Favaios
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| Basic data | ||||||
| Region : | Norte | |||||
| Sub-region : | Douro | |||||
| District : | Vila Real | |||||
| Concelho : | Alijó | |||||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 16 ′ N , 7 ° 30 ′ W | |||||
| Residents: | 1064 (as of June 30, 2011) | |||||
| Surface: | 21.45 km² (as of January 1, 2010) | |||||
| Population density : | 50 inhabitants per km² | |||||
| Postal code : | 5070-265 | |||||
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| Address of the municipal administration: | Junta de Freguesia de Favaios Largo Teixeira de Sousa 5070-265 Favaios |
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Favaios is a municipality ( freguesia ) in the Portuguese district ( concelho ) of Alijó . It has 1064 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011).
history
The traces of human settlement in the area lead back to the Iron Age . The Castro culture lasted until the Romans took the area . Favaios, then known as Flávias , was on a Roman road and was part of the administrative area of Panoias. At the beginning of the 8th century the Moors conquered the area. They razed the fortifications of Flávias and the residents subsequently left the place. Only in the course of the Reconquista did people settle here again. The following Suebs set up the community of Sanct Georgios de Fabaios . The current name Favaios developed from Fabaios.
In 1211 the place received city rights ( Foral ) for the first time , by King Alfonso II , which in 1270 by Alfonso III. have been confirmed. In 1853 the previously independent circle of Favaios was dissolved and Alijó was incorporated.
Culture and sights
Among the monuments of the place are u. a. various stone fountains, sacred buildings and former public buildings. The historic town center as a whole is also a listed building.
administration
Favaios is the seat of a municipality of the same name ( Freguesia ). It consists of the following localities:
- Favaios
- Mondego
- Soutelinho
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
- ↑ Overview of code assignments from Freguesias on epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
- ↑ www.cm-alijo.pt , accessed on February 4, 2013
- ↑ www.monumentos.pt (under Cronologia ), accessed on February 4, 2013
- ↑ www.monumentos.pt , accessed on February 4, 2013
