Cedães

Cedães
coat of arms map
Basic data
Region :	Norte
Sub-region :	Terras de Trás-os-Montes
District :	Bragança
Concelho :	Mirandela
Coordinates :	41 ° 28 ′  N , 7 ° 6 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 28 ′  N , 7 ° 6 ′  W
Residents:	338 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface:	25.44 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density :	13 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	5370-101
politics
Mayor :	António Manuel Abambres Martins ( PPD / PSD )
Address of the municipal administration:	Junta de Freguesia de Cedães Rua da Escola Velha, n.º 42 5370-101 Cedães

Cedães is a place and a municipality in northern Portugal . The place is embedded in the rough nature of the Trás-os-Montes plateau.

The municipality Cedães belongs since 2017 to the 39 Portuguese Eco-Freguesias XXI , one of the Blue Flag award and the Portuguese Environment Agency title is awarded to communities in Portugal, particularly sustainable and socially - inclusive are aligned. In addition to good grades in criteria such as environmental protection, culture, job creation in rural areas or integrative youth and elderly work, it was the highest rating in the criterion of biodiversity that earned the municipality the award. In 2019, Cedães won the award again and was the only municipality in the Bragança district to achieve the required number of points.

Since 2017, the municipality has organized the trail running Cedães, a nationally known trail run that attracts runners from all over northern Portugal. Hikes are also organized in parallel within the framework.

history

Today's place was probably created in the course of the new settlements during and after the medieval Reconquista .

At the end of the 19th century, the village of Cedainhos was separated from the municipality of Cedães.

Since around 1960, the community has recorded sustained emigration , especially to France. The population decreased from 853 in 1960 to 338 in 2011.

Attractions

In addition to nature, which is accessible via hiking trails of the Mirandela district administration, there are some architectural monuments in Cedães:

• Igreja de Santo Ildefonso , the parish church of Cedães
• Igreja de Vale do Lobo , the parish church of Vale do Lobo
• Igreja de Vila Verdinho , the parish church of Vila Verdinho
• Alminhas em Cedães , wayside shrine in Cedães
• Fontanário em Cedães , stone fountain in Cedães

administration

Population development of the municipality of Cedães (1864–2011)

Cedães is the seat of the municipality of the same name ( Freguesia ) in the district ( concelho ) of Mirandela in the Bragança district . 338 inhabitants live in it on an area of ​​25 km² (as of June 30, 2011).

The following localities are in the municipality:

• Cedães
• Vale de Lobo
• Vila Verdinho

Web links

Commons : Cedães  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Cedães parish website at Mirandela County Council
• Entry on Cedães in the Mapas de Portugal

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} 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. ↑ TV report CEDÃES ECO-FREGUESIA XXI , recorded on YouTube , accessed on March 12, 2020
4. ↑ Communication on the 2019 results , website of the Eco-Freguesias XXI project, accessed on March 12, 2020
5. ↑ TV report TRAIL RUNNING CEDÃES , recorded on YouTube, accessed on March 12, 2020
6. ↑ entry of the Congregational Church of Cedães in the Portuguese monument list SIPA, accessed on 12 March 2020
7. ^ Entry of the parish church of Vale do Lobo in the Portuguese list of monuments SIPA, accessed on March 12, 2020
8. ↑ Entry of the parish church of Vila Verdinho in the Portuguese list of monuments SIPA, accessed on March 12, 2020
9. ↑ Entry of Alminhas em Cedães in the Portuguese list of monuments SIPA, accessed on March 12, 2020
10. ↑ Entry by Fontanário em Cedães in the Portuguese list of monuments SIPA, accessed on March 12, 2020