Barcelos
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Basic data | ||||||
Region : | Norte | |||||
Sub-region : | Cávado | |||||
District : | Braga | |||||
Concelho : | Barcelos | |||||
Coordinates : | 41 ° 32 ′ N , 8 ° 37 ′ W | |||||
Residents: | 120,391 (as of June 30, 2011) | |||||
Surface: | 378.9 km² (as of January 1, 2010) | |||||
Population density : | 318 inhabitants per km² | |||||
Barcelos district | ||||||
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Residents: | 120,391 (as of June 30, 2011) | |||||
Surface: | 378.9 km² (as of January 1, 2010) | |||||
Population density : | 318 inhabitants per km² | |||||
Number of municipalities : | 61 | |||||
administration | ||||||
Administration address: | Câmara Municipal de Barcelos Largo do Município 4750-323 Barcelos |
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President of the Câmara Municipal: | Miguel Costa Gomes | |||||
Website: | www.cm-barcelos.pt |
Barcelos [ bɐɾˈsɛluʃ ] is a city ( Cidade ) and a district ( concelho ) in Portugal with 120,391 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011).
history
Presumably inhabited since the Paleolithic , the place was a regional administrative center for the Romans . Portugal's first king, D.Afonso Henriques , gave Barcelos city rights ( Foral ) in 1140 , which were renewed by King Manuel I in 1515 . In 1928, the previous Vila (small town with administrative rights) was elevated to a city (Cidade).
The legend of the Barcelos rooster
This Portuguese legend tells of a farmer who left the city of Barcelos to make a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela . On the outskirts of Barcelos, a wealthy landowner accused him of stealing silver. The farmer was brought to justice, found guilty and sentenced to death by hanging. Before his execution, the farmer asked one last time to speak to the judge who had sentenced him. The judge was just about to eat roasted rooster when the convict told him that as a sign of innocence, the rooster would hop off the plate and crow during his execution. Then, when the condemned man was about to be executed, the rooster actually began to crow. The judge ran to the town square to stop the execution. He saw that the strand had miraculously come off . A few years later the farmer came back to Barcelos and built a memorial to Saint James (San Tiago) and the Virgin Mary .
The legend of the Rooster of Barcelos is obviously not believed literally, but it is an important part of Portuguese culture due to the moral values it contains. The legend (see on Santo Domingo de la Calzada in Spain the article Chicken Miracles ) is about a recurring Portuguese theme (most Portuguese legends are about farmers) and touches on aspects of daily life such as justice, pride, fate and dialectical belief in miracles, which are highly valued in Portugal. At the same time, the legend reflects the playful and detached way the Portuguese dealt with secular and religious hierarchies. So here stands the humanity and the humor of the common people against the distant and often arbitrary elites.
Culture and sights
On Thursdays the largest weekly market in Portugal takes place on the central square of Campo da República , where the rooster of Barcelos ( Galo de Barcelos ) is offered in various variations. In the Torre da Porta Nova , a tower of the former city wall, there is a handicraft center where traditional skills and tools, including weaving and lace making, are demonstrated. The Museu de Olaria is a pottery museum. The Templo do Senhor Bom Jesus da Cruz ( Portuguese for: Temple of the Lord Good Jesus of the Cross) is a Baroque church from the 17th century and is the most eye-catching building in the city.
The other numerous protected architectural monuments of the city include a number of earlier public buildings, urban mansions , stone fountains and sacred buildings , including the one on the 11th / 12th. Church built in the 13th and 14th centuries. The main church Igreja Matriz de Barcelos (also Igreja de Santa Maria Maior ) was newly built and has since been rebuilt several times . In addition to Mannerist and Baroque elements, for example in the various altarpieces , the three-aisled church also shows some Romanesque parts, such as the portal with the rose window or the capitals of the columns of the rows of arches.
The historic town center and the five-arched stone bridge from the 14th century are under monument protection. In the ruins of the castle and palace complex Ruínas do Paço dos Duques de Bragança (German: ruins of the seat of the Duke of Bragança), also Ruínas do Paço dos Condes de Barcelos (German: ruins of the seat of the Counts of Barcelos ), Roman finds can be seen, but also pieces from the Middle Ages. In addition, various prehistoric excavations can be visited, such as those of the Castro culture .
The Teatro Gil Vicente is the most important theater in the city. The Biblioteca Municipal, founded in 1880, is now housed in the Casa dos Machados da Maia , a Manueline city mansion from the 16th century. It is one of the ten public buildings, parks and squares where the city offers free WiFi internet access. The river bank ( Zona Ribeirinha ) is one of them. There are green areas and a river swimming pool, among other things
Sports
The football club Gil Vicente FC , founded in 1924, returned to the first Portuguese league ( Primeira Liga ) in 2012 . He plays his home games at the Estádio Cidade de Barcelos stadium , which was one of the venues for the 2006 European Under-21 Football Championship .
