Limões

Limões
coat of arms map
Basic data
Region :	Norte
Sub-region :	Alto Tâmega
District :	Vila Real
Concelho :	Ribeira de Pena
Freguesia :	União das Freguesias de Cerva e Limões
Coordinates :	41 ° 27 ′  N , 7 ° 50 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 27 ′  N , 7 ° 50 ′  W
Postal code :	4870-078
politics
Mayor :	António Guilherme Tavares Dinis
Address of the municipal administration:	Junta de Freguesia de Limões Rua Principal 4870-078 Limões
Website:	www.limoes.jfreguesia.com

Limões is a place and a former municipality ( freguesia ) in the Portuguese district ( concelho ) of Ribeira de Pena . It has 335 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011).

In the course of the regional reform of September 29, 2013 , the municipalities of Cerva and Limões were merged to form the new municipality of União das Freguesias de Cerva e Limões . Cerva became the seat of the new administration.

history

The place was probably built in the 13th century, on the road to Vila Real . The municipality, which had become independent in the meantime, belonged to the Cerva district until it was dissolved in 1853 . Limões has belonged to the Ribeira de Pena County since 1854 .

Partial view of the parish church

Culture and sights

The town's monuments include a number of sacred buildings , including the 17th century Baroque parish church Igreja Paroquial de Limões . The church, also called Igreja de São João Baptista ( Portuguese for St. John the Baptist Church ) after its patron saint , contains u. a. a high altar and two late baroque altarpieces made of gilded wood ( talha dourada ).

The historic town center as a whole is also a listed building.

The maintenance of handed-down traditions continues in the community. This includes traditional handicrafts , especially linen blankets and embroidery. The local cooperative Cooperativa de Artesanato de Limões organizes the production and sale of the pieces. Old games, including Jogo do pau and a variety of wooden throwing games, are also among the traditions that have been maintained in the community.

administration

Limões is the seat of a municipality of the same name. The following towns are located in it:

• Azeveda
• Cadaval
• Limões
• Maceira
• Tojais

Web links

• Official website of the local government

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. ↑ Publication of the administrative reorganization in the Diário da República gazette of January 28, 2013, accessed on September 29, 2019
3. ↑ www.monumentos.pt (under Cronologia ), accessed on October 5, 2013
4. ↑ www.monumentos.pt , accessed on October 5, 2013
5. ↑ ditto
6. ↑ Visitor information on the community website ( Memento of the original from October 12, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed October 5, 2013