Aldeia the Dec

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Aldeia the Dec
coat of arms map
Coat of arms of Aldeia the Dec
Aldeia das Dez (Portugal)
Aldeia the Dec
Basic data
Region : Centro
Sub-region : Region of Coimbra
District : Coimbra
Concelho : Oliveira do Hospital
Coordinates : 40 ° 18 ′  N , 7 ° 52 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 18 ′  N , 7 ° 52 ′  W
Residents: 531 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 18.69 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 28 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 3400
politics
Mayor : Sónia Teresa Coelho Correia Almeida Madeira
Address of the municipal administration: Junta de Freguesia de Aldeia the Dec
Rua dos Tecelões, nº2
3400 Aldeia the Dec.
Website: Aldeia das Dez ( Memento from August 4, 2010 in the Internet Archive )

Aldeia das Dez is a parish ( freguesia ) in the Portuguese district ( concelho ) of Oliveira do Hospital . 531 inhabitants live in it (as of June 30, 2011).

geography

Aldeia dos Dez is about 500 meters above sea level in the Serra do Açor (Eng .: Habichts Mountains), a promontory of the Serra da Estrela . It is 25 km from the northern district town of Oliveira do Hospital, and about 65 km from the western district capital Coimbra .

history

Excavated remains of a hill fort (port .: castro) prove a Celtiberian settlement before the Romans arrived here.

In 1543 the municipality of Aldeia das Dez was created, which also included Piódão (today one of the historic Aldeias Históricas de Portugal ). In 1594 the community was dissolved again and assigned to Avô . In 1603 (other information 1602) the community regained its independent community status, which still exists today.

Until the opening of the county road in 1899, the place remained largely isolated.

Culture, sports and sights

The place has a number of regionally typical slate buildings and is one of the historic slate villages, the Aldeias do Xisto . From an applied above the village Miradouro has a panoramic view of the town and countryside, and a Azulejo -plate provides information on the location of the sites. Hiking trails lead along the village and into the almost untouched nature of the surrounding area.

Among its various listed buildings are, in addition to a stone cross from 1661, various sacred buildings , including in particular the pilgrimage church Santuário de Nossa Senhora das Preces (English: Sanctuary of Our Lady of Prayers). The baroque building from the 16th century, located at a height of about 800 meters, goes back to a pilgrimage chapel from the 14th century that had already stood here and was expanded in the 18th and 19th centuries. a. at eleven chapels along a way of the cross to the pilgrimage church, and a fountain outside.

On the last weekend in October, the nationally known traditional festival of the sweet chestnut takes place here every year , the popular Festa da Castanha . The supporting program will include a. Music concerts, street theater, exhibitions and folk dance performances are hosted, alongside a number of gastronomic and other stalls.

economy

In addition to agriculture, which continues to decline in importance, smaller farms and a. in the area of ​​gastronomy, trade and wood processing. Social institutions are major employers in the community.

Tourism has grown in importance, especially after the place was added to the Aldeias do Xisto route . In addition to a Dutch-run hotel (with a congress center and wellness offer), there are various Turismo rural houses here . T. housed in old mansions .

Web links

Commons : Aldeia das Dez  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. ↑ Overview of code assignments from Freguesias on epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
  3. ↑ cm-oliveiradohospital.pt , accessed November 25, 2012.
  4. ↑ aldeiasdoxisto.pt ( Memento from January 21, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on November 25, 2012.
  5. ↑ monumentos.pt , accessed on November 25, 2012.
  6. ↑ www.folhadocentro.pt , accessed on November 25, 2012.
  7. ↑ Official website of the Kastanienfest ( Memento from November 11, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on November 25, 2012.
  8. ↑ German-speaking hotels ( Memento of 7 December 2012 at the Internet Archive ), accessed on 25 November 2012 found.