Aguda
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| Basic data | ||||||
| Region : | Centro | |||||
| Sub-region : | Region of Leiria | |||||
| District : | Leiria | |||||
| Concelho : | Figueiró dos Vinhos | |||||
| Coordinates : | 39 ° 54 ′ N , 8 ° 20 ′ W | |||||
| Residents: | 1106 (as of June 30, 2011) | |||||
| Surface: | 39.67 km² (as of January 1, 2010) | |||||
| Population density : | 28 inhabitants per km² | |||||
| Postal code : | 3260-021 | |||||
| politics | ||||||
| Mayor : | José Adelino Sardinha | |||||
| Address of the municipal administration: | Junta de Freguesia de Aguda Rua D. Afonso Henriques 3260-021 Aguda |
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| Website: | cm-figueirodosvinhos.pt/c/o-concelho-freguesia-de-aguda.html | |||||
Aguda is a municipality ( freguesia ) in the Portuguese district of Figueiró dos Vinhos . It has 1106 residents (as of June 30, 2011).
geography
Aguda is located 8 km west of the district town of Figueiró dos Vinhos.
history
In 1212 the place received city rights by King D.Sancho II and was elevated to Vila . King Manuel I renewed the city rights ( Foral ) in 1514. Aguda belonged to the Maçãs de Dona Maria district until 1855 , and since then has been affiliated to the Figueiró dos Vinhos district.
Culture and sights
In the municipality is the village of Casal de São Simão , which is part of the route of the preserved slate villages , the Aldeias do Xisto .
The limestone stake ( Pelourinho ) from the 16th century is a listed building.
Web links
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
- ↑ www.cm-figueirodosvinhos.pt ( Memento of November 3, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on November 23, 2012
- ↑ www.monumentos.pt , accessed on November 23, 2012
Freguesias in the Concelho Figueiró dos Vinhos