ESTREMOZ

city and concelho (township), vora distrito (district), eastern Portugal. An ancient, gated city, it is overlooked by a 13th-century castle, in which St. Isabella of Portugal, widow of King Dinis, died in 1336. Estremoz was an important base for the Portuguese army in its successful battles against the Spanish during the 17th century. It is renowned for its distinctive pottery. Local produce includes wine and olive oil; there are cork-processing and wool-milling industries, and white marble is quarried in the neighbourhood. Pop. (1991 prelim.) city, 6,910; concelho, 18,480.