Tomar, also known in English as Thomar, is a city of some 20,000 and also a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 351.0 km² and a total population of 43,007 inhabitants.
The municipality is composed of 16 parishes, and is located in the district of Santarém. In the heart of Portugal, Tomar is where faith and history meet. It is strategically situated at 135km from Lisbon, 190km from Oporto, 80km from Coimbra and 31km from Fátima.
It was founded as head-quarters of the Knights Templar in Portugal in the 12th century and contains some of the most significant Templar monuments in Europe. Tomar was especially important in the 15th century when it was a centre of Portuguese overseas expansion under Henry the Navigator, the Grand Master of the Order of Christ, successor organization to the Templars in Portugal.
The Templar Castle and the Convent of the Knights of the Order of Christ have been witness to some of the most heroic events in the history of Portugal.
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