Chaves (Portugal)

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Chaves
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Chaves Coat of Arms
Chaves (Portugal)
Chaves
Basic data
Region : Norte
Sub-region : Alto Tâmega
District : Vila Real
Concelho : Chaves
Coordinates : 41 ° 44 ′  N , 7 ° 28 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 44 ′  N , 7 ° 28 ′  W
Residents: 41,243 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 591.24 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 70 inhabitants per km²
Chaves County
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Flag of Chaves Location of the Chaves district
Residents: 41,243 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 591.24 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 70 inhabitants per km²
Number of municipalities : 39
administration
Administration address: Município de Chaves
Largo de Camões
5400-150 Chaves
President of the Câmara Municipal: João Gonçalves Martins Batista ( PSD )
Website: www.chaves.pt

Chaves is a city in Portugal and the second largest city in the Vila Real district . The city is twelve kilometers south of the Spanish border and 22 kilometers south of Verín . Vila Real can be reached 60 km south on the national road 02.

history

Roman bridge at Chaves

The city is of historical and strategic importance. An important Roman garrison was established here in the early days . In the 5th century , Hydatius was bishop of the city, which bore the Roman name Aquae Flaviae . During the Napoleonic invasion in the early 19th century, Chaves was a significant nest of resistance. Chaves appears twice as a battle site in the history of war: the battle of Chaves against the French troops in 1807 and the attack of the royalists in 1912.

Chaves was fortified early on. A medieval castle and the ruins of two fortresses, Forte São Francisco and Forte São Neutel , from the 17th century crown the city. The Roman bridge over the Tâmega with its stone arches is still standing and is one of the most important sights of the city. The thermal springs of Chaves have been known since Roman times and Chaves is still a water health resort today. In 1929 Chaves was promoted to town.

economy

Agriculture and services are the main industries in the region. The area of ​​the Tâmegatal , known as the Veigatal , is very fertile. Potatoes, corn and vegetables are grown. Several quarries are in the area, as are mineral water wells near Vidago . Many residents of the area have emigrated to more northern Europe, particularly to France . In August the emigrants return to their villages and towns, so that the population of Chaves doubles.

administration

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Chaves is the seat of a district of the same name that borders Spain in the north . The neighboring districts are (starting clockwise in the north): Vinhais , Valpaços , Vila Pouca de Aguiar , Boticas and Montalegre .

With the regional reform in September 2013, several municipalities were merged into new municipalities, so that the number of municipalities decreased from 51 to 39.

The following parishes ( freguesias ) are in the Chaves county:

Chaves County
local community Population
(2011)
Area
km²
Density of
population / km²
LAU
code
Águas Frias 746 28.78 26th 170301
Anelhe 476 12.49 38 170302
Bustelo 519 9.35 55 170305
Calvão e Soutelinho da Raia 503 28.36 18th 170356
Cimo de Vila da Castanheira 479 16.42 29 170309
Curalha 469 7.82 60 170310
Eiras, São Julião de Montenegro e Cela 970 22.79 43 170355
Ervededo 646 20.21 32 170312
Faiões 873 8.09 108 170313
Lama de Arcos 316 13.69 23 170314
Loivos e Póvoa de Agrações 739 19.01 39 170357
Madalena e Samaiões 2,669 13.99 191 170354
Mairos 344 11.67 29 170316
Moreiras 273 9.23 30th 170317
Nogueira da Montanha 529 16.67 32 170318
Oura 602 14.51 41 170320
Outeiro Seco 938 15.21 62 170321
Paradela 262 8.22 32 170322
Planalto de Monforte 299 18.98 16 170353
Redondelo 527 18.71 28 170324
Sanfins 236 17.69 13 170327
Santa Cruz / Trindade e Sanjurge 3,430 13.38 256 170358
Santa Leocádia 324 13.10 25th 170329
Santa Maria Maior 12,019 5.63 2.134 170350
Santo Antonio de Monforte 454 11.78 39 170330
Santo Estêvão 607 8.67 70 170331
Sao Pedro de Agostém 1,419 26.70 53 170333
Sao Vicente 227 31.26 7th 170334
Soutelo e Seara Velha 515 18.12 28 170359
Travancas e Roriz 566 21.86 26th 170360
Tronco 218 8.54 26th 170340
Vale de Anta 1,543 10.18 152 170341
Vidago 1.991 24.57 81 170361
Vila Verde da Raia 993 9.77 102 170343
Vilar de Nantes 2,084 7.28 286 170344
Vilarelho da Raia 558 18.03 31 170345
Vilas Boas 195 6.86 28 170347
Vilela do Tâmega 409 9.61 43 170349
Vilela Seca 276 14.01 20th 170348
Chaves County 41,243 591.24 70 1703


Town twinning

Population development

Population in Chaves County (1801–2011)
1801 1849 1864 1900 1930 1960 1981 1991 2001 2011
31,651 17,356 31,815 36,781 40,702 57,243 45,883 40,940 43,667 41,444


sons and daughters of the town

Sports

The city is home to the football club GD Chaves , which currently plays in the Primeira Liga .

Culinary specialties

literature

Web links

Commons : Chaves  - collection of images, videos and audio files

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  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. a b Overview of code assignments from Freguesias on epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
  3. ^ Publication of the administrative reorganization in the Diário da República gazette of January 28, 2013, accessed on March 16, 2014
  4. www.anmp.pt , accessed December 30, 2012