Algodres (Fornos de Algodres)
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| Basic data | ||||||
| Region : | Centro | |||||
| Sub-region : | Beiras e Serra da Estrela | |||||
| District : | Guarda | |||||
| Concelho : | Fornos de Algodres | |||||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 39 ′ N , 7 ° 31 ′ W | |||||
| Residents: | 349 (as of June 30, 2011) | |||||
| Surface: | 10.15 km² (as of January 1, 2010) | |||||
| Population density : | 34 inhabitants per km² | |||||
| Postal code : | 6370-011 | |||||
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| Mayor : | Paulo Jorge da Costa Dinis ( PSD ) | |||||
| Address of the municipal administration: | Junta de Freguesia de Algodres Junta de Freguesia 6370-011 Algodres |
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Algodres is a municipality ( Freguesia ) in the Portuguese district ( concelho ) of Fornos de Algodres . It has 349 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011).
history
Presumably the place originated around 1200 in the course of the settlement policy of D.Sancho I in the course of the consolidation of the independent kingdom of Portugal . King D Dinis first granted Algodres city rights ( Foral ) in 1311 , which King Manuel I renewed in 1514 . In 1811 the place was raised to Vila (small town). The previously independent district of Algodres was united with that of Fornos in 1821 and received its current name. The seat was Fornos, which has now been expanded to include de Algodres .
Culture and sights
In addition to the old town hall, a small manor house ( solar ) and the stone fountain system Fonte do Cabeço , various sacred buildings are listed here, including the parish church Igreja Paroquial de Algodres (also Igreja de Santa Maria Maior ) , which was originally built in the 12th century . After several renovations and extensions, the originally Romanesque church now shows Mannerist and Baroque elements, in particular the Mannerist side reredos made of gilded wood carving ( Talha dourada ).
Also worth seeing is the baroque church Igreja da Misericórdia de Algodres, built in 1621, with its rococo side tabs made of polished wood and the bell tower on the side.
The characteristic stake ( Pelourinho ) was erected in 1514 as a sign of the renewed city rights by King Manuel I.
administration
Algodres is the seat of a municipality of the same name ( Freguesia ). The following localities are in the municipality:
- Algodres
- Furtado
- Rancozinho
Web links
- Official website ( Memento of May 17, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
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.monumentos.pt (under Cronologia ), accessed on February 9, 2013
- ↑ www.verportugal.net , accessed February 9, 2013
- ↑ www.monumentos.pt , accessed on February 9, 2013
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