Arcos (Vila do Conde)

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Arcos
coat of arms map
The coat of arms is still missing Situation map for Arcos
Basic data
Region : Norte
Sub-region : Porto metropolitan area
District : postage
Concelho : Vila do Conde
Coordinates : 41 ° 24 ′  N , 8 ° 40 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 24 ′  N , 8 ° 40 ′  W
Residents: 819 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 5.81 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 141 inhabitants per km²
politics
Address of the municipal administration: Junta de Freguesia de Arcos
Rua da Ponte, 29
4480-020 Arcos

Arcos is a former municipality ( freguesia ) in northwestern Portugal .

History and sights

Mamoas and other finds prove a prehistoric settlement. Traces can also be found from the Castro culture and the subsequent presence of the Romans . According to tradition, the Moors maintained a small fortress here; however, there is currently no evidence of this.

The listed Romanesque bridge dates from the 12th century. Since 1836 Arcos was a parish in the county of Vila do Conde. According to the law, after the local elections on September 29, 2013, the municipality was merged with the municipality of Rio Mau to form the new municipality of União de Freguesias de Rio Mau e Arcos .

administration

Arcos belongs to the district ( concelho ) of Vila do Conde in the district of Porto , has an area of ​​5.8 km² and has 819 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011).

As part of the municipal reorganization, the municipality of Arcos was merged with Rio Mau on September 29, 2013 to form the União de Freguesias de Rio Mau e Arcos . The seat of the new community will be in Rio Mau after the reorganization has been implemented.

Sons and daughters of the church

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  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. ↑ Overview of code assignments from Freguesias on epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
  3. ^ Portrait of Arcos on the district administration website, accessed December 9, 2013
  4. ^ Community information on the district administration website, accessed on December 9, 2013