Flamengos

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Flamengos
coat of arms map
Flamengo coat of arms
Flamengos (Azores)
Flamengos
Basic data
Autonomous Region : Azores
Concelho : Horta
Coordinates : 38 ° 33 ′  N , 28 ° 39 ′  W Coordinates: 38 ° 33 ′  N , 28 ° 39 ′  W
Residents: 1604 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 14.62 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 110 inhabitants per km²
Height: 130  m
politics
Mayor : José Manuel Serpa do Amaral ( PPD / PSD - CDS / PP coalition)
Address of the municipal administration: Junta de Freguesia de Flamengos
Rua Nova Artista Flamenguense
9900-401 Flamengos - Horta
Website: flamengos.pt

Flamengos is a place and a municipality on the island of Faial , which belongs to the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores .

View over the municipality of Flamengos near Horta

The Faial Island Botanical Garden is located in the municipality of Flamengos, in the Quinta de São Lourenço . In Flamengos there is also the Reserva Florestal de Recreio da Falca forest reserve , which is also important as a leisure and recreation area. The Miradouro do Monte Carneiro viewpoint offers sweeping views. The Ponte dos Flamengos bridge over the Ribeira dos Flamengos , inaugurated in 1908, is a popular photo opportunity.

History and sights

View of Flamengos (1966)

The municipality is located in the fertile valley of Vale da Ribeira dos Flamengos , above the capital and port city of Horta , 4 km away , to whose district it belongs as well as the twelve other municipalities on the island.

The name of the place, which was founded at the same time as Horta and spreads in the valley of the Ribeira dos Flamengos , goes back to Flemish settlers. They had already settled here in the 15th century under the leadership of the Flemish nobleman Josse van Huerter, who became liege lord of the entire island in 1468. The location of the village in the interior of the island soon proved to be advantageous, as the houses could not be seen from the sea and Flamengos therefore did not suffer from pirate attacks as often as many of the coastal towns in the Azores. Van Huerter introduced the pastel dye plant , which soon helped the town to a modest level of prosperity. The three-aisled parish church Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Luz was built in the 16th century ; it was looted and set on fire by English corsairs in 1597, rebuilt in 1606 and rebuilt in 1736. After it was destroyed by the earthquake on June 9, 1998, the church was rebuilt and rededicated on April 3, 2016.

The Ponte dos Flamengos bridge

In the 20th century, the place was hit several times by severe earthquakes: in 1926, more than half of the buildings were destroyed. There were further earthquakes with greater damage on November 23, 1973 and June 9, 1998.

The most striking buildings in the area include the Ponte dos Flamengos bridge, built in 1903–1908, and the Fontanário das Bicas fountain from 1852. In Flamengos, a botanical garden with a size of 8,000 m² was laid out in 1986, with numerous endemic plants from the Azores Medicinal plants can be seen.

coat of arms

In blue two golden lilies under a golden, faceless sun . In the base of the shield two narrow silver waves . A silver three-tower wall crown over the shield . In the white band at the base of the shield, the place name in black letters "FLAMENGOS - HORTA".

administration

Population development of the municipality (1864 to 2011)

Flamengos is the seat of a municipality of the same name ( freguesia ) in the district ( concelho ) of Horta . Its area is 14.6 km², its population was 1604 on June 30, 2011.

The following places are in the municipality:

  • Flamengos
  • Quinta de São Lourenço

Web links

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

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. ↑ Overview of code assignments from Freguesias on epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
  3. ↑ Susanne Jaep: Azores 51. Ostfildern 1998
  4. ↑ http://www.acorianooriental.pt/noticia/igreja-de-1-5me-inaugurada-na-horta-18-anos-depois-de-um-sismo-destruir-o-antigo-templo
  5. ^ Andreas Stieglitz: Landscape of the Azores , p. 45. London 2015
  6. ↑ Stéphan Szeremeta: Açores , S, 198. Paris 2014