Nossa Senhora da Graça de Póvoa e Meadas
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| Basic data | ||||||
| Region : | Alentejo | |||||
| Sub-region : | Alto Alentejo | |||||
| District : | Portalegre | |||||
| Concelho : | Castelo de Vide | |||||
| Coordinates : | 39 ° 31 ′ N , 7 ° 31 ′ W | |||||
| Residents: | 606 (as of June 30, 2011) | |||||
| Surface: | 73.55 km² (as of January 1, 2010) | |||||
| Population density : | 8.2 inhabitants per km² | |||||
| Postal code : | 7320-011 | |||||
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| Mayor : | António do Rosário Bagina Simão ( PS ) | |||||
| Address of the municipal administration: | Junta de Freguesia de Nossa Senhora da Graça de Póvoa e Meadas Rua Nova, nº 10 7320-011 Nossa Senhora da Graça de Póvoa e Meadas |
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| Website: | povoaemeadas.freguesias.pt | |||||
Nossa Senhora da Graça de Póvoa e Meadas , usually short Póvoa e Meadas , is a small town ( Vila ) and municipality in Portugal , in the Alentejo region .
history
A large number of finds prove a prehistoric settlement. The current place was probably created during the medieval Reconquista . In 1248 the place received city rights and remained the seat of an administrative district until the administrative reforms after the Liberal Revolution from 1820 and the following Miguelistenkrieg in 1834. The district of Póvoa e Meadas was dissolved in 1836 and has since been a municipality of the Castelo de Vide district.
administration
Nossa Senhora da Graça de Póvoa e Meadas is the seat of a municipality of the same name ( Freguesia ) in the district ( concelho ) of Castelo de Vide in the Portalegre district . It has 606 inhabitants on an area of 74 km² (as of June 30, 2011).
The following places are in the municipality:
- Fragosa
- Póvoa e Meadas
- Quinta da Bela Vista
- Quinta do Bispo
Buildings and facilities
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The reservoir Barragem de Póvoa e Meadas offers relaxation and water sports
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- Anta do Pai Anes
- Anta da Tapada dos Matos (also Anta dos Mosteiros)
- Parish church
- Bullring
- Póvoa dam (also Barragem de Póvoa e Meadas)
- Football field
- Retirement home
- Health station
- Casa do Povo (including the seat of the folk dance group Rancho Folclórico de Póvoa e Meadas )
- public fountain
- Sports and cultural association Associação Cultural e Desportiva de Póvoa e Meadas
- For other cultural monuments in the municipality, see the list of cultural monuments in the Concelho Castelo de Vide
Web links
- Local government website (Portuguese)
- Entry on Póvoa e Meadas in the Mapas de Portugal
- Portrait of the municipality of Póvoa e Meadas , private video on YouTube
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ↑ Overview of code assignments from Freguesias on epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
