Avis (Portugal)

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Avis coat of arms
Avis (Portugal)
Advice
Basic data
Region : Alentejo
Sub-region : Alto Alentejo
District : Portalegre
Concelho : Advice
Coordinates : 39 ° 3 ′  N , 7 ° 53 ′  W Coordinates: 39 ° 3 ′  N , 7 ° 53 ′  W
Residents: 1840 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 92.09 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 20 inhabitants per km²
Circle Avis
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Flag of Avis Position of the Avis circle
Residents: 4571 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 605.95 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 7.5 inhabitants per km²
Number of municipalities : 6th
administration
Administration address: Câmara Municipal de Avis
Largo Cândido dos Reis
7480-116 Avis
President of the Câmara Municipal: Manuel Maria Libério Coelho ( CDU )
Website: www.cm-avis.pt

Avis is a small town ( Vila ) with 1840 (as of June 30, 2011) , and a district ( Concelho ) with 4571 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011) in Portugal . The place is known for the Knightly Order of Avis and the second Portuguese royal dynasty, the House of Avis . It is also a well-known stronghold of the Portuguese Communist Party .

View of the historical center

history

The stake with an eagle figure

Neolithic tombs ( port .: Antas ) and other finds prove that the area was settled in prehistoric times . Little concrete is known about the origins of today's location. According to a widespread but unsubstantiated theory, two knights of the later order of the Avis, Fernando Rodrigues Monteiro and an unknown, are said to have looked for a suitable place to found a place here on behalf of King D.Afonso II . They saw a suitable hill not far from Vaiamonte . When an eagle rose from a nest from the trees standing there, they interpreted this as a good sign. The current place name should refer to the Latin word Avis for bird, which should have been chosen as the place name in the absence of other local reference points. Frei Bernardo de Brito supports this thesis in his Cistercian chronicles (Port. Crónica de Cister , fifth book).

King D.Afonso II gave the area to Fernão Anes, the Grand Master of the Knightly Order of Avis , in 1211 with the condition that the place be settled and fortified. After fulfilling the conditions, the order of Évora moved here in 1223 and has since used the place name in its designation. In the same year Avis received its first city rights.

The illegitimate son of King D.Pedro I , João (German: Johann), became Grand Master of the Order of Avi at the endeavors of his father. When Portugal threatened to fall to Castile through succession in 1383 , João took the lead in the revolution of 1383 . War broke out with Castile, which was decisively defeated in 1385 in the Battle of Aljubarrota by the outnumbered Portuguese army under João and the talented Nuno Álvares Pereira . João became King of Portugal as D. João I. and founder of the country's second ruling dynasty, the House of Avis .

King Manuel I renewed the town charter in 1512 as part of his administrative reforms.

The Avis district is considered to be the “most communist ” in the whole country. After the fall of the Estado Novo regime with the 1974 Carnation Revolution , there were profound changes in the country, and particularly in the Alentejo region where Avis is located. As a result, the communist PCP has won every election here since 1976 .

The former monastery of Mosteiro de São Bento de Avis

Culture and sights

The monuments of the place include a number of historical public and private buildings, stone fountains, gardens, the medieval castle Castelo de Avis , and a number of sacred buildings , including the monastery Mosteiro de São Bento de Avis . In parts of the originally Gothic monastery complex, Mosteiro de São Bento de Avis , which after reconstruction shows Renaissance and Baroque features, is today u. a. the municipal museum ( Museu Municipal ), the city archives ( Arquivo Municipal ) and the city library ( Biblioteca Municipal ). Art exhibitions and shows of traditional handicrafts from the region also take place here.

The stake (port .: Pelourinho ) from the 16th century shows an eagle at its tip, as part of the foundation theory of the place.

The historic town center is also a listed building.

During construction work in the center of the city in 2004, near the main church and the Largo Dr. Sérgio de Castro human bones that suggest an ancient or prehistoric cemetery. An archaeological excavation site has been set up here.

At the Barragem do Maranhão reservoir

Avis is not far from the Barragem do Maranhão reservoir , which offers a wide range of water sports and swimming opportunities. With the Complexo do Clube Náutico there is a complex of, among other things, a campsite, swimming facilities, riding tours, mountain bike tours, hiking trails, tennis courts and other sports facilities. In particular, a wide variety of water sports are practiced here, from rowing to windsurfing to kite surfing . Portuguese and international competitive athletes are more frequent guests here in training camps, including various Scandinavian Olympic rowing teams or the London Rowing Center.

administration

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Avis is the administrative seat of a district of the same name. The neighboring areas are (starting clockwise in the north): Alter do Chão , Fronteira , Sousel , Mora and Ponte de Sor .

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

The following municipalities ( Freguesias ) are in the Avis district:

Circle Avis
local community Population
(2011) 		Area
km² 		Density of
population / km² 		LAU
code
Alcórrego e Maranhão 464 128.75 4th 120309
Aldeia Velha 280 126.11 2 120302
Advice 1,840 92.09 20th 120303
Benavila e Valongo 1,118 150.67 7th 120310
Ervedal 560 38.07 15th 120305
Figueira e Barros 309 70.26 4th 120306
Circle Avis 4,571 605.95 8th 1203

Population development

Population in the Avis district (1801–2011)
1801 1849 1900 1930 1960 1981 1991 2001 2004 2011
3032 3732 6113 7880 8977 5890 5686 5197 5054 4571

Municipal holiday

  • Easter Monday

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : Avis (Portugal)  - Collection of pictures, 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. ^ João Fonseca: Dicionário do Nome das Terras . 2nd edition, Casa das Letras, Cruz Quebrada 2007, p. 43f ( ISBN 978-9724617305 )
  5. ↑ www.monumentos.pt (under Cronologia ), accessed on July 29, 2013
  6. ↑ www.verportugal.net , accessed on July 29, 2013
  7. ↑ www.monumentos.pt (under Cronologia ), accessed on July 29, 2013
  8. ↑ Article of January 29, 2011 in the daily newspaper Público , accessed on July 29, 2013
  9. ↑ www.monumentos.pt , accessed on July 29, 2013
  10. ↑ ditto
  11. ↑ www.verportugal.net , accessed on July 29, 2013
  12. ↑ www.monumentos.pt (under Utilização Actual ), accessed on July 29, 2013
  13. ↑ www.monumentos.pt , accessed on July 29, 2013
  14. ↑ ditto
  15. ↑ The site on the website of the municipality ( Memento from November 6, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (port.), Accessed on July 29, 2013
  16. ↑ Website of the campsite ( memento from 20080213175930), accessed on July 29, 2013
  17. ^ Publication of the administrative reorganization in the Diário da República gazette of January 28, 2013, accessed on March 16, 2014