Góis

Góis
Basic data
Region :	Centro
Sub-region :	Region of Coimbra
District :	Coimbra
Concelho :	Góis
Coordinates :	40 ° 9 ′ N , 8 ° 7 ′ W Coordinates: 40 ° 9 ′ N , 8 ° 7 ′ W
Residents:	2171 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface:	72.87 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density :	30 inhabitants per km²
politics
Mayor :	Alberto Jorge Alves dos Reis
Address of the municipal administration:	Junta de Freguesia de Góis ; Rua 5 de Outubro, n.º2 ; 3330-341 Góis
Website:	www.freguesiadegois.pt
District of Góis
Residents:	4260 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface:	263.3 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density :	16 inhabitants per km²
Number of municipalities :	4th
administration
Administration address:	Câmara Municipal de Góis ; Praça da República ; 3330-310 Góis
President of the Câmara Municipal:	Dr Maria de Lurdes Oliveira Castanheira ( PS )
Website:	www.cm-gois.pt

The Góis Bridge

Góis is a vila (small town) in Portugal . It is the seat of the eponymous district ( concelho ) and the eponymous municipality ( Freguesia ), in the district of Coimbra .

geography

The place is about 45 km east of the district capital Coimbra , on the edge of the Serra da Lousã , a foothill of the Iberian Scheidegebirge .

The municipality of Góis, 1910

history

After the place was officially mentioned for the first time in 1113, it received city rights ( Foral ) for the first time in 1352 , which were renewed and expanded in 1516 by King Manuel I. In 1810 Góis suffered looting by French troops from the Napoleonic invasions .

In 1912 the Monte Redondo hydropower plant was built on the Rio Ceira to supply electricity for a paper mill. Góis became the first district in the Coimbra district with a nationwide electricity supply. With the start of the armament efforts at the end of the 1930s, in the run-up to the Second World War , the tungsten mined here gave the town a further boost. After the end of the war, however, tungsten production came to a standstill. In 1950 the paper mill supplied the entire Góis district with its hydroelectric power station.

After the Carnation Revolution in 1974 and the further increase in energy consumption, EDP took over the local power grid from the paper mill, which ceased operations in 1992 and also gave up its power generation concession from Monte Redondo , which ran until 2002, to a private operator.

Culture and sights

The Igreja de Santa Maria Maior , above Góis

In Góis there are 32 listed buildings, including a number of fountains, mansions , former public buildings, and various churches, such as the Igreja Paroquial de Góis (parish church). Originally built in the 15th century, the church, officially called Igreja de Santa Maria Maior (English: Church of St. Mary the Greater), was rebuilt several times, and today it bears u. a. Gothic and Manueline elements. In addition, the Renaissance bridge from the 15th century, which is often called “Romanesque” or “Roman” , is also a listed building, as is the historical center of Góis as a whole.

In the municipality there are a number of old villages in traditional slate construction, including four of the 27 historical slate villages of the Aldeias do Xisto , namely Aigra Nova , Aigra Velha , Comareira , and Pena . Various themed hiking trails lead along them through the wooded, often almost untouched nature.

administration

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Góis is the seat of a district of the same name. The neighboring areas are (starting clockwise in the north): Arganil , Pampilhosa da Serra , Pedrógão Grande , Castanheira de Pêra , Lousã and Vila Nova de Poiares .

With the territorial reform in September 2013, the municipalities ( Freguesias ) Cadafaz and Colmeal were combined to form the new municipality União das Freguesias de Cadafaz e Colmeal . Since then, the district has consisted of the following four municipalities:

District of Góis

local community	Population (2011)	Area km²	Density of population / km²	LAU code
Alvares	812	100.57	8th	060601
Cadafaz e Colmeal	348	70.16	5	060606
Góis	2,171	72.87	30th	060604
Vila Nova do Ceira	929	19.70	47	060605
District of Góis	4,260	263.30	16	0606

Population development

Population in the Góis district (1801–2011)
1801	1849	1864	1878	1890	1900	1911	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1981	1991	2001	2011
4,894	6.332	10,285	10.100	10,797	11,493	12,466	12,335	12,230	12,488	11,103	9744	6955	6434	5372	4861	4260