Ganfei
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| Region : | Norte | |||||
| Sub-region : | Alto Minho | |||||
| District : | Viana do Castelo | |||||
| Concelho : | Valença | |||||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 2 ′ N , 8 ° 37 ′ W | |||||
| Residents: | 1296 (as of June 30, 2011) | |||||
| Surface: | 9.47 km² (as of January 1, 2010) | |||||
| Population density : | 137 inhabitants per km² | |||||
| Postal code : | 4930-355 | |||||
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| Mayor : | Francisco Romeu | |||||
| Address of the municipal administration: | Junta de Freguesia de Ganfei Lugar Tardinhade 4930-355 Ganfei |
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Ganfei is a town and municipality in the Minho-Lima sub-region in northern Portugal .
history
During the Visigothic period a monastery was founded here ( Convento de Ganfei or Mosteiro de Ganfei ), and it probably already existed in 691. After the Arab conquest in 711 and the subsequent Christian reconquest , the monastery was rebuilt in 1018, and today's place developed in its vicinity.
The first Portuguese canonized by the Catholic Church, São Teotónio (1082–1162) was born here.
administration
Ganfei is the seat of a municipality of the same name ( Freguesia ) in the district ( concelho ) of Valença in the district of Viana do Castelo . 1296 inhabitants live in it on an area of 9 km² (as of June 30, 2011).
The following localities are in the municipality of Ganfei:
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Buildings
A number of architectural monuments can be found in Ganfei parish, mainly sacred buildings that were created in connection with the monastery and its development .
- The Convento de Ganfei monastery and the Igreja do Salvador de Ganfei monastery church
- The Baroque chapel of Capela de Nossa Senhora do Carmo from the 18th century.
- The mannerist- baroque chapel Capela de Nossa Senhora do Faro from the 17th century.
- The Baroque chapel Capela de São Teotónio, built in 1618
- The Chapel of Capela de São Vicente
- The Chafariz da Praça da República stone fountain from the 17th century.
- Ganfei Elementary School
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traffic
With the opening of the Linha do Minho railway in 1875, Ganfei was also connected to the Portuguese railway network. Since the section between Valença and Monção was closed, Ganfei no longer has its own rail connection. The former railway line has now been converted into a cycle path that is part of the Ecopista do Rio Minho route .
Web links
- Map of the Freguesia Ganfei at the Instituto Geográfico do Exército
- Website on Ganfei Municipality at Valenç County Council
- Junta de Freguesia de Ganfei ( pt ) cm-pontedelima.pt. Retrieved May 17, 2011.
- Entry on Ganfei in the Mapas de Portugal
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
- ↑ a b Entry of Mosteiro de Ganfei in the Portuguese list of monuments SIPA, accessed on May 20, 2020
- ↑ Entry of the Capela de Nossa Senhora do Carmo in the Portuguese list of monuments SIPA, accessed on May 20, 2020
- ↑ Entry of the Capela de Nossa Senhora do Faro in the Portuguese list of monuments SIPA, accessed on May 20, 2020
- ↑ Capela de São Teotónio in the Portuguese list of monuments SIPA, accessed on May 20, 2020
- ↑ Entry of the Capela de São Vicente in the Portuguese list of monuments SIPA, accessed on May 20, 2020
- ^ Entry of the Chafariz da Praça da República in the Portuguese list of monuments SIPA, accessed on May 20, 2020
- ↑ Entry by Escola Primária de Ganfei in the Portuguese list of monuments SIPA, accessed on May 20, 2020