Another important club in the city is the Óquei Clube de Barcelos roller hockey club, founded in 1948 , which has been national champion, cup winner and Supercup winner several times, and has also celebrated international successes, such as winning the CERH (Comité Européen de Rink-Hockey) roller hockey Champions League ) 1990/91, and the European Cup competitions 1990/91, 1992/93 and 1994/95.
Other sports clubs are the Basquete Clube de Barcelos basketball club , and a number of other football clubs and other sports clubs in the city and district.
administration
The circle
Barcelos is the seat of a circle of the same name ( concelho ). The neighboring areas are (starting clockwise in the north): Viana do Castelo , Ponte de Lima , Vila Verde , Braga , Vila Nova de Famalicão , Póvoa de Varzim and Esposende .
Barcelos is the district with the largest number of parishes ( freguesias ) in Portugal. As part of the territorial reform in Portugal in 2013 , a number of the previous 89 municipalities were merged, since then the Barcelos district has consisted of 61 municipalities:
local community | Population (2011) |
Area km² |
Density of population / km² |
LAU code |
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Abade de Neiva | 2,024 | 7.50 | 270 | 030201 |
Aborim | 891 | 6.18 | 144 | 030202 |
Adães | 790 | 2.69 | 294 | 030203 |
Airó | 913 | 3.02 | 302 | 030205 |
Aldreu | 904 | 4.80 | 188 | 030206 |
Alheira e Igreja Nova | 1,456 | 10.17 | 143 | 030290 |
Alvelos | 2.145 | 3.38 | 634 | 030208 |
Alvito e Couto | 1,438 | 8.54 | 168 | 030291 |
Arcozelo | 12,840 | 3.44 | 3,736 | 030209 |
Areias de Vilar e Encourados | 1,879 | 10.17 | 185 | 030292 |
Areias de Vilar | 1.014 | 2.51 | 404 | 030210 |
Balugães | 841 | 2.73 | 308 | 030212 |
Barcelinhos | 1,781 | 2.76 | 646 | 030213 |
Barcelos, Vila Boa e Vila Frescainha | 11,108 | 9.30 | 1,195 | 030293 |
Barqueiros | 1,957 | 8.07 | 243 | 030215 |
Cambeses | 1,300 | 3.31 | 393 | 030216 |
Campo e Tamel | 1,521 | 4.81 | 316 | 030294 |
Carapeços | 2,277 | 8.12 | 281 | 030218 |
Carreira e Fonte Coberta | 2,033 | 5.29 | 384 | 030295 |
Carvalhal | 1,391 | 2.58 | 539 | 030220 |
Carvalhos | 691 | 3.49 | 198 | 030221 |
Chorente, Góios, Courel, Pedra Furada e Gueral | 2,568 | 16.09 | 160 | 030296 |
Cossourado | 825 | 6.44 | 128 | 030224 |
Creixomil e Mariz | 1,208 | 6.98 | 173 | 030297 |
Cristelo | 1,875 | 7.71 | 243 | 030228 |
Durrães e Tregosa | 1,409 | 6.73 | 209 | 030298 |
Fornelos | 803 | 4.29 | 187 | 030234 |
Fragoso | 2,193 | 12.59 | 174 | 030235 |
Gamil e Midões | 1,386 | 5.84 | 238 | 030299 |
Gilmonde | 1,516 | 5.58 | 272 | 030237 |
lama | 1,271 | 3.27 | 389 | 030242 |
Lijó | 2,306 | 4.42 | 522 | 030243 |
Macieira de Rates | 2,083 | 7.85 | 265 | 030244 |
Manhente | 1,703 | 3.91 | 435 | 030245 |
Martim | 2,375 | 5.32 | 447 | 030247 |
Milhazes, Vilar de Figos e Faria | 2,066 | 12.14 | 170 | 0302FA |
Moure | 925 | 2.54 | 364 | 030252 |
Negreiros e Chavão | 2,364 | 6.96 | 339 | 0302FB |
Oliveira | 1.004 | 5.46 | 184 | 030254 |
Palm tree | 1,073 | 8.31 | 129 | 030255 |
Panque | 680 | 6.29 | 108 | 030256 |
Paradela | 850 | 8.36 | 102 | 030257 |
Pereira | 1,318 | 3.85 | 343 | 030259 |
Perelhal | 1,749 | 6.80 | 257 | 030260 |
Pousa | 2,272 | 6.63 | 343 | 030261 |
Quintiães e Aguiar | 1,190 | 7.36 | 162 | 0302FC |
Remelhe | 1,309 | 6.12 | 214 | 030263 |
Roriz | 2.152 | 6.53 | 329 | 030264 |
Santa Eugenia de Rio Covo | 1,483 | 3.13 | 473 | 030265 |
Tamel e Vilar do Monte | 1,420 | 11.06 | 128 | 0302FF |
Santa Maria de Galegos | 2,987 | 4.59 | 651 | 030268 |
Sao Martinho de Galegos | 1,930 | 3.12 | 618 | 030272 |
São Veríssimo de Tamel | 3,025 | 3.33 | 910 | 030277 |
Sequeade e Bastuço | 1.916 | 6.34 | 302 | 0302FD |
Silva | 913 | 2.18 | 419 | 030279 |
Silveiros e Rio Covo | 2.151 | 8.23 | 261 | 0302FE |
Ucha | 1,420 | 4.27 | 333 | 030282 |
Várzea | 1,904 | 2.95 | 645 | 030283 |
Viatodos, Grimancelos, Minhotães e Monte de Fralães | 3.814 | 12.40 | 308 | 0302FG |
