Caldas da Rainha

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Caldas da Rainha
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Coat of arms of Caldas da Rainha
Caldas da Rainha (Portugal)
Caldas da Rainha
Basic data
Region : Centro
Sub-region : Oeste
District : Leiria
Concelho : Caldas da Rainha
Coordinates : 39 ° 24 ′  N , 9 ° 8 ′  W Coordinates: 39 ° 24 ′  N , 9 ° 8 ′  W
Residents: 51,729 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 255.69 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 202 inhabitants per km²
Caldas da Rainha district
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Flag of Caldas da Rainha Location of the Caldas da Rainha district
Residents: 51,729 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 255.69 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 202 inhabitants per km²
Number of municipalities : 12
administration
Administration address: Câmara Municipal das Caldas da Rainha
Praça 25 de Abril
2500-110 Caldas da Rainha
President of the Câmara Municipal: Dr. Fernando José da Costa ( PSD )
Website: www.cm-caldas-rainha.pt

Caldas da Rainha is a Portuguese city ​​located in the Centro Região in the Oeste sub-region and part of the historic Estremadura province .

Often called Caldas in everyday life , the city is known for its thermal baths and ceramics. The nationwide widespread ceramic figure of Zé Povinho comes from here.

history

historical building of the thermal bath in the park of Caldas da Rainha
Share of the Fábrica de Faianças das Caldas da Rainha on June 30, 1884

Queen D. Leonor is said to have bathed in the foul-smelling warm medicinal springs on the advice of the local population, coming from Óbidos in 1484 . From then on, convinced of the healing powers of the water, she sold personal jewelry and some land to build a hospital here in 1503 . Today's place, which owes its name to the history of its origins, was built around it. (Caldas da Rainha, port. For: thermal baths of the queen). The royal family used the thermal baths very often after that, and the place took off. In 1511 King D. Manuel I elevated Caldas da Rainha to ( Vila ) (small town with administrative rights).

In 1821 the place became the seat of an independent district. In the further course of the 19th century the thermal springs became an increasingly popular destination for the prosperous middle-class families. In addition, the local clay deposits favored the settlement of ceramic factories. The creations by Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro in the Fábrica de Faianças das Caldas da Rainha between 1884 and 1907 should be mentioned in particular . With the increasing settlement of industrial companies, the number of inhabitants also grew. Caldas da Rainha was elevated to a city ( Cidade ) in 1927 .

Culture and sights

The Museu Hospital Termal

In addition to the thermal baths, the beaches (e.g. in Foz do Arelho ) and the Mata Rainha D. Leonor city ​​forest , also called Mata da Rainha (English: Queen's Forest), the city's many Art Nouveau facades are also a destination for visitors. Nevertheless, Caldas da Rainha is not one of the most popular places for tourists, even if tourism has gained in importance. The bullring, some mansions and town houses, the daily market on the central Praça da República , and some sacred buildings are further attractions.

The city's museums include several art museums, some of which are former sons of the city, such as the Museu José Malhoa . Mention should also be made of the Atelier-Museu António Duarte , which opened in 1985 , the Atelier-Museu João Fragoso from 1994, and the Museu Barata Feyo, inaugurated by President Jorge Sampaio in 2004 . These and other facilities, some of which function as open-air exhibitions, are integrated into the Centro de Artes , a complex designed as a museum park or art district. In addition, the city has had a modern culture and congress center since 2006 with the Centro Cultural e de Congressos de Caldas da Rainha . Since 1997 the students of the art and design school Escola Superior de Artes e Design das Caldas da Rainha , which belongs to the Instituto Politécnico de Leiria , have organized the Caldas Late Night , at which various exhibitions and events take place in the streets of the city.

Other well-known museums are the Museu do Ciclismo bicycle museum , the Museu Hospital Termal , and the ceramics museum Museu da Cerâmica , located in the Dom Carlos city park . a. a collection of azulejos from the 16th century and Art Nouveau ceramics are on display.

The headquarters of the Portuguese Badminton Federation in Caldas da Rainha

Sports

The city is a focal point of badminton in Portugal. The Portuguese badminton association Federação Portuguesa de Badminton has its seat here, and the Portuguese center of excellence ( Centro de Alto Rendimento , CAR) for badminton is located here. A large number of national and international competitions have taken place here, such as the Portuguese Badminton Championship 2013 , the Helvetia Cup 2003 , the Portugal International 2013 , or the last tournament of the Plume d'Or in 1994 and from 21. – 28. September 2014 the European Senior Championships.

