Aldeia do Souto

Aldeia do Souto
coat of arms map
Basic data
Region :	Centro
Sub-region :	Beiras e Serra da Estrela
District :	Castelo Branco
Concelho :	Covilhã
Freguesia :	União das Freguesias de Vale Formoso e Aldeia do Souto
Coordinates :	40 ° 22 ′  N , 7 ° 24 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 22 ′  N , 7 ° 24 ′  W
Postal code :	6200-501
politics
Website:	Official website ( Memento of August 15, 2013 in the Internet Archive )

Aldeia do Souto is a Portuguese town and a former municipality ( freguesia ) in the district ( concelho ) of Covilhã . The 7.6 square kilometer community has 237 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011). This corresponds to a population density of 31.2 inhabitants / km².

On September 29, 2013 the municipalities of Aldeia do Souto and Vale Formoso were merged to form the new municipality of União das Freguesias de Vale Formoso e Aldeia do Souto .

history

Finds show a Roman presence in the municipality, but hardly any significant traces have been preserved. From 1835 to 1855 the parish belonged to the Valhelhas district , and since then has been assigned to the Covilhã district.

Culture and sights

Among the monuments of the community are the primary school and various fountains and sacred buildings , including the Igreja Paroquial de Aldeia do Souto (also Igreja de São João ) , which was built before 1758 .

Personalities

• José dos Santos Garcia SMP (1913–2010), Roman Catholic religious and bishop of Porto Amélia in Mozambique .

Web links

• Official website ( Memento of August 15, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
• Map of the Freguesia Aldeia do Souto at the Instituto Geográfico do Exército
• Aldeia do Souto on Freguesiasdeportugal.com (Portuguese)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Publication of the administrative reorganization in the Diário da República gazette of January 28, 2013, accessed on October 1, 2014
2. ↑ www.freguesia-aldeiadosouto.pt ( Memento from June 22, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on December 16, 2012
3. ↑ www.monumentos.pt , accessed on December 16, 2012