Lamego

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Lamego
coat of arms map
Lamego coat of arms
Lamego (Portugal)
Lamego
Basic data
Region : Norte
Sub-region : Douro
District : Viseu
Concelho : Lamego
Coordinates : 41 ° 6 ′  N , 7 ° 49 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 6 ′  N , 7 ° 49 ′  W
Residents: 26,691 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 165.44 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 161 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 5100
Lamego district
flag map
Flag of Lamego Position of the Lamego district
Residents: 26,691 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 165.44 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 161 inhabitants per km²
Number of municipalities : 18th
administration
Administration address: Câmara Municipal de Lamego
Av. Padre Alfredo P Teixeira
5100-150 Lamego
President of the Câmara Municipal: Francisco Manuel Lopes ( PSD )
Website: www.cm-lamego.pt
Santuário Nossa Senhora dos Remédios on Monte Santo Estevão

Lamego is a city ( Cidade ) and a district ( concelho ) in the district of Viseu , a few kilometers south of the Douro in northern Portugal . The city is the seat of a Catholic diocese. It is part of the Rede de Judiarias , an association of places with a historically significant Jewish community. It is also part of the Alto Douro wine region , which became the world's first protected wine region in 1756 and which has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2001 .

View over Lamego in the evening

history

Lamego Castle

The place was probably originally settled by Celtiberian Turdulians, and also existed in Roman times . When the king of the Visigothic Empire , Rekkared I , converted to Christianity, Lamego also became Christian as a result. Lamego was first mentioned as a bishopric in 570, with its bishop Sardinário. King Sisebut minted coins here until 621 , which underlines the importance of the place at that time.

The Arabs conquered Lamego in the course of their conquest in the 8th century. After the arrival of the Reconquista, the city ​​fell several times to the Christian conquerors and back to the Moors , until Ferdinand I of León finally took Lamego on November 29, 1057. The city did not become a bishopric again until 1071 (see also the list of the bishops of Lamego ). The first king of Portugal, Alfonso I ( Portuguese : D.Afonso Henriques), was solemnly confirmed here in 1143 by the assembly of the Cortes (estates) at Lamego. Alfonso I gave the so-called "Basic Laws of Lamego" (1181) to the new empire and named it "Portugal" after the name of the county of Portocale .

In the years 1191 and 1290 Lamego received further rights, including market rights, which further enhanced the place, and in particular attracted traders with oriental fabrics and spices from large parts of the Iberian Peninsula , such as Castile and the emirate of Granada . In the 15th century, the city benefited particularly from its advantageous location on the country's most important trade routes, but the Portuguese voyages of discovery then diverted the trade routes, with the result that local trade became increasingly less important. In 1514 King Manuel I renewed Lamego's city rights.

Lamego (1868)

During the tenure of Bishop Manuel de Noronha (1551–1564) a lot of building activity began, in particular the place of pilgrimage Santuário de Nossa Senhora dos Remédios is to be mentioned. In the course of the 17th and 18th centuries, a number of mansions were built , which were mainly built by families active in the up-and-coming viticulture. With the law of September 10, 1756, the Marquês de Pombal then created the Companhia Geral da Agricultura das Vinhas do Alto Douro , which received the monopoly over the growing area of ​​the Alto Douro . It was the first protected wine-growing region in the world. As a result, the region continued to grow, from which Lamego also benefited greatly.

In 1835 districts were created as part of an administrative reform. Lamego became the seat of a district, which was moved to Viseu due to its more central location . In the second half of the 19th century, Lamego then underwent a number of urban development measures, which in particular created the wide avenues of today's cityscape.

Attractions

  • The shrine of Nossa Senhora dos Remédios , overbuilt by a rococo chapel from 1761, is located on a hill southwest of the city. As an extension of the main street of Lamegos, a 613-step double staircase leads to the pilgrimage chapel.
  • The Gothic cathedral in the city (Sè) is the main church of the diocese. It was changed a lot in the 16th and 17th centuries.
  • The keep from the 13th century remains of the castle above the town .
  • A museum has been set up in the former bishop's palace.

Lamego district

Lamego is the seat of a district of the same name. The neighboring areas are (starting clockwise in the north): Mesão Frio , Peso da Régua , Armamar , Tarouca , Castro Daire and Resende .

With the regional reform in September 2013, several municipalities were merged into new municipalities, so that the number of municipalities decreased from 24 to 18.

Communities

View from the pilgrimage church to Lamego
The pilgrimage site of the Santuário de Nossa Senhora dos Remédios

The following municipalities ( freguesias ) are in the Lamego district:

Lamego district
local community Population
(2011)
Area
km²
Density of
population / km²
LAU
code
Avões 619 4.87 127 180502
Bigorne, Magueija e Pretarouca 706 20.14 35 180526
Britiande 934 4.80 195 180504
Cambres 2,066 11.28 183 180505
Cepões, Meijinhos e Melcões 1,071 10.96 98 180527
Ferreirim 904 5.53 164 180507
Ferreiros de Avoes 509 2.65 192 180508
Figueira 342 4.55 75 180509
Lalim 729 7.22 101 180510
Lamego 12,214 20.20 605 180525
Lazarim 521 16.54 32 180511
Parada do Bispo e Valdigem 1,039 12.89 81 180528
Penajóia 1,023 10.13 101 180516
Penude 1,666 12.82 130 180517
Samodães 203 3.09 66 180519
Sands 916 3.13 293 180520
Várzea de Abrunhais 405 5.85 69 180523
Vila Nova de Souto d'El-Rei 824 8.79 94 180524
Lamego district 26,691 165.44 161 1805

population

Population development Lamego (1801-2006)
1801 1849 1900 1930 1960 1981 1991 2001 2004 2006
14,688 20,240 31,835 34,730 36,320 32,833 30.164 28,081 27,054 26,484

Town twinning

Sons and daughters

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. a b 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.verportugal.net , accessed January 26, 2013
  4. www.cm-lamego.pt (under Património / Raízes Históricas ), accessed on January 26, 2013
  5. ^ Publication of the administrative reorganization in the Diário da República gazette of January 28, 2013, accessed on March 16, 2014
  6. www.anmp.pt , accessed on January 26, 2013