Condeixa-a-Velha
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| Region : | Centro | |||||
| Sub-region : | Region of Coimbra | |||||
| District : | Coimbra | |||||
| Concelho : | Condeixa-a-Nova | |||||
| Freguesia : | União das Freguesias de Condeixa-a-Velha e Condeixa-a-Nova | |||||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 6 ′ N , 8 ° 30 ′ W | |||||
| Postal code : | 3250-220 | |||||
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| Website: | www.freguesiacondeixa-a-velha.pt | |||||
Condeixa-a-Velha is a place and a former municipality ( freguesia ) in the Portuguese district ( concelho ) of Condeixa-a-Nova . The community had 3511 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011).
On September 29, 2013, the municipalities of Condeixa-a-Velha and Condeixa-a-Nova were merged to form the new municipality of União das Freguesias de Condeixa-a-Velha e Condeixa-a-Nova .
history
Conimbriga was a relatively important city in the Roman province of Lusitania from around the 2nd century BC. After the devastating invasion of the Suebi in the 5th century AD and the conquest of the area by the Moors from the 7th century, the inhabitants left the decaying place and its difficult supply situation, especially with regard to water. The new Condeixa settlement was built nearby. The place was officially mentioned for the first time in 1086, still as a condex . The place, founded a little later near monks, which was now called Condeixa-a-Nova (German: New Condeixa), in contrast to the old Condeixa , gained increasing importance and in 1541 became its own community. When he also formed an independent circle in 1838, the original Condeixa, called Condeixa-a-Velha (German: Old Condeixa) since at least 1219, was attached to him.
Culture and sights
Among its various protected monuments are in particular the Roman bridges and aqueducts from the first century ( Aqueduto Romano de Conimbriga e Castellum de Alcabideque ) and the main church Igreja Paroquial de Condeixa-a-Velha, originally built in the 13th century and extensively rebuilt around 1530 (also Igreja de São Pedro ) to be mentioned.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ^ Publication of the administrative reorganization in the Diário da República gazette of January 28, 2013, accessed on October 1, 2014
- ^ João Fonseca: Dicionário do Nome das Terras. 2nd edition, Casa das Letras, Cruz Quebrada 2007, page 91, ISBN 978-972-46-1730-5
- ↑ www.verportugal.net , accessed December 28, 2012
- ↑ www.cm-condeixa.pt ( Memento of the original from December 3, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed December 28, 2012
- ↑ www.monumentos.pt , accessed on December 28, 2012
- ↑ ditto
