Cidadelhe (Mesão Frio)

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Cidadelhe
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Cidadelhe (Portugal)
Cidadelhe
Basic data
Region : Norte
Sub-region : Douro
District : Vila Real
Concelho : Mesão Frio
Coordinates : 41 ° 10 ′  N , 7 ° 51 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 10 ′  N , 7 ° 51 ′  W
Residents: 171 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 2.59 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 66 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 5040-154
politics
Mayor : Francisco Guedes Moreira ( PS )
Address of the municipal administration: Junta de Freguesia de Cidadelhe
Lugar da Fonte Nova
5040-154 Cidadelhe

Cidadelhe is a town and municipality in northern Portugal . Cidadelhe is located on the Rio Douro and belongs to the Alto Douro wine-growing region , the first protected wine-growing region in the world, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2001 . Other sights include the Celtiberian - Roman excavations and ruins, some churches and various mansions and wineries that have been built here since the 16th century.

View of the town Cidadelhe, the Rio Douro located

history

Here was the Lusitanian -Ortschaft Civitadella, a settlement of the Castro culture . In 134 BC BC Decimus Junius Brutus Callaicus conquered and devastated the place. The Romans then moved the place a little deeper into the terrain and re-fortified it.

In the royal registers under King D. Dinis , Cidadelhe was listed in 1320/21 as an independent municipality subject to tax.

administration

Population development in the municipality of Cidadelhe

Cidadelhe is the seat of a municipality of the same name ( Freguesia ) in the district ( Concelho ) of Mesão Frio in the Vila Real district . 171 inhabitants live in it on an area of ​​3 km² (as of June 30, 2011).

The following places belong to the municipality:

  • Bogalheira
  • Cabo
  • Cidadelhe
  • Coterre
  • Eira Pedrinha
  • Eira Pedrinha de Baixo
  • Eira Pedrinha de Cima
  • Eira Vessada
  • Fonte Nova
  • Jardim
  • Lugar do Outeiro
  • Malhada
  • Matosa
  • Outeiro
  • Quinta do Jaime
  • Ribeiro
  • Sobreiro
  • Terreiro

economy

Hotel pool of the Água Hotel Douro Scala with a view of the Douro Valley

Viticulture is of great importance here, but fruit growing and the production of olive oil should also be mentioned.

In addition, tourism has gained in importance, especially since the opening of the Água Hotels Douro Scala hotel complex in 2012, which is housed in the Quinta do Paço , a baroque estate from the 17th century with origins in the 16th century. Hiking trails have been set up, such as the 12 km long Percurso Pedestre Cimo da Vila (PR1), which leads past old chapels, wineries and villages on old footpaths through the surrounding elevations.

Web links

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

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. ↑ Profile and history of the municipality of Cidadelhe on www.mesaofrio.com.pt (Portuguese), accessed December 8, 2018
  4. ↑ Entry of the Castro de Cidadelhe archaeological site in the Portuguese Denkmallista SIPA (Portuguese), accessed on December 8, 2018
  5. ↑ Entry on Cidadelhe at www.aldeiasportugal.pt (English), accessed on December 8, 2018
  6. ↑ Entry of the parish church Igreja de São Vicente in the Portuguese Denkmallista SIPA (Portuguese), accessed on December 8, 2018
  7. ↑ Entry of the Percurso Pedestre Cimo de Vila on www.aldeiasportugal.pt, accessed on December 8, 2018