Castro Verde Municipality

Castro Verde Municipality

Castro Verde is a municipality and municipal seat in Alentejo Region of Portugal (historic District of Beja), with a total area of 569.44 km² and population of 7702 inhabitants (2006). Castro Verde is situated in the Baixo Alentejo Subregion within a territory known locally as the Campo Branco (English: White Plains). The municipality can be recognized by the local municipal markers along its borders, that appear within its borders to denote its reference as A Window on the Plains; municipal markers appear as stylized house profiles, with an exaggerated window that allows the visitor to see through into the panorama.