Lafoes
Lafões is a region and a former district ( concelho ) in the Região Centro , in central Portugal .
The district was created in the course of the consolidation of the independent Kingdom of Portugal (1140) and received city rights ( Foral ) by King Manuel I in 1514 . Its seat was divided between the localities of Vouzela and São Pedro do Sul . It was named after Lafões Monastery, founded in 1123 .
The circle, which has existed unchanged since 1695 , was dissolved in the course of the administrative reforms after the Liberal Revolution in 1822 in 1834 and split into the circles Oliveira de Frades , Vouzela and São Pedro do Sul.
As a regional historical reference point, the term has survived to this day, for example in various place names, and especially in the statistical sub-region Dão-Lafões .
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.verportugal.net , accessed July 7, 2013
- ↑ Archive of the district administration Viseu ( Memento of the original from November 22, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Eng. and Port.), Retrieved July 7, 2013
