Abrunheira
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| Basic data | ||||||
| Region : | Centro | |||||
| Sub-region : | Region of Coimbra | |||||
| District : | Coimbra | |||||
| Concelho : | Montemor-o-Velho | |||||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 7 ′ N , 8 ° 44 ′ W | |||||
| Residents: | 636 (as of June 30, 2011) | |||||
| Surface: | 11.91 km² (as of January 1, 2010) | |||||
| Population density : | 53 inhabitants per km² | |||||
| Height: | 116 m | |||||
| Postal code : | 3140-011 | |||||
| politics | ||||||
| Mayor : | Carlos António Cristino Alves ( PS ) | |||||
| Address of the municipal administration: | Junta de Freguesia de Abrunheira Parque Dr. António Joaquim Simões 3140-011 Abrunheira |
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| Website: | www.abrunheira.com | |||||
Abrunheira is a village and a municipality in the Portuguese region of Centro .
history
Local finds such as fibulae and ceramic objects prove the prehistoric and Roman settlement. The Roman past is also documented by the exchange of land between the Seiça monastery and the church superiors of the Igreja de Santa Maria da Alcáçova from 1139 , who call the Latin name Rebelles of Roman origin. In the newly organized administrative rights (Foral) by King Manuel at the beginning of the 16th century, the town of Revelles was already mentioned , with 150 inhabitants. Abrunheira itself is listed for the first time in the cadastre from 1527 as Brunheiro (see also under "Name"). It was the seat of its own district from 1836 to 1844 and was then assigned to the Verride district . The entire district came to Montemor-o-Velho when it was dissolved in 1853 .
On March 8, 1928 , the previously independent municipality Reveles was dissolved and merged with Abrunheira.
Surname
The name Abrunheira comes from Abrunho , the Portuguese name of blackthorn (Latin Prunus spinosa). The name has changed steadily over the years, with the historical variants Brunhedo, Brunhido, Benuinhedo, Bruinheira, Bruinhedo and Brunheiro.
administration
Abrunheira is the seat of a municipality of the same name ( Freguesia ) in the district ( Concelho ) of Montemor-o-Velho, in the Coimbra district . On June 30, 2011 the community had 636 inhabitants on an area of 11.9 km².
The municipality consists of the following localities:
- Abrunheira
- Reveles
- Presalves
- Carril
In the course of the local reorganization of Portugal after the local elections on September 29, 2013, the municipality of Abrunheira was merged with the municipalities of Vila Nova da Barca and Verride to form the new municipality of União das Freguesias de Abrunheira, Verride e Vila Nova da Barca . Abrunheira became the seat of the new community.
Attractions
You can visit the church Capela de Santo António , the main church Igreja Matriz , after its patron saint also Igreja da Nossa Senhora da Graça (English: Church of Our Lady of Grace) and the baroque mansion Solar dos Ornelas / Nápoles from the 17th century The church and the mansion are listed buildings.
community
A health station of the district hospital is set up here, with a pharmacy in the neighborhood. There is a primary school and a preschool, a public library in the Casa do Povo , a cultural center with a music school in the rooms of the music band, and an old people's home with affiliated care services from Casa do Povo , which also houses sports facilities. The community also maintains two openly accessible excursion sites.
societies
- In Abrunheira there is the music band founded in 1881 with an attached music school Filarmónica Instrução e Recreio de Abrunheira . She has made several guest appearances in Germany and many other countries and recorded her first CD in 1999 , which was followed by two more by 2004 .
- The cultural association Grupo Recreativo Revelense was founded in Reveles in May 1941 and, in addition to its diverse cultural activities, also offers publicly accessible Internet access ( NetBar ) and offers computer courses. His shooting department takes part in national tournaments.
- In the event and assembly room of the Casa do Povo de Abrunheira , founded in 1961 , events of folklore, music and other cultural activities take place, such as the annual art exhibition "mostr´Arte" or the own theater group ("Curral da Mula"). The social facilities include mobile and own stationary care for the elderly, child care, professional training and information events on topics of health, prevention and the like. a.
- The local cultural support group Mensagem , founded in 1984 , is very active. He organizes his own theater performances, takes part in medieval markets all over Portugal, and works closely with Caritas on social issues .
- The Associação Desportiva de Caçadores da Região da Abrunheira ("Regional Hunting and Sports Association of Abrunheira") is an association of hunting associations from Verride, Ereira and Abrunheira, based in Abrunheira, where they have their own facilities and a. lead with shooting range.
Festivals
The Festa de Corpo de Deus ("Feast of the Body of God") is celebrated annually on variable dates in Abrunheira and Reveles. On the 3rd Sunday in August the Festa de Nossa Senhora da Graça ("Feast of Our Lady of Thanksgiving") takes place in Abrunheira . The Festa de Nossa Senhora da Saúde ("Feast of Our Lady of Health") has its date on the 1st Sunday in August in Reveles. The Festa de Nossa Senhora do Ó ("Feast of Our Lady of O") is also celebrated there on the 2nd Sunday of September .
economy
The local cooperative bank Caixa de Crédito Agrícola Mútuo , the Caixa de Crédito Agrícola Mútuo do Baixo Mondego , has its headquarters here, which is also the only bank counter in the district outside the district town of Montemor-o-Velho. There are also smaller companies (catering, pharmacy, tax advice, funerals, retail).
traffic
Reveles train station is a stop on the Ramal de Alfarelos , a section of the railway line that runs from Coimbra via Alfarelos to Figueira da Foz .
Abrunheira is connected to the district town of Montemor-o-Velho, 10 km away, and its connection to the A14 via the district road. Not far away are the Marinha das Ondas ( A17 ) and Condeixa-a-Nova ( A1 ) motorway connections .
literature
- João Fonseca: Dicionário do Nome das Terras. 2nd edition, Casa das Letras, Cruz Quebrada 2007, ISBN 978-972-46-1730-5 .
Web links
- Official website of the municipal administration , with all the data to be read here
- Map of the municipality in the district
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ↑ Overview of code assignments from Freguesias on epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
- ↑ Legal text (port., See p. 78; PDF access 2.4 MB), accessed on November 15, 2014
- ↑ Capela de Santo António ( Memento of September 2, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Igreja Matriz ( Memento from August 9, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Solar dos Ornelas / Nápoles ( Memento of September 17, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ www.monumentos.pt , accessed on November 17, 2013
- ↑ ditto
