Aveleda (Lousada)

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Aveleda
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Aveleda coat of arms
Aveleda (Portugal)
Aveleda
Basic data
Region : Norte
Sub-region : Tâmega e Sousa
District : postage
Concelho : Lousada
Coordinates : 41 ° 17 ′  N , 8 ° 15 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 17 ′  N , 8 ° 15 ′  W
Residents: 2073 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 3.81 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 544 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 4620-023
politics
Mayor : Manuel da Silva Ferreira ( PS )
Address of the municipal administration: Junta de Freguesia de Aveleda
Largo de Mourinho, n.º21
4620-023 Aveleda

Aveleda is a Portuguese parish ( freguesia ) in the district ( concelho ) of Lousada . 2073 inhabitants live in it (as of June 30, 2011).

history

The present-day community was probably formed in the course of the resettlement during the Reconquista . The place was first mentioned in 1098 . It was recorded in 1117 as an independent community called Auelaneda .

Culture and sights

The late Romanesque parish church Igreja Matriz de Aveleda ( also Igreja de São Salvador after its patron saint ) was built in the 13th century and shows rococo decor inside .

In addition to the Capela de São Bartolomeu chapel, the medieval stone bridge Ponte de Vilela is also a listed building.

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. ↑ www.monumentos.pt (under Cronologia ), accessed on August 22, 2013
  4. ↑ ditto
  5. ↑ ditto