Castelo Branco (Horta)

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Castelo Branco
coat of arms map
Castelo Branco coat of arms
Castelo Branco (Azores)
Castelo Branco
Basic data
Autonomous Region : Azores
Concelho : Horta
Coordinates : 38 ° 31 ′  N , 28 ° 43 ′  W Coordinates: 38 ° 31 ′  N , 28 ° 43 ′  W
Residents: 1309 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 23.91 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 55 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 9900-323
politics
Mayor : Vítor Pimentel ( PS )
Address of the municipal administration: Junta de Freguesia de Castelo Branco
Loteamento do Lameiro
9900-323 Castelo Branco
Website: www.castelobranco.org

Castelo Branco is a Portuguese town and municipality on the island of Faial , which belongs to the Azores archipelago .

The Horta Airport is located in the community.

In addition to the parish church of Santa Catarina de Alexandria , the parish's sights include the eponymous volcanic rock formation Morro de Castelo Branco (from Port. Castelo Branco , in German "White Castle", alluding to the shape and color of the rock formation).

The coast in the municipal area

history

After King Manuel I first ordered the establishment of a community in the area in 1514, the first documented mention of the village comes from July 30, 1568.

In 1585 the community had 350 inhabitants in 120 households, in 1643 there were 1,042 inhabitants in 245 households. In 1767 today's larger and more elaborate church was built.

From the mid-1950s in particular, there was a strong wave of emigration to North America (USA and Canada) and Europe (in addition to continental Portugal, especially France). Emigration from the community has continued since then, even if it has slowed down significantly in the meantime. The main stages of development were the opening of the airport in 1971 and the economic development of Portugal after the Carnation Revolution in 1974 and the EU accession in 1986.

Culture and sights

The parish church of Santa Catarina de Alexandria

The parish church Igreja Paroquial de Castelo Branco (also Igreja de Santa Catarina de Alexandria ), newly built in 1767, goes back to the first church in the village, which was officially documented for the first time in 1568. Today's parish church is a listed building.

The Bairro da Carreira residential area, which was built after 1946 and inaugurated in 1953 as part of the Estado Novo dictatorship's social housing program for poor families, is also a listed building.

The karate club Clube de Karaté Do Shotokan O Morro , the soccer club Clube Recreio e Fraternidade founded in 1917 , and the versatile sports club Castelo Branco Sport Club are the most important sports clubs in the municipality. Various folk dance , music, scouting and cultural associations are active in Castelo Branco.

administration

Population development in the municipality (1864 to 2011)

Castelo Branco is the seat of a municipality of the same name ( Freguesia ) in the district ( Concelho ) of Horta . The area is 23.9 km². The population on June 30, 2011 was 1309 people.

The following places and districts are in the municipality:

  • Canada de Santa Catarina
  • Castelo Branco
  • Lombega

economy

Aerial view of the airport

Horta Airport, located in the municipality, is a significant factor. The fishing port, the retail trade and smaller industrial companies should also be mentioned. The tourism is slowly gaining importance.

Web links

Commons : Castelo Branco  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 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. ↑ a b Entry of the parish church of Santa Catarina de Alexandria in the Portuguese list of monuments SIPA, accessed on October 21, 2019
  4. ↑ Entry of the Bairro da Carreira in the Portuguese list of monuments SIPA, accessed on October 21, 2019