Bragado

Bragado
coat of arms map
Basic data
Region :	Norte
Sub-region :	Alto Tâmega
District :	Vila Real
Concelho :	Vila Pouca de Aguiar
Coordinates :	41 ° 35 ′  N , 7 ° 39 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 35 ′  N , 7 ° 39 ′  W
Residents:	544 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface:	26.13 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density :	21 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	5450-180
politics
Mayor :	Antonio Chaves do Paço
Address of the municipal administration:	Junta de Freguesia de Bragado Junta 5450-180 Bragado

Bragado is a municipality ( freguesia ) in the Portuguese district ( concelho ) of Vila Pouca de Aguiar . It has 544 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011).

history

Finds prove the settlement from prehistoric times until the arrival of the Romans , who operated various ore mines in the region (including the Trêsminas gold mine ). The current place was probably repopulated in the 13th century. He was under the order of Christ . From an administrative point of view, it has since been attached to the district of Aguiar da Pena, and since its dissolution in the 19th century it has belonged to the newly created district of Vila Pouca de Aguiar.

Culture and sights

The manor house Solar de Boaventura , the medieval stone bridge Ponte da Ola , and various sacred buildings are listed in the municipality, including the Mannerist - Baroque parish church Igreja Paroquial de Bragado (also Igreja de São Pedro ).

administration

Bragado is the seat of a municipality of the same name ( Freguesia ). The following localities belong to the municipality:

• Bragado
• Carrazedo da Cabugueira
• Monteiros
• Vilela da Cabugueira

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.terralusa.net , accessed on February 24, 2013
4. ↑ www.monumentos.pt , accessed on February 24, 2013
5. ↑ ditto
6. ↑ ditto