Castelo de Vide
Castelo de Vide | ||||||
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Basic data | ||||||
Region : | Alentejo | |||||
Sub-region : | Alto Alentejo | |||||
District : | Portalegre | |||||
Concelho : | Castelo de Vide | |||||
Coordinates : | 39 ° 25 ′ N , 7 ° 27 ′ W | |||||
Residents: | 3407 (as of June 30, 2011) | |||||
Surface: | 264.91 km² (as of January 1, 2010) | |||||
Population density : | 13 inhabitants per km² | |||||
Castelo de Vide district | ||||||
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Residents: | 3407 (as of June 30, 2011) | |||||
Surface: | 264.91 km² (as of January 1, 2010) | |||||
Population density : | 13 inhabitants per km² | |||||
Number of municipalities : | 4th | |||||
administration | ||||||
Administration address: | Câmara Municipal de Castelo de Vide R. Bartolomeu Álvares da Santa 7320-117 Castelo de Vide |
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President of the Câmara Municipal: | Dr. António Manuel Grincho Ribeiro ( PSD ) | |||||
Website: | www.cm-castelo-vide.pt |
Castelo de Vide is a small town ( Vila ) and a district ( concelho ) in the Portalegre district in Portugal with 3407 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011). It belongs to the Rede de Judiarias , a route of places with historical Jewish communities in Portugal.
history
Finds prove a settlement since the Neolithic . In the course of the Reconquista and the threats from its Spanish neighbors, the place gained strategic importance. The place previously called Vide or Vila de Vide was renamed Castelo de Vide after his castle was built . It belonged to Marvão until 1276 and has been an independent circle since then. In 1310 the place received city rights ( Foral ) from King D Dinis . In the course of the 14th century, the place grew beyond its walls and, especially since the end of the 15th century, experienced a notable boom due to wool processing. A significant Jewish community lived here.
In 1512 King Manuel I renewed the town charter . In the years 1704 to 1708 the place suffered destruction by Spanish troops.
Attractions
In the circle there are a large number of antas and sacred buildings under monument protection, as well as Roman excavations, various mansions , fountains and historical public buildings. The historic town center is also a listed building as a whole. A few kilometers outside of the city is the archaeological park Parque megalítico dos Coureleiros .
The list of cultural monuments in the Concelho Castelo de Vide gives an overview of all classified cultural monuments in the district.
administration
The circle
Castelo de Vide is the administrative seat of a district of the same name that borders Spain in the northeast . The neighboring districts are (starting clockwise in the north): Marvão , Portalegre , Crato and Nisa .
The following municipalities ( freguesias ) are in the Castelo de Vide district:
local community | Population (2011) |
Area km² |
Density of population / km² |
LAU code |
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Nossa Senhora da Graça de Póvoa e Meadas | 606 | 73.55 | 8th | 120501 |
Santa Maria da Devesa | 1,578 | 56.33 | 28 | 120502 |
Santiago Maior | 358 | 58.83 | 6th | 120503 |
São João Baptista | 865 | 76.20 | 11 | 120504 |
Castelo de Vide district | 3,407 | 264.91 | 13 | 1205 |
Population development
Population in the district of Castelo de Vide (1801–2011) | |||||||||
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1801 | 1849 | 1900 | 1930 | 1960 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2004 | 2011 |
7 006 | 6 031 | 6 614 | 6 837 | 6 538 | 4 187 | 4 145 | 3 872 | 3 780 | 3 407 |
Town twinning
sons and daughters of the town
- Garcia da Orta (1499–1568), Jewish-Portuguese doctor and botanist
- João de Casal (1641–1735), Bishop of Macau
- Mouzinho da Silveira (1780–1849), liberal statesman
- José Frederico Laranjo (1846–1910), lawyer, economist, politician and university professor
- Ventura Porfírio (1908–1998), painter
- Salgueiro Maia (1944–1992), captain of the Carnation Revolution of April 25, 1974 , national hero
- João Adelino Faria (* 1966), television journalist and television announcer
- Francisco Jose Lahmeyer Bugalho (1905–1949), a Portuguese poet of German descent, died here.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ↑ a b Overview of code assignments from Freguesias on epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
- ↑ www.verportugal.net , accessed January 26, 2013
- ↑ www.monumentos.pt , accessed on January 26, 2013
- ↑ www.anmp.pt , accessed on January 26, 2013