Alvega
Alvega is a village and a former municipality ( freguesia ) in the Portuguese district of Abrantes in the Santarém district . It is 39 m above sea level on the left bank of the Tagus River .
The Freguesia Alvega had an area of 55.3 km² and 1502 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011)
history
During Roman times the place was called Aritium Vetus . From here Roman roads led to Lisbon , Mérida and Salamanca .
An inscription in a stone reports that on May 11, 37 AD, the population of the settlement took the so-called imperial oath on the new Princeps Caligula .
On September 29, 2013, the Freguesias Alvega and Concavada were merged to form the new Freguesia União das Freguesias de Alvega e Concavada .
Buildings
The most striking building in the village of Alvega is the Solar de Alvega , a mansion that was built in the 17th century by Count Caldeira de Mendanha and is now a hotel. The São Pedro Church and the Casa Branca Chapel are also located here .
The Ponte Rodo-Ferroviária de Alvega is a bridge over the Tagus from 1881 between Alvega and Mouriscas .
badges and flags
The coat of arms consists of a gold shield with a black boat with silver decorations. To the left and right of the boat are two red Doric columns . The brick, silver crown with three towers distinguishes Alvega as Aldeia , a village with a few hundred inhabitants.
According to the flag law , the flag of Alvega is therefore one color. It's a blue flag with the municipality's coat of arms in the center.
Individual evidence
- ^ Leonhard Schumacher: Römische Insschriften, 1988, ISBN 978-3-15-008512-7
- ^ Publication of the administrative reorganization in the Diário da República gazette of January 28, 2013, accessed on October 1, 2014
Web links
- Map of the Freguesia Alvega at the Instituto Geográfico do Exército
- alvega.info ( pt ) alvega.info. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
Coordinates: 39 ° 28 ′ N , 8 ° 3 ′ W