Afonsim
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| Region : | Norte | |||||
| Sub-region : | Alto Tâmega | |||||
| District : | Vila Real | |||||
| Concelho : | Vila Pouca de Aguiar | |||||
| Freguesia : | Alvão | |||||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 32 ′ N , 7 ° 41 ′ W | |||||
| Postal code : | 5450-281 | |||||
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| Mayor : | António José Oliveira Castanheira | |||||
| Address of the municipal administration: | Junta de Freguesia de Afonsim Afonsim 5450-281 Afonsim |
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Afonsim is a place and a former municipality ( freguesia ) in the Portuguese district ( concelho ) of Vila Pouca de Aguiar . 183 inhabitants live in it (as of June 30, 2011).
As part of the territorial reform of September 29, 2013 , Afonsim was merged with the municipalities of Gouvães da Serra , Lixa do Alvão and Santa Marta da Montanha to form the municipality of Alvão .
History and sights
Finds prove a prehistoric settlement. Today's community was probably formed during the resettlement after the Reconquista . The current parish church was built in the 18th century on the basis of and using a first medieval church. From the original church, you can see some parts built into the present sacristy.
The single-aisled, late Baroque Igreja Paroquial de Afonsim ( also Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Assunção , after its patron saint : Church of Our Lady of the Assumption) is the most important of the three protected monuments of the community.
The other listed buildings are two chapels. In addition, there are a number of Stone Age archaeological sites in the community, in addition to rock paintings and remains of settlements, above all a number of megalithic systems . In addition, three stone fountains in the municipality are worth seeing.
administration
Afonsim was the seat of a parish of the same name ( Freguesia ). The following localities were in the municipality:
- Afonsim
- Reguengo
- Trandeiras
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ↑ Diário da República, 1st series - N.º 19 - 28 de janeiro de 2013 . (PDF; 2.3 MB) Diário da República eletrónico, accessed on December 12, 2019 (Portuguese).
- ^ Cronologia. Monumentos.pt, accessed August 21, 2013 (Portuguese).
- ↑ ditto. Retrieved August 21, 2013 (Portuguese).
- ↑ O que visitar por frequesia. Archived from the original on December 8, 2013 ; Retrieved August 21, 2013 (Portuguese).