Macieira (Sernancelhe)

Macieira
coat of arms map
Basic data
Region :	Norte
Sub-region :	Douro
District :	Viseu
Concelho :	Sernancelhe
Coordinates :	40 ° 59 ′  N , 7 ° 29 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 59 ′  N , 7 ° 29 ′  W
Residents:	126 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface:	12.45 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density :	10 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	3640-150
politics
Mayor :	José Joaquim Sousa Caria
Address of the municipal administration:	Junta de Freguesia de Macieira Largo das Tílias 3640-150 Macieira
Website:	www.freguesiademacieira.com

Macieira is a municipality ( freguesia ) in the Portuguese district ( concelho ) of Sernancelhe . 126 inhabitants live in it (as of June 30, 2011).

The chapel of Capela Santa Bárbara

history

Traces point to a settlement already by the Romans . The current place was probably created in the course of the repopulation after the Reconquista . It was a parish of the Fonte Arcada district . Since its dissolution in 1855 , Macieira has been a municipality in the Sernancelhe district.

Attractions

The town's architectural monuments include historical fountains, dovecotes, school buildings, various sacred buildings , and the Baroque mansion Solar em Macieira , built in the 18th century, with its chapel Capela de São Domingos .

Web links

• Official website of the municipality

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. ↑ Portrait and history on the community website ( Memento of the original from September 8, 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. (under Histirial ), accessed October 8, 2013 
4. ↑ www.monumentos.pt , accessed on October 8, 2013