Castelo de Paiva

Castelo de Paiva
Basic data
Region :	Norte
Sub-region :	Tâmega e Sousa
District :	Aveiro
Concelho :	Castelo de Paiva
Coordinates :	41 ° 3 ′ N , 8 ° 16 ′ W Coordinates: 41 ° 3 ′ N , 8 ° 16 ′ W
Residents:	16,733 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface:	115 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density :	146 inhabitants per km²
Castelo de Paiva district
Residents:	16,733 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface:	115 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density :	146 inhabitants per km²
Number of municipalities :	6th
administration
Administration address:	Câmara Municipal de Castelo de Paiva ; Largo do Conde - Sobrado ; 4550-102 Castelo de Paiva
President of the Câmara Municipal:	Dr. Gonçalo Rocha ( PS )
Website:	www.cm-castelo-paiva.pt

Castelo de Paiva is a vila (small town) and a district ( concelho ) in Portugal with 16,733 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011).

In the center of Sobrado, the main town in the Castelo de Paiva district

history

Antas and other finds prove the presence of humans in the water-rich and fertile district since the Paleolithic , Romans , Goths and Arabs also lived here, which excavations such as tombs etc. a. occupy. The place, which was called Payva de Riba Douro and later only Paiva, wasofficially mentioned for the first time in theyear 883 . His first town charter ( Foral ) Paiva received on 1 December 1513 by King Manuel I . Since March 4, 1850, thecirclepreviously onlycalled Paiva has been led under its full current name.

Culture and sights

Bridge over the Douro, with a memorial

Various archaeological sites, manor houses , sacred buildings , fountains and historical public buildings are listed in the district, as is the historic center of the district town as a whole.

Despite its numerous architectural monuments, river baths and natural landscapes, tourism is not strongly developed here. There are rural tourism facilities and restaurants. The Marmoiral de Sobrado in the main town of Sobrado is a Romanesque tomb made of granite and part of the Rota do Românico do Vale do Sousa , a route along the region's Romanesque monuments.

On March 4, 2001, the busy old truss bridge Ponte Hintze Ribeiro over the Rio Douro collapsed at the northern tip of the district , killing 59 people. The disaster left the whole country in deep sadness and made headlines across Europe. A memorial for the accident was erected on the newly built bridge.

economy

Coal was mined in the Minas do Pejão from 1886 to 1994, after which the mines were shut down due to a lack of profitability.

Shoe factories, textile industry, wood processing and furniture manufacturing are the main industries in the district.

administration

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Castelo de Paiva is the seat of a district of the same name. The neighboring areas are (starting clockwise in the north): Penafiel , Marco de Canaveses , Cinfães , Arouca and Gondomar .

With the regional reform in September 2013 , several municipalities were combined into new municipalities, so that the number of municipalities decreased from nine to six.

The following municipalities ( Freguesias ) are in the Castelo de Paiva district:

Castelo de Paiva district

local community	Population (2011)	Area km²	Density of population / km²	LAU code
Fornos	1,439	4.11	350	010602
Raiva, Pedorido e Paraíso	4,694	49.37	95	010610
real	1,300	33.11	39	010606
Santa Maria de Sardoura	2,538	10.06	252	010607
Sao Martinho de Sardoura	1.931	4.31	448	010608
Sobrado e Bairros	4,831	14.04	344	010611
Castelo de Paiva district	16,733	115.00	146	0106