Paço de Arcos
Paço de Arcos (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpasu ˈdaɾkus]) is a former civil parish in the municipality of Oeiras, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Oeiras e São Julião da Barra, Paço de Arcos e Caxias.[1] The population in 2011 was 15,315,[2] in an area of 3.39 km².[3] It was elevated to town by a decree at December 7, 1926.
Its name comes from the Palácio dos Arcos located at the entrance to the village, where king D. Manuel I of Portugal watched Vasco da Gama's caravels leave for India. Nowadays, the Portuguese maritime academy - Escola Náutica Infante D. Henrique - is based there. It's also the base of the private business jet company NetJets Europe.
Paço de Arcos is where Quinta da Fonte is located, one of the biggest office parks in Europe, being the home of companies such as General Electric, Hewlett Packard, among others.
The town is featured in Robert Wilson's 1999 novel A Small Death in Lisbon, as both the residence of the main character, Inspector José "Zé" Coelho, and where a body is found.
References
- ↑ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 82" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ↑ Eurostat
Coordinates: 38°41′42″N 9°17′38″W / 38.695°N 9.294°W