Águeda (Freguesia)

Águeda is a former Portuguese parish ( freguesia ). It is also the seat of the district ( concelho ) of Águeda . Águeda was promoted to city ( Cidade ) in 1985 .

The Freguesia Águeda had an area of ​​27.33 km² and 11,357 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011).

The coat of arms of the former freguesia

On September 29, 2013, the Freguesias Águeda and Borralha were merged to form the new Freguesia União das Freguesias de Águeda e Borralha .

geography

The city lies on the Rio Águeda , where it spreads out on a gently sloping slope of the valley, which is very wide and 31 meters deep. It is located 240 km north of Lisbon , 72 km south of Porto and 20 km east of the district capital, Aveiro .

Localities

The following localities belonged to the municipality of Águeda:

Águeda Alagoa Alhandra Ameal Assequins Bolfiar

Catraia de Assequins Cavadas Giesteira Gravanço Lapas de S. Pedro Maçoida

Ninho de Águia Paredes Raivo Regote Rio Covo Sardão

S. Pedro Vale de Erva Vale Domingos Vale Durão Vale do Sobreirinho Vale Verde

Buildings

• Pelourinho de Assequins (fragments of the stake from the early 16th century)

Web links

• Map of the Freguesia Águeda at the Instituto Geográfico do Exército

Individual evidence

1. ^ Publication of the administrative reorganization in the Diário da República gazette of January 28, 2013, accessed on October 1, 2014
2. ↑ Pelourinho de Assequins. In: Pesquisa Geral - Pesquisa do Patrimonio. Direção Geral do Património Cultural , accessed April 3, 2018 (Portuguese). 

Coordinates: 40 ° 21 ′  N , 8 ° 16 ′  W