Canelas (Arouca)
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| Coordinates : | 40 ° 58 ′ N , 8 ° 12 ′ W | |||||
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Canelas is a place and a former municipality in Portugal .
history
In the municipality of Canelas, approximately 490 million year old trilobites were found , which are among the largest known specimens in the world. A trilobite can therefore also be seen in the center of the municipal coat of arms.
The Romans settled in the 1st century BC. BC settled here to mine gold in particular.
The village of Vilarinho was officially mentioned for the first time in 883 AD, as a locality of the municipality of Canelas.
The municipality of Canelas was part of the Alvarenga district until 1843, when it has been part of Arouca.
administration
Canelas was the seat of a municipality of the same name ( Freguesia ) in the district ( Concelho ) of Arouca , in the Aveiro district . The last time in the community lived 801 residents (as of June 30, 2011).
The following localities are in the area of the former municipality:
- Canelas de Baixo
- Canelas de Cima
- Estreitinha
- Gamarão de Baixo
- Gamarão de Cima
- Mealha
- Vilarinho
With the territorial reform in Portugal on September 29, 2013, the municipalities of Canelas and Espiunca were merged to form the new municipality of União das Freguesias de Canelas e Espiunca . Canelas became the seat of this newly formed community.
Culture and sights
The parish church Igreja Paroquial de Canelas , also Igreja de São Miguel after its patron saint , is a listed building.
The place is surrounded by extensive forest areas, which are ideal for nature-based sports. Hiking trails and bike paths are laid out and known nationwide.
Monument to Maurício Esteves Pereira Pinto in Porto (Praça da Corujeira)
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Sons and daughters of the church
- Maurício Esteves Pereira Pinto (1924–1975), doctor
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ History of the Canelas Municipality on the website of the former Canelas Municipality, accessed on August 3, 2015
- ^ Publication of the administrative reorganization in the Diário da República gazette of January 28, 2013, accessed on October 1, 2014
- ^ Entry of the parish church of Canelas in the Portuguese monument list SIPA, accessed on August 3, 2015
- ↑ TV report on newly created hiking trails in Canelas from July 14, 2008 by the public television broadcaster RTP , recorded on YouTube , accessed on August 3, 2015