Castelo Branco

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Castelo Branco
coat of arms map
Castelo Branco coat of arms
Castelo Branco (Portugal)
Castelo Branco
Basic data
Region : Centro
Sub-region : Viseu Dão-Lafoes
District : Castelo Branco
Concelho : Castelo Branco
Coordinates : 39 ° 49 ′  N , 7 ° 30 ′  W Coordinates: 39 ° 49 ′  N , 7 ° 30 ′  W
Residents: 35,242 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 170.26 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 207 inhabitants per km²
politics
Address of the municipal administration: Junta de Freguesia de Castelo Branco
Largo do Espírito Santo, 41.42
6000-105 - Castelo Branco
Website: www.jf-castelobranco.pt
Castelo Branco district
flag map
Flag of Castelo Branco Location of the Castelo Branco district
Residents: 56,109 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 1 438.18  km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 39 inhabitants per km²
Number of municipalities : 19th
administration
Administration address: Câmara Municipal de Castelo Branco
Praça do Município
6000-458 Castelo Branco
President of the Câmara Municipal: Joaquim Morão Lopes Dias ( PS )
Website: www.cm-castelobranco.pt
Castelo Branco district
View from the castle to Castelo Branco
Jardim do Paço in Castelo Branco

Castelo Branco ( port. For White Fort , IPA [ kɐʃ'tɛlu 'bɾɐku ]) is a city in Portugal . It is the capital of the Castelo Branco district , belongs to the Região Centro region and the Beira Interior Sul sub-region . It has 35,242 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011).

history

The fortress, presumably built by the ancient Romans, was conquered by Portugal in the course of the Reconquista in 1165 and left to the Knights Templar in 1182 , who built a castle here (completed in 1230). The place received its first town charter ( Foral ) in 1213. In the course of the 13th century the place developed and grew beyond the city walls. King D. Afonso IV therefore had the city walls extended in 1343. A significant Jewish community also lived here.

King Manuel I renewed the town charter in 1510. In 1535 Castelo Branco was elevated to a vila (small town) for the first time .

The place was raised to a city ( Cidade ) in 1771 . It then became a bishopric before the diocese was dissolved again in 1881. In 1956 the now co- cathedral São Miguel Arcanjo became the second bishopric.

Since 1959 the place has been the seat of the district of the same name. In 2011 the Rede de Judiarias was founded, an association of places with historically significant Jewish communities, including Castelo Branco.

administration

The circle

Castelo Branco is the center of one of the largest districts in Portugal, which covers 1438 km². 56,109 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011) live in 19 communities in the district . Neighboring districts are Fundão in the north, Idanha-a-Nova in the south, Vila Velha de Ródão in the southeast and Proença-a-Nova and Oleiros in the west. Castelo Branco also borders Spain in the south .

With the regional reform in September 2013, several municipalities were merged into new municipalities, so that the number of municipalities decreased from 25 to 19.

The municipalities of the Castelo Branco County are as follows:

local community Population
(2011) 		Area
km² 		Density of
population / km² 		LAU
code
Alcains 5,022 36.94 136 050201
Almaceda 677 72.19 9 050202
Benquerenças 720 61.03 12 050203
Castelo Branco 35,242 170.26 207 050205
Cebolais de Cima e Retaxo 1,869 25.13 74 050226
Escalos de Baixo e Mata 1,216 70.08 17th 050227
Escalos de Cima e Lousa 1,559 51.24 30th 050228
Freixial e Juncal do Campo 823 40.67 20th 050229
Lardosa 961 44.47 22nd 050211
Louriçal do Campo 636 22.31 29 050212
Malpica do Tejo 517 246.02 2 050214
Monforte da Beira 378 120.35 3 050216
Ninho do Açor e Sobral do Campo 746 42.97 17th 050230
Póvoa de Rio de Moinhos e Cafede 926 41.07 23 050231
Salgueiro do Campo 891 30.34 29 050220
Santo André das Tojeiras 747 74.87 10 050221
Sao Vicente da Beira 1,259 100.00 13 050222
Sarzedas 1,335 172.05 8th 050223
Tinalhas 585 16.19 36 050225
Castelo Branco district 56.109 1,438.18 39 0502

Population development

Population in Castelo Branco County (1801–2011)
1801 1849 1900 1930 1960 1981 1991 2001 2011
11,536 19.093 38,302 50,434 63.091 54,908 54,310 55,708 56.109

Town twinning

traffic

Castelo Branco is on the A23 motorway and is a stop on the Linha da Beira Baixa railway line . The place is integrated into the national bus network of Rede Expressos .

The urban area is covered by six bus routes, plus various regional bus connections to surrounding cities and communities.

sons and daughters of the town

Monument to Amato Lusitano in Castelo Branco

Web links

Commons : Castelo Branco  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. ↑ a b Overview of code assignments from Freguesias on epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
  3. ↑ www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  4. ↑ www.verportugal.net , accessed January 26, 2013
  5. ↑ www.redejudiariasportugal.com , accessed January 26, 2013
  6. ^ Publication of the administrative reorganization in the Diário da República gazette of January 28, 2013, accessed on March 16, 2014
  7. ↑ www.anmp.pt , accessed on January 26, 2013