Alvares (Góis)
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| Basic data | ||||||
| Region : | Centro | |||||
| Sub-region : | Region of Coimbra | |||||
| District : | Coimbra | |||||
| Concelho : | Góis | |||||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 3 ′ N , 8 ° 6 ′ W | |||||
| Residents: | 812 (as of June 30, 2011) | |||||
| Surface: | 100.57 km² (as of January 1, 2010) | |||||
| Population density : | 8.1 inhabitants per km² | |||||
| Postal code : | 3330-140 | |||||
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| Mayor : | Vítor Jesus Marques | |||||
| Address of the municipal administration: | Junta de Freguesia de Alvares J.F. Alvares 3330-140 Alvares |
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Alvares is a municipality ( freguesia ) in the Portuguese district of Góis . It has 812 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011).
history
A city charter ( Foral ) granted in the 12th century was renewed by King Manuel I in 1514, and sealed with the construction of the stake ( Pelourinho ). Since then, Alvares was the seat of an independent district until it was integrated into the district of Góis with the administrative reform of 1855.
Culture and sights
With the Museu-Casa do Ferreiro (German: Museum House of the Blacksmith) there is a local museum in the house of the last blacksmith in the village.
Various churches are listed, as are the rock paintings of Pedra Letreira .
In the almost untouched nature, watercourses, small waterfalls and wooded hills can be explored on hikes. Created river pools offer bathing opportunities.
administration
The municipality consists of the following localities:
- Cortes
- Mega Cimeira
- Candeia
- Cilha Velha
- Milreu
- Vale do Laço
- Estevianas
- Varzina
- Mega Fundeira
- Obrais
- Boiça
- Amioso do Senhor
- Amioso Cimeiro
- Amioso Fundeiro
- Lomba
- Portela do Torgal
- Fonte dos Sapos
- Corga da Vaca
- Alvares
- Amiosinho
- Relva da Mo
- Roda Fundeira
- Roda Cimeira
- Casal Novo
- Amieiros
- Cabeçadas
- Simantorta
- Algares
- Telhada
- Coelhosa
- Foz
- Fonte Limpa
- Chã de Alvares
- Carrasqueira
- Caniçal
- Madeiros
- Vale da Fonte
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.monumentos.pt (under Cronologia ), accessed on November 24, 2012
- ↑ www.alvares.pt ( Memento of January 21, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on November 24, 2012
- ↑ www.monumentos.pt , accessed on November 24, 2012
- ↑ www.alvares.pt ( Memento of January 21, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on November 24, 2012
