Arganil

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Arganil
coat of arms map
Arganil coat of arms
Arganil (Portugal)
Arganil
Basic data
Region : Centro
Sub-region : Region of Coimbra
District : Coimbra
Concelho : Arganil
Coordinates : 40 ° 13 ′  N , 8 ° 3 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 13 ′  N , 8 ° 3 ′  W
Residents: 4002 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 34.11 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 117 inhabitants per km²
politics
Address of the municipal administration: Junta de Freguesia de Arganil
Avenida José Augusto de Carvalho, 8B - 1º Esqº
3300-014 Arganil
Website: www.arganil.pt
Arganil circle
flag map
Flag of Arganil Location of the Arganil Circle
Residents: 12,143 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 332.85 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 36 inhabitants per km²
Number of municipalities : 14th
administration
Administration address: Câmara Municipal de Arganil
Praça Simões Dias
3304-954 Arganil
Website: www.cm-arganil.pt

Arganil is a vila and a district ( concelho ) in Portugal with 7730 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011).

history

Archaeological excavations prove a settlement of the community since the Copper Age . At the time of the Roman occupation , the local Lusitanian settlement was converted into a Roman garrison site . Arganil received its first city rights in 1134, which were renewed in 1514 by King Manuel I.

In 1809, Arganil was a camp for the Portuguese-British army of Wellington against the Napoleonic invasions, which also included the sacking of Arganil by the troops of the French general Massena in 1811.

Since 1853 different parishes ( Freguesias ) have been assigned to the district ( concelho ) Arganil , most recently in 1962 the parish Moura da Serra .

administration

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AGN.png Arganil is the seat of a district of the same name. The neighboring areas are (starting clockwise in the north): Penacova , Tábua , Oliveira do Hospital , Seia , Covilhã , Pampilhosa da Serra , Góis and Vila Nova de Poiares .

With the regional reform of September 29, 2013 , several municipalities were merged into new municipalities, so that the number of municipalities decreased from 18 to 14.

The following municipalities ( freguesias ) are in Arganil County:

Arganil circle
local community Population
(2011) 		Area
km² 		Density of
population / km² 		LAU
code
Arganil 4,002 34.11 117 060102
Benfeita 392 21.77 18th 060104
Celavisa 182 15.27 12 060105
Cepos e Teixeira 270 32.71 8th 060119
Cerdeira e Moura da Serra 439 18.42 24 060120
Côja e Barril de Alva 1,708 24.30 70 060121
Folques 356 18.36 19th 060109
Piódão 178 36.57 5 060111
Pomares 513 31.52 16 060112
Pombeiro da Beira 1.010 32.65 31 060113
São Martinho da Cortiça 1,319 31.54 42 060114
Sarzedo 685 11.56 59 060115
Secarias 430 6.94 62 060116
Vila Cova de Alva e Anseriz 659 17.13 38 060122
Arganil circle 12,143 332.85 36 0601

Population development

After a period of growth, especially after a series of incorporations from 1853, the structurally weak region was increasingly affected by emigration and rural exodus from the middle of the 20th century.

Arganil County population (1801-2011)
1801 1849 1900 1930 1960 1981 1991 2001 2011
4,075 7,814 21,232 18,343 19,237 15,507 13,926 13,623 12,060

Municipal holiday

  • 7th of September

Town twinning

Culture and sights

Due to its long history, its different villages and its varied mountain and forest landscapes, the Arganil district has a variety of sights.

With Piódão , one of the historic villages of the Aldeias Históricas de Portugal lies in the circle. In addition, many traditional slate villages are part of the district, including Benfeita and Vila Cova de Alva, two places on the route Aldeias do Xisto . Thematically sorted and signposted hiking trails have been created, some with regional expansion.

The Cascata da Fraga da Pena waterfall is in the Arganil district , some river baths and the Albufeira das Fronhas reservoir offer a wide range of water sports and swimming opportunities. The mountain area of ​​the Serra do Açor (Eng .: Habichtsgebirge) is under nature protection and includes the 68 hectare forest area Mata da Margaraça , one of the last remaining original forests in Portugal.

One of the numerous protected monuments in the district is the medieval monastery Mosteiro de Folques (also Mosteiro de São Pedro ), which has been expanded several times since then , as well as a large number of sacred buildings , some historical town centers, mansions and historical public buildings. The site of a Roman deposit that goes back to a hill fort ( Portuguese : Castro ) of the Celtiberians is also registered as a monument, the Castro da Lomba do Canho in Secarias .

Some culturally significant places in the district are the Teatro Alves Coelho in Arganil, which was opened in 1954 and is also listed , the Biblioteca Municipal Miguel Torga in Arganil and the Biblioteca Alberto Martins de Carvalho in Coja , the public gallery Sala de Exposições Temporárias Guilherme Filipe with changing art exhibitions and the Centro Interpretativo de Arte Rupestre de Chãs d'Égua , an information center on the rock art routes of the district.

sons and daughters of the town

literature

  • Arganil . In: Isabel Silva (ed.): Dicionário Enciclopédico das Freguesias . 2nd Edition. tape 2 : Aveiro, Coimbra, Leiria, Santarém e Viseu . Minha Terra, Matosinhos 1997, ISBN 972-96087-5-X , pp. 142 (Portuguese).

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 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. ↑ www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  4. ↑ cm-arganil.pt , accessed November 1, 2012.
  5. ^ Publication of the administrative reorganization in the Diário da República gazette of January 28, 2013, accessed on March 16, 2014.
  6. ↑ List of Arganil's partnerships with the Association of Portuguese District Governments (ANMP), accessed on January 5, 2019.
  7. ^ Website of the district administration on tourist offers (port.), Accessed on December 29, 2012.
  8. ↑ verportugal.net , accessed on December 29, 2012.
  9. ↑ cm-arganil.pt ( memento of November 6, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on December 29, 2012.
  10. ↑ monumentos.pt , accessed on December 29, 2012.
  11. ↑ monumentos.pt .
  12. ↑ cm-arganil.pt , accessed December 29, 2012.