Caminha

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Caminha
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Caminha coat of arms
Caminha (Portugal)
Caminha
Basic data
Region : Norte
Sub-region : Alto Minho
District : Viana do Castelo
Concelho : Caminha
Coordinates : 41 ° 53 ′  N , 8 ° 50 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 53 ′  N , 8 ° 50 ′  W
Residents: 16,684 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 136.53 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 122 inhabitants per km²
Caminha County
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Flag of Caminha Location of the Caminha district
Residents: 16,684 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 136.53 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 122 inhabitants per km²
Number of municipalities : 14th
administration
Administration address: Câmara Municipal de Caminha
Praça Conselheiro Silva Torres
4910-122 Caminha
President of the Câmara Municipal: Júlia Paula Costa ( PSD )
Website: www.cm-caminha.pt

Caminha is a small town ( Vila ) and a district (Port. Município or Concelho ) in Portugal . The district has an area of ​​136.44 km² and has 16,684 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011).

In the historic town center

history

Finds (including Antas ) prove a prehistoric settlement of the area. The Romans who settled here also left traces, including bridges and sections of Roman roads . The place has been documented as Camenae or Camina since the 5th century AD . Ferdinand I (León) made the place in 1060 as Caput Mini the seat of a county. Even after the independence of the Kingdom of Portugal in 1139, Caminha remained important as a border town. King D Dinis expanded the town's fortification walls and gave Caminha its first town charter in 1284 . The strategic importance of the place lasted up to the 16th century, which received its development impulses in particular from fishing and trade by sea and river.

Culture and sights

The numerous architectural monuments in the district include archaeological finds and megalithic sites such as the Dólmen da Barrosa or the Dólmen de Santo Vile, a number of mansions and town houses, some stone fountains, historical public buildings and a large number of different sacred buildings . The historic town center as a whole is also a listed building. It is characterized by narrow streets with historical buildings. Its traffic-calmed center around the central Praça Concelheiro Silva Torres square with its New Manueline fountain and street cafes is now a major attraction for visitors.

With the art gallery Galeria de Arte de Caminha , the Galeria Guntilanis in Vila Praia de Âncora and the Galeria de Exposições for temporary exhibitions in the town hall building ( Câmara Municipal ), Carminha has several exhibition locations. The municipal library Biblioteca Municipal , the municipal archive Arquivo Municipal de Caminha , a toy library and various historical museums are other cultural institutions. The Museu Sidónio Pais is being planned .

Forte da Ínsua is located on the small island of Ínsua off Caminha, which belongs to the municipality of Moledo . The fortress was built from 1649 to 1652 after the island's monastery was pillaged by pirates several times. It has been a listed building since 1910.

The Festival de Vilar de Mouros has long been considered the most important rock festival in the country.

administration

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The town hall (port .: Câmara Municipal)

The district borders on Spain in the north . The neighboring areas are (starting clockwise in the north): Vila Nova de Cerveira , Ponte de Lima , Viana do Castelo , and the Atlantic Ocean.

With the regional reform in September 2013, several municipalities were merged into new municipalities, so that the number of municipalities decreased from 20 to 14.

The following municipalities ( freguesias ) are in Caminha County:

Caminha County
local community Population
(2011) 		Area
km² 		Density of
population / km² 		LAU
code
Âncora 1,182 5.42 218 160201
Arga (Baixo, Cima e São João) 208 30.88 7th 160221
Argela 393 10.80 36 160205
Caminha e Vilarelho 2,471 6.74 367 160222
Dem 363 6.43 56 160209
Gondar e Orbacém 435 11.06 39 160223
Lanhelas 991 5.04 197 160211
Moledo e Cristelo 1,566 10.36 151 160224
Riba de Âncora 723 8.54 85 160214
Seixas 1,502 8.33 180 160215
Venade e Azevedo 975 11.38 86 160225
Vila Praia de Âncora 4,820 8.37 576 160217
Vilar de Mouros 753 10.38 73 160218
Vile 302 2.80 108 160220
Caminha County 16,684 136.53 122 1602

Population development

Population in Caminha County (1801–2011)
1801 1849 1900 1930 1960 1981 1991 2001 2011
9251 12,167 15,288 15,810 16,688 15,883 16.207 17,069 16,684
The Santa Rita de Cássia ferry
The train station of Caminha

Municipal holiday

  • Monday after Easter Sunday

Town twinning

traffic

The Caminha Railway Station is a stop on the railway line Linha do Minho . The national road N13 crosses the town, and the A28 motorway leads through the district with several exits . Caminha is integrated into the national bus network of Rede Expressos .

The municipal ferry from Caminha, Ferry-Boat Santa Rita de Cássia , runs daily from around 8:00 a.m. to around 8:00 p.m. (winter half-year around 6:00 p.m.) - provided the water level is sufficient, i. H. not at low tide - between Caminha and the Galician coastal town of A Guarda .

Sons and daughters

Sidónio Pais

photos

  • Igreja Matriz de Caminha

  • clock tower

  • The interior of the parish church

  • Minho river

  • In the historical center

  • In the historical center

  • The campsite of Caminha ( Camping Camarido )

  • View from the north of Caminha (rear)

Web links

Commons : Caminha  - collection of images, videos and audio files

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. ↑ a b Overview of code assignments from Freguesias on epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
  3. ↑ www.verportugal.net , accessed March 1, 2013
  4. ↑ www.monumentos.pt , accessed on March 1, 2013
  5. ^ Lydia Hohenberger, Jürgen Strohmaier: Portugal. 2nd edition, DuMont Reiseverlag, Ostfildern 2009, pp. 289f
  6. ↑ www.cm-caminha.pt ( Memento of the original from March 4, 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 March 1, 2013 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.cm-caminha.pt
  7. ↑ www.verportugal.net , accessed March 1, 2013
  8. ↑ www.monumentos.pt , accessed on March 1, 2013
  9. ^ Publication of the administrative reorganization in the Diário da República gazette of January 28, 2013, accessed on March 16, 2014
  10. ↑ www.anmp.pt , accessed on March 1, 2013
  11. ↑ www.cm-caminha.pt ( Memento of the original from March 17, 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 March 1, 2013 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.cm-caminha.pt
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