Caíde de Rei

Caíde de Rei
coat of arms map
Basic data
Region :	Norte
Sub-region :	Tâmega e Sousa
District :	postage
Concelho :	Lousada
Coordinates :	41 ° 16 ′  N , 8 ° 13 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 16 ′  N , 8 ° 13 ′  W
Residents:	2529 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface:	6.73 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density :	376 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	4620-073
politics
Mayor :	António de Sousa Meireles ( PSD )
Address of the municipal administration:	Junta de Freguesia de Caíde de Rei Praça de S. Pedro Nº1 4620-073 Caíde de Rei
Website:	www.jf-caidederei.pt

Caíde de Rei is a municipality ( freguesia ) in the Portuguese district ( concelho ) of Lousada . It has 2529 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011).

history

Finds show a prehistoric settlement, including dolmens and traces from the Castro culture . Remains of Roman houses have also been found. The current place name probably developed from the Arabic Kaid . The community was already documented in the royal surveys of 1220 . It belonged to the Santa Cruz de Riba-Tâmega district until 1855, only to be part of the Lousada district since its dissolution.

Culture and sights

The single-nave, neo- Romanesque parish church with a bell tower, Igreja Matriz de Caíde de Rei ( also Igreja de São Pedro after its patron saint ) dates back to the 16th century.

Further architectural monuments in the community are three mansions or country estates, some of which are still inhabited and managed.

Web links

• Official website

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. ^ History on the community website (under A Freguesia , Apresentação , História ), accessed August 22, 2013
4. ↑ www.monumentos.pt (under Cronologia ), accessed on August 22, 2013
5. ↑ www.monumentos.pt , accessed on August 22, 2013