Candedo (Vinhais)

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Candedo
coat of arms map
The coat of arms is still missing
Candedo (Portugal)
Candedo
Basic data
Region : Norte
Sub-region : Terras de Trás-os-Montes
District : Bragança
Concelho : Vinhais
Coordinates : 41 ° 50 ′  N , 7 ° 7 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 50 ′  N , 7 ° 7 ′  W
Residents: 331 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 21.44 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 15 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 5335-032
politics
Mayor : António Vicente Morais ( PS )
Address of the municipal administration: Junta de Freguesia de Candedo
Rua Principal
5335-032 Candedo

Candedo is a town and municipality in north-eastern Portugal , in the Trás-os-Montes region .

The municipality is located on the Rio Rabaçal , a Spanish-Portuguese border river.

history

Central square in the abandoned historic center of Espinhoso

Before the arrival of the Romans in the 1st century AD, the region was settled by the Celtiberians and characterized by the Castro culture .

The present-day town of Candedo probably emerged only during the course of the new settlements after the Reconquista . The most important town in today's municipality was Espinhoso, which was run as an independent municipality in 1225 with only about 60 inhabitants. Candedo and Aboá were still smaller settlements.

During the Spanish rule from 1581 to 1640, especially under Philip IV (Philip III of Portugal), Espinhoso refused to pay the constantly increasing taxes and to accept Spanish clergy. As a result, it lost its independence and Candedo became the official parish seat.

administration

Population development in the municipality of Candedo (1864–2011)

Candedo is a municipality ( freguesia ) in the district ( concelho ) of Vinhais , in the Bragança district . The community has an area of ​​21 km² and has 331 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011).

There are three villages in the municipality of Candedo:

  • Aboá
  • Candedo
  • Espinhoso (seat of the municipal administration)

Web links

Commons : Candedo  - 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. ↑ Overview of code assignments from Freguesias on epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
  3. ^ Profile of the Candedo community on Vinhais.com, accessed July 7, 2016