Arcos de Valdevez

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Arcos de Valdevez
coat of arms map
Coat of arms of Arcos de Valdevez
Arcos de Valdevez (Portugal)
Arcos de Valdevez
Basic data
Region : Norte
Sub-region : Alto Minho
District : Viana do Castelo
Concelho : Arcos de Valdevez
Coordinates : 41 ° 51 ′  N , 8 ° 25 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 51 ′  N , 8 ° 25 ′  W
Residents: 22,847 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 447.59 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 51 inhabitants per km²
politics
Address of the municipal administration: Junta de Freguesia de Arcos de Valdevez
Largo da Valeta, Nº 259
4970-467 Arcos de Valdevez
Website: hosting.admdata.org/~jfavv/jfarcos/html/
Arcos de Valdevez district
flag map
Flag of Arcos de Valdevez Location of the Arcos de Valdevez district
Residents: 22,847 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 447.59 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 51 inhabitants per km²
Number of municipalities : 36
administration
Administration address: Câmara Municipal de Arcos de Valdevez
Praça Município
4970 Arcos de Valdevez
President of the Câmara Municipal: Dr. Franciso Rodrigues de Araújo
Website: www.cmav.pt
The city arms at the entrance to the village

Arcos de Valdevez ( Portuguese : Arches of Valdevez, where Valdevez is an ancient name for Vale do Vez , German: Valley of the Vez River) is a small town ( Vila ) in Portugal with 22,847 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011).

history

Monument to the tournament of 1140, next to it the light fountain Fonte Luminosa

The place was founded in 350 BC. Chr. Of Celtiberians as Arcobriga founded. Finds, including tombs, actually prove the prehistoric settlement of the area up to the arrival of the Romans from the 2nd century BC. BC, who called the place Arcobrica . These established smaller fortifications in what is now the district area. The fertile soils and the numerous local watercourses remained attractions for settlements. The first communities arose here in the Middle Ages. In 1140 the armed forces of Alfonso VII (León) and the ruler of the Kingdom of Portugal , declared independent since 1139 , D.Afonso Henriques , met here . In order to avoid a battle, a knight tournament was held, from which the riders Dom Afonso Henrique emerged victorious, and he officially called himself King of Portugal from then on. Occasionally he is mentioned as the modern founder of the place.

King Manuel I gave the place city ​​rights ( Foral ) under the name Terra do Valdovez in 1515 . In the course of the administrative reforms after the Liberal Revolution and the Miguelistenkrieg in the middle of the 19th century, the circle of Arcos de Valdevez experienced significant expansions.

The main church of the place, one of the numerous churches and chapels

Culture and sights

The district lies partly in the Peneda-Gerês National Park . Various hiking trails have been created, and a circular route through the town of Arcos de Valdevez along its monuments has been set up.

The architectural monuments of Arcos de Valdevez include, in addition to some historical bridges and buildings, archaeological excavations and stone fountains, above all a large number of mansions and sacred buildings . This includes some monasteries in the district, such as the Ermelo Monastery .

The historic town center as a whole is also a listed building, but despite everything, the place looks less romantic than comparable places.

The Casa do Terreiro , a city palace from the 18th century, now houses the city museum and the city library. It is also the site of exhibitions and other activities and is therefore also called Casa das Artes (English: House of the Arts).

The Casa do Terreiro

circle

administration

Arcos de Valdevez is the seat of a district of the same name, which borders on Spain to the east . The neighboring areas are (starting clockwise in the north): Monção , Melgaço , Ponte da Barca , Ponte de Lima and Paredes de Coura .

With the regional reform in September 2013, several municipalities were merged into new municipalities, so that the number of municipalities decreased from 51 to 36.

The town hall ( Câmara Municipal ) of Arcos de Valdevez

The following municipalities ( Freguesias ) are in the Arcos de Valdevez district:

Arcos de Valdevez district
local community Population
(2011)
Area
km²
Density of
population / km²
LAU
code
Aboim das Choças 333 1.83 182 160101
Aguiã 705 3.81 185 160102
Álvora e Loureda 456 10.24 45 160152
Arcos de Valdevez e Giela 1,661 5.52 301 160153
Arcos de Valdevez, Vila Fonche e Parada 2,580 5.27 489 160154
Ázere 247 3.18 78 160104
Cabana Maior 239 13.40 18th 160105
Cabreiro 428 41.72 10 160106
Cendufe 360 3.16 114 160108
Couto 615 5.79 106 160109
Eiras e Mei 387 6.00 64 160155
Gavieira 298 57.71 5 160113
Gondoriz 958 33.97 28 160115
Grade e Carralcova 517 13.95 37 160156
Guilhadeses e Santar 1,283 3.91 328 160157
Jolda e Rio Cabrão 485 4.23 115 160158
Jolda (S. Paio) 360 1.70 212 160142
Miranda 325 10.02 32 160121
Monte Redondo 227 2.38 95 160122
Oliveira 330 3.21 103 160123
Paçô 933 4.60 203 160124
Padreiro (Salvador e Santa Cristina) 377 4.43 85 160159
Padroso 234 7.93 29 160125
Portela e Extremo 420 11.61 36 160160
Prozelo 943 3.96 238 160128
Rio de Moinhos 438 3.59 122 160131
Rio Frio 684 19.28 35 160130
Sabadim 468 8.33 56 160133
São Jorge e Ermelo 806 24.18 33 160161
Souto e Tabaçô 977 5.01 195 160162
Senharei 259 7.53 34 160144
Sistelo 273 26.23 10 160145
Soajo 986 59.10 17th 160146
Távora (Santa Maria e São Vicente) 955 6.74 142 160163
Vale 776 15.12 51 160149
Vilela, São Cosme e São Damião e Sá 524 8.95 59 160164
Arcos de Valdevez district 22,847 447.59 51 1601

Population development

Population in the Arcos de Valdevez county (1801 - 2011)
1801 1849 1900 1930 1960 1981 1991 2001 2011
21,435 25,824 31,968 32.163 38,739 31,156 26,976 24,761 22,847

Municipal holiday

  • July 11th

Town twinning

Júlio Lima

Sons and daughters

The writer Tomaz de Figueiredo (1902-1970) grew up in Arcos de Valdevez.

Web links

Commons : Arcos de Valdevez  - 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. a b Overview of code assignments from Freguesias on epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
  3. ^ João Fonseca: Dicionário do Nome das Terras. 2nd edition, Casa das Letras, Cruz Quebrada 2007, p. 36f ( ISBN 978-9724617305 )
  4. www.verportugal.net , accessed February 25, 2013
  5. www.monumentos.pt , accessed on February 25, 2013
  6. ^ Lydia Hohenberger, Jürgen Strohmaier: Portugal. 2nd edition, DuMont Reiseverlag, Ostfildern 2009, p. 289.
  7. ^ Publication of the administrative reorganization in the Diário da República gazette of January 28, 2013, accessed on March 16, 2014
  8. www.anmp.pt , accessed on February 25, 2013