Casa Branca (Sousel)
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| Region : | Alentejo | |||||
| Sub-region : | Alto Alentejo | |||||
| District : | Portalegre | |||||
| Concelho : | Sousel | |||||
| Coordinates : | 38 ° 57 ′ N , 7 ° 49 ′ W | |||||
| Residents: | 1232 (as of June 30, 2011) | |||||
| Surface: | 101 km² (as of January 1, 2010) | |||||
| Population density : | 12 inhabitants per km² | |||||
| Postal code : | 7470-133 | |||||
| politics | ||||||
| Mayor : | Fernanda Andrade Carreço Capela ( PS ) | |||||
| Address of the municipal administration: | Junta de Freguesia de Casa Branca Rua do Posto, nº 11 7470-133 Casa Branca |
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Casa Branca is a municipality in Portugal and belongs to the district of Sousel , with an area of 101 km² and 1232 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011). This results in a population density of 12.2 inh / km².
history
The historical sources only allow assumptions about the origins of the place. Today's municipal area belonged to the Count of Sabugal, who leased it in plots to small farmers living here. In 1581 a white house ( Portuguese : Casa Branca) is said to have stood here, in which equipment and utensils from the nearby Quinta do Zagalo estate were stored. The house was made of limestone, which gave it its light color and hence its name. This went over to the settlement forming around it.
Casa Branca belonged to the São Brás municipality until it was destroyed during the Lisbon earthquake in 1755 . The now independent municipality of Casa Branca belonged to the Cano district until its dissolution in 1826 . Casa Branca belonged 1839 to the circle Avis , 1852 to Sousel and 1862 to Fronteira . With an interruption from 1895 to 1896 when it belonged to Estremoz, Casa Branca has remained a parish of Sousels ever since.
Culture and sights
There are six architectural monuments in the municipality :
- the olive oil press Adega do Mouchão
- the fountain with public washing area Fonte e lavadouro em Casa Branca
- the 19th century Poço Largo water reservoir
- the Ponte da Dourada bridge
- the church Igreja de São Miguel (also Igrejinha , German: small church) from the 17th century
- the parish church Igreja Paroquial de Casa Branca (also Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Graça ) from the 18th century
economy
Agriculture and the processing of agricultural products have traditionally been the main industries in the municipality. The most important products here are olive oil , cork and wine . Vegetables are also grown, especially tomatoes . The cultivation of grain, especially wheat , has also been promoted here since the 1930s .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ↑ Overview of code assignments from Freguesias on epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
- ^ João Fonseca: Dicionário do Nome das Terras . 2nd edition, Casa das Letras, Cruz Quebrada 2007, p. 78 ( ISBN 978-9724617305 )
- ^ History of the parish on the district's website , accessed on July 10, 2013
- ↑ Website of the elementary school in Casa Branca ( Memento of the original from November 9, 2013 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. , accessed July 10, 2013
- ↑ www.monumentos.pt , accessed on July 10, 2013
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