Múrias

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Múrias
coat of arms map
The coat of arms is still missing
Múrias (Portugal)
Múrias
Basic data
Region : Norte
Sub-region : Terras de Trás-os-Montes
District : Bragança
Concelho : Mirandela
Coordinates : 41 ° 36 ′  N , 7 ° 7 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 36 ′  N , 7 ° 7 ′  W
Residents: 281 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 22.55 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 12 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 5385-053
politics
Mayor : Cláudia Viviana Estrói Carvalho Afonso ( PPD / PSD )
Address of the municipal administration: Junta de Freguesia de Múrias
Rua Principal
5385-053 Múrias

Múrias is a town and municipality in northern Portugal .

In 1972 the film Pedro Só was shot here, an important work in the new Portuguese cinema .

history

Finds prove a prehistoric settlement, in particular the Iron Age settlement of the Castro culture from the 1st millennium BC. It became a Roman settlement around the 4th century AD .

The present-day town was probably created during the course of new settlements after the medieval Reconquista in the 11th and 12th centuries.

administration

Population development of the municipality of Múrias (1864–2011)

Múrias is the seat of the eponymous municipality ( Freguesia ) in the district ( concelho ) of Mirandela in the Bragança district . 281 inhabitants live in it on an area of ​​23 km² (as of June 30, 2011).

The following localities are in the municipality:

  • Couços
  • Gandariças
  • Múrias
  • Regodeiro
  • Vale de Prados

Attractions

In addition to nature, which is accessible via hiking trails of the Mirandela district administration, there are some architectural monuments in the municipality of Múrias:

  • Castro de São Juzende , archaeological site of an Iron Age settlement
  • Igreja de São Martinho , Parish Church of Múrias
  • Capela de São Paulo , chapel in Múrias

Web links

Commons : Múrias  - 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. ↑ Overview of code assignments from Freguesias on epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
  3. ↑ a b Entry of the Castro de São Juzende in the Portuguese list of monuments SIPA, accessed on March 29, 2020
  4. ↑ Entry of the Igreja de São Martinho in the Portuguese list of monuments SIPA, accessed on March 29, 2020
  5. ^ Entry of the Capela de São Paulo in the Portuguese list of monuments SIPA, accessed on March 29, 2020