The first professional men's soccer team of the soccer and futsal club Caldas Sport Clube , founded in 1916, has meanwhile played in the second Portuguese league . In the 2013/14 season she competes in the Série F of the third division, the Campeonato Nacional de Seniores . She plays her home games in Campo da Mata, which has a capacity of 13,000 .

The 2013 European Orienteering Championships took place here from October 24th to 27th .

administration

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Caldas da Rainha is the seat of a district of the same name ( concelho ) in the Leiria district . On June 30, 2011 the district had 51,729 inhabitants on an area of ​​255.7 km².

The neighboring areas are (starting clockwise in the north): Alcobaça , Rio Maior , Cadaval , Bombarral , Óbidos and the Atlantic Ocean.

The City Council ( Câmara Municipal ) of Caldas da Rainha

In the run-up to the regional reform in September 2013 , several municipalities were merged into new municipalities, before two more district municipalities were then merged in the course of the regional reform. The number decreased from 16 to twelve municipalities in the district.

The following municipalities ( Freguesias ) are in the district of Caldas da Rainha:

Caldas da Rainha district
local community Population
(2011) 		Area
km² 		Density of
population / km² 		LAU
code
A dos Franco 1,701 18.93 90 100601
Alvorninha 2,987 37.60 79 100602
Caldas da Rainha - Nossa Senhora do Pópulo, Coto e São Gregório 18,417 31.69 581 100617
Caldas da Rainha - Santo Onofre e Serra do Bouro 11,926 27.51 434 100618
Carvalhal Benfeito 1,279 13.95 92 100604
Foz do Arelho 1,339 9.62 139 100606
Landal 1,051 10.21 103 100607
Nadadouro 1,904 10.60 180 100608
Salir de Matos 2,583 24.59 105 100609
Santa Catarina 3,029 19.98 152 100611
União das Freguesias de Tornada e Salir do Porto 4,358 29.53 148 100619
Vidais 1,155 21.48 54 100615
Caldas da Rainha district 51,729 255.69 202 1006

Population development

Population in the county of Caldas da Rainha (1801–2011)
1801 1849 1900 1930 1960 1981 1991 2001 2011
1470 8486 20,971 29,207 37,430 41,018 43.205 48,846 51,729

Municipal holiday

  • May 15

Town twinning

In addition, the following city partnerships are in the pipeline:

The train station of Caldas da Rainha

traffic

Long-distance transport

Caldas da Rainha train station is on the Linha do Oeste railway line . The city has several junctions with the A8 motorway .

The city is integrated in the national bus network of Rede Expressos .

Local transport

On weekdays from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., on Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., the minibuses of the municipal TOMA bus routes circulate around every quarter of an hour. There are three different colored lines ( azul / blue, verde / green and laranja / orange), a trip costs 1.10 euros, various subscriptions , multiple tickets and season tickets are also available. The project is to be further expanded at a later date and aims to relieve and calm down the inner city through local public transport .

Other regional bus connections offer u. a. the private Rodoviária do Tejo transport company .

The Rainhas Bike Sharing bike rental system has existed in the city since 2009 and currently (summer 2013) has 16 rental and return stations.

José Malhoa (photo from 1889)

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : Caldas da Rainha  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c 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. ↑ Presidente da Câmara ( Memento of the original from June 12, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.cm-caldas-rainha.pt
  4. ↑ Galerie Sevogel: Historical Securities Volume 3 . NZZ Verlag, 1984, p. 54f ( ISBN 3-85823-108-8 )
  5. ^ João Fonseca: Dicionário do Nome das Terras . 2nd edition, Casa das Letras, Cruz Quebrada 2007, p. 64 ( ISBN 978-9724617305 )
  6. ↑ www.verportugal.net , accessed on October 2, 2013
  7. ↑ The stadium at www.fussballzz.de , accessed on October 2, 2013
  8. ^ Publication of the administrative reorganization in the Diário da República gazette of January 28, 2013, accessed on March 16, 2014
  9. ^ Page of the town twinning on the website of the town administration ( Memento of the original from October 5th, 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 October 2, 2013 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.cm-caldas-rainha.pt
  10. ↑ Page of the TOMA bus routes on the website of the city administration ( Memento of the original from April 21, 2014 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 October 2, 2013 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.cm-caldas-rainha.pt
  11. ↑ Rainha Bike Sharing website , accessed on October 2, 2013
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