Lobão da Beira

Lobão da Beira
coat of arms map
Basic data
Region :	Centro
Sub-region :	Dão-Lafoes
District :	Viseu
Concelho :	Tondela
Coordinates :	40 ° 32 ′  N , 8 ° 2 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 32 ′  N , 8 ° 2 ′  W
Residents:	1124 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface:	14.09 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density :	80 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	3460-207
politics
Mayor :	Isaac Antunes Duarte de Almeida ( PSD )
Address of the municipal administration:	Junta de Freguesia de Lobão da Beira Rua da Infesta 3460-207 Lobão da Beira

Lobão da Beira is a village in northern Portugal .

history

Field with vineyards and church in Lobão da Beira

Finds prove a prehistoric settlement. The Romans took over the Castro culture settlement located here .

The current place was probably created in the course of the resettlement policy after the Reconquista . The place was officially mentioned for the first time in the royal register of 1288, as the seat of the municipality of São Julião de Lobão, part of the then Besteiros district.

administration

Lobão da Beira is a municipality ( freguesia ) in the district ( concelho ) of Tondela , in the district of Viseu . 1124 inhabitants live in the municipality (as of June 30, 2011).

Population development

Population of the municipality of Lobão da Beira (1527–2011)
1527	1758	1864	1878	1890	1900	1911	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1991	2011
111	1062	1735	1803	1734	1718	1834	1500	1685	1660	1630	1605	1264	1193

Sons and daughters of the church

• Cândido de Figueiredo (1846–1925), author, Romanist, Lusitanist and lexicographer

Web links

• Website about Lobão da Beira (port.)
• Photos from Lobão da Beira on Flickr

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. ↑ Overview of code assignments from Freguesias on epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
3. ^ History of the town on the town's website, accessed on May 7, 2014