Vila Cova e Feitos | 2,564 | 15.73 | 163 | 0302FH |
Vila Seca | 1,197 | 4.34 | 276 | 030287 |
Barcelos district | 120.391 | 378.90 | 318 | 0302 |
Population development
Population in Barcelos County (1801–2011) | ||||||||
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1801 | 1849 | 1900 | 1930 | 1960 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
78 934 | 40 859 | 46 953 | 58 360 | 83 211 | 103 773 | 111 733 | 122 096 | 120 391 |
Town twinning
- Spain : Pontevedra (since 1971)
- Cape Verde : São Domingos , Santiago Island (since 1997)
- France : Vierzon (since 1998)
- Bulgaria : Svishtov (since 2000)
- Morocco : El Jadida (since 2009)
- Brazil : Recife (since 2010)
traffic
Long-distance transport
Barcelos is a stop on the Linha do Minho railway line . It is on the A11 motorway and the N103 national road. The place is integrated into the national bus network of Rede Expressos .
Transportation
A number of bus routes operated by the companies Transdev and Arriva cover the city area, some with regionally extended routes.
sons and daughters of the town
The city often mentions Gil Vicente (1465–1536), the playwright and founder of the Portuguese theater, as its most famous son, but his origin is not proven beyond doubt. The power metal band Oratory comes from Barcelos. Other famous people from Barcelos are:
- Paio Peres Correia (1205-1275), knight
- João Garcia de Guilhade , poet and trobador of the 13th century
- Pêro de Barcelos , explorer of the 15th century
- Lourenço de Almeida (1480–1508), military and conqueror
- Fernão de Albuquerque (1540–1623), military and colonial administrator in India
- Manuel José da Costa Felgueiras Gaio (1750–1831), genealogist and author
- Henrique Ernesto de Almeida Coutinho (1788–1868), poet and literary critic
- José António Faria de Carvalho († 1840), Minister of Liberalism
- Miguel Ângelo Pereira (1843–1901), pianist and composer
- António José de Sousa Barroso (1854–1918), bishop in India and Porto
- José Maria de Queirós Veloso (1860–1952), historian
- Luís Costa (1879–1960), pianist and composer
- Rosa Ramalho (1888–1977), ceramic artist
- Manuel Gomes de Araújo (1897–1982), General, Minister of Defense from 1962 to 1968
- António Novais Madureira (* 1943), architect
- Miguel Cadilhe (* 1944), economist and two-time finance minister
- Júlia Ramalho (* 1946), ceramic artist
- Manuel Carvalho da Silva (* 1948), trade unionist and sociologist
- Honório Novo (* 1950), politician
- Frédéric Da Rocha (* 1953), French racing car driver
- Eduardo Mendes (* 1962), football coach
- Nuno Capucho (* 1972), soccer player
- Pedro Cardoso (* 1974), racing cyclist
- Rui Faria (* 1975), football coach
- Carlos Manuel da Silva Cunha (* 1977), football player
- André Albino Carvalho da Cunha (* 1978), football player
- Hugo Viana (* 1983), football player
- Gisela João (* 1983), fado singer
- Carlos Fonseca (* 1987), football player
- Orlando Sá (born 1988), football player
- José Gonçalves (* 1989), racing cyclist
- João Matias (* 1991), cyclist
- Nélson Oliveira (* 1991), football player
Web links
- Map of the Freguesia Barcelos at the Instituto Geográfico do Exército
- Official website
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ↑ a b Overview of code assignments from Freguesias on epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
- ↑ www.verportugal.net , accessed on January 29, 2013
- ^ Lydia Hohenberger, Jürgen Strohmaier: Portugal. 2nd edition, DuMont Reiseverlag, Ostfildern 2009, page 277f
- ↑ www.monumentos.pt , accessed on January 29, 2013
- ↑ ditto
- ↑ ditto
- ^ Hans-Peter Burmeister: Portugal. 3rd edition, DuMont Reiseverlag, Ostfildern 2008, page 259
- ↑ www.cm-barcelos.pt ( Memento of the original from February 25, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed January 29, 2013
- ↑ www.cm-barcelos.pt , accessed on January 29, 2013
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