right to be called a borough , hence the term "borough rights" ( German : Stadtrecht ; Dutch : stadsrechten ). Some degree of self-government , representation by diet , and tax-relief could also be granted. Multiple tiers existed; for example, in Sweden , the basic royal charter establishing a borough enabled trade, but not foreign trade, which required a higher-tier charter granting staple right . This European history –related article
25-408: The traditions of the self-administration of Roman cities. Judicially, a borough (or burgh ) was distinguished from the countryside by means of a charter from the ruling monarch that defined its privileges and laws . Common privileges involved trade (marketplace, the storing of goods, etc.) and the establishment of guilds . Some of these privileges were permanent and could imply that
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