Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo

Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo
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Basic data
Region :	Centro
Sub-region :	Beiras e Serra da Estrela
District :	Guarda
Concelho :	Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo
Coordinates :	40 ° 54 ′  N , 6 ° 58 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 54 ′  N , 6 ° 58 ′  W
Residents:	2211 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface:	27.88 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density :	79 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	6440
politics
Mayor :	Antonio Quadrado Fernandes
Address of the municipal administration:	Junta de Freguesia de Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo Rua Santa Maria de Aguiar, nº65 6440-125 Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo
Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo district
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Residents:	6260 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface:	508.58 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density :	12 inhabitants per km²
Number of municipalities :	10
administration
Administration address:	Câmara Municipal de Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo 6440-001 Figueira de Castelo
President of the Câmara Municipal:	António Edmundo Freire Ribeiro ( PSD )
Website:	www.cm-fcr.pt

Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo (German: fig tree of the Rodrigo Castle) is a small town ( Vila ) and a district ( concelho ) in Portugal with 2211 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011).

history

After the historical place Castelo Rodrigo had lost its importance, in particular due to the destruction suffered in 1762 during the Seven Years' War and in 1810 in the course of the Napoleonic invasions , most of its inhabitants settled in the neighboring S.Vicente da Figueira. In 1836 , S.Vicente became an independent district, to which the simultaneously dissolved district of Castelo Rodrigo was assigned. The name was changed to Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo to reflect the formative history of Castelo Rodrigo.

Culture and sights

The town center as a whole is a listed building. Its architectural monuments include various historical public buildings, fountains and sacred buildings , including the Capela de Nossa Senhora da Conceição , which was only built in the mid-20th century

With Castelo Rodrigo is located in the district one of the twelve historical villages Historic villages of Portugal . Signposted hiking trails connect the places.

In the Museu da Casa de Freguesia de Escalhão , in the municipality of Escalhão , the traditions of the region are shown in two tours. On the one hand, the kitchen tour ( Portuguese : Percurso à cozinha) shows life in the house, on the other hand, the tour Artes e ofícios (German: arts and crafts) u. a. olive oil production, regional viticulture and previous agricultural activities.

administration

The landscape around Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo and Castelo Rodrigo

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Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo is the seat of a district of the same name, which borders on Spain to the east . The neighboring areas are (starting clockwise in the north): Freixo de Espada à Cinta , Almeida , Pinhel and Vila Nova de Foz Côa .

With the regional reform in September 2013, several municipalities were merged into new municipalities, so that the number of municipalities decreased from 17 to ten.

The following municipalities ( freguesias ) are in the Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo district:

Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo district

local community	Population (2011)	Area km²	Density of population / km²	LAU code
Algodres, Vale de Afonsinho e Vilar de Amargo	535	72.36	7th	090418
Almofala e Escarigo	280	47.34	6th	090419
Castelo Rodrigo	517	32.94	16	090403
Cinco Vilas e Reigada	397	41.59	10	090420
Colmeal e Vilar Torpim	255	72.90	3	090422
Escalhão	770	78.81	10	090406
Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo	2.211	27.88	79	090408
Freixeda do Torrão, Quintã de Pêro Martins e Penha de Águia	518	57.73	9	090421
Mata de Lobos	383	36.97	10	090410
Vermiosa	394	40.06	10	090415
Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo district	6,260	508.58	12	0904

Population development

Population in the Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo district (1801–2011)
1801	1849	1900	1930	1960	1981	1991	2001	2011
7059	7784	14,716	13,339	13,237	9140	8105	7158	6260

Town twinning

•  France : Wissous

Web links

Commons : Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Map of the Freguesia Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo at the Instituto Geográfico do Exército
• Official website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
2. ↑ ^{a b} Overview of code assignments from Freguesias on epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
3. ↑ www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
4. ↑ www.monumentos.pt , accessed on February 9, 2013
5. ↑ ditto
6. ↑ www.cm-fcr.pt ( Memento from February 1, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on February 9, 2013
7. ^ Publication of the administrative reorganization in the Diário da República gazette of January 28, 2013, accessed on March 16, 2014
8. ↑ www.anmp.pt , accessed on February 9, 2013