Oliveira de Azeméis

Oliveira de Azeméis
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Basic data
Region :	Norte
Sub-region :	Porto metropolitan area
District :	Aveiro
Concelho :	Oliveira de Azeméis
Coordinates :	40 ° 50 ′  N , 8 ° 29 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 50 ′  N , 8 ° 29 ′  W
Residents:	12,164 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface:	9.25 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density :	1315 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	3720
politics
Mayor :	Ramiro Pereira Alves Rosa
Address of the municipal administration:	Junta de Freguesia de Oliveira de Azeméis Rua Conselheiro Boaventura de Sousa 3720-218 Oliveira de Azeméis
Website:	freguesiaazemeis.sitesedv.com
Oliveira de Azeméis district
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Residents:	68,764 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface:	161.39 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density :	426 inhabitants per km²
Number of municipalities :	12
administration
Administration address:	Câmara Municipal de Oliveira de Azeméis Largo da República 3720-240 Oliveira de Azeméis
President of the Câmara Municipal:	Hermínio Loureiro ( PSD )
Website:	www.cm-oaz.pt

Oliveira de Azeméis is a city ( Cidade ) and a district ( concelho ) in Portugal with 12,164 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011).

history

The Roman roads from Olissipo ( Lisbon ) to Bracara Oppidum Augusta ( Braga ) and those from Conimbriga to Porto crossed here. Finds also prove a settlement from the 7th to the 10th century by Arab Berbers and Mozarabs . Today's place was officially mentioned for the first time in 922 as Villa Olivaria . Oliveira de Azeméis has been an independent circle since 1799 . The former Vila (small town) was elevated to a city in 1984 . Since 2008 it has been run as part of the enlarged metropolitan area of Porto.

Culture and sights

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  Tile picture with a representation of the central town square "José da Costa" around 1900

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  The pilgrimage church of Santuário La Salette

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  The Quinta Verde mansion

Among the monuments of the city is the main church Igreja Matriz de Oliveira de Azeméis (also Igreja de São Miguel ) , which was built in the 18th century and dates back to a chapel from the 16th century . The Mannerist church is lined with azulejos at the entrance portal . a. Baroque altarpiece , an organ from the 18th century and Mannerist side altars made of gilded wood ( Talha dourada ). The pilgrimage church of Santuário de Nossa Senhora de la Salette was built after 1870. After a long drought, the population first took a procession up the hill on which today's chapel was then built. It is surrounded by a park, in which u. a. finds a fountain from the 7th century.

The historic center of the city is also a listed building as a whole, as are a number of mansions of emigrants who mostly made their fortune in Brazil .

Among the city's museums is the Casa-Museu Ferreira de Castro , the birthplace of the writer Ferreira de Castro , which is dedicated to his life and work, and also has an area as a local museum of local history. Other museums include the Museu Regional de Cucujães , the Mill and Bread Museum Núcleo Museológico do Moinho e do Pão and the Berço Vidreiro Glass Museum in La Salette.

Various hiking trails lead through the district, such as the Camino de Santiago Caminho Português , and signposted themed hiking trails, for example along the water mills or the traditional Espigueiro granaries ( Percurso dos Espigueiros ) scattered in the surrounding nature .

Since 1997, the Mercado à Moda Antiga (German: old-style market) has been held every year at the end of May , a medieval market- like event on local history and gastronomy. At the same time, the Feira do Pão (dt .: Bread Fair) takes place, where local handicrafts , folk dance , folklore etc. a. to be shown.

In the former cinema, Cine-Teatro Caracas , plays are staged and concerts are held, for example a Fado evening and a pop concert with Pedro Abrunhosa in 2012 .

Sports

UD Oliveirense is the most important sports club in the district. He is known for his roller hockey and basketball departments and their international and national success. His soccer team is also a well-known name in Portuguese soccer , most recently playing in the second professional league ( Segunda Liga ). FC Cesarense from the municipality of Cesar is one of the other sports clubs in the district .

In 2003 the city hosted the roller hockey world championship , which Portugal won the world record. For the tournament, the largest roller hockey system ( stick ) in the world, the Pavilhão Salvador Machado sports hall , was built here in just 35 days . It is located in the Zona Educacional e Desportiva sports and education park , where the swimming facilities, which opened in 2009 and are designed for international competitions, are also located.

Since 2011, the city has hosted the XCO Cup Oliveira de Azeméis, a UCI Europe Tour cycle race , which, however, is not in the highest category. In May 2012, Oliveira de Azeméis is also the fourth stage of the national mountain bike long-distance cup ( Taça de Portugal de Maratonas BTT ).

economy

A number of industrial companies are located in Oliveira de Azeméis, especially shoe factories, metal processing, plastics processing, suppliers to the automotive industry, textile industry, mattress and glass manufacturers. The food industry can also be found here, in particular dairy and rice processing companies. The household appliance manufacturer Flama is one of the best-known companies .

In addition to industry, agriculture, administration and trade are also important. Mainly corn, rice and grain are grown in the district, along with vegetables and other things. In addition, livestock farming is practiced, and tourism also plays a role, albeit subordinate.

administration

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Oliveira de Azeméis is the seat of a district of the same name. The neighboring areas are (starting clockwise in the north): São João da Madeira , Santa Maria da Feira , Vale de Cambra , Sever do Vouga , Albergaria-a-Velha , Estarreja and Ovar .

With the regional reform in September 2013 , several municipalities were merged into new municipalities, so that the number of municipalities decreased from 19 to twelve.

The following municipalities ( Freguesias ) are in the Oliveira de Azeméis district:

Oliveira de Azeméis district

local community	Population (2011)	Area km²	Density of population / km²	LAU code
Carregosa	3,419	11.82	289	011301
Cesar	3,166	5.43	583	011302
Fajões	3,087	8.12	380	011303
Loureiro	3,531	17.13	206	011304
Macieira de Sarnes	1.925	3.87	498	011305
Nogueira do Cravo e Pindelo	5,390	12.54	430	011320
Oliveira de Azeméis, Santiago de Riba-Ul, Ul, Macinhata da Seixa e Madail	20,760	25.94	800	011321
Ossela	2,208	17.89	123	011310
Pinheiro da Bemposta, Travanca e Palmaz	7.207	32.76	220	011322
São Martinho da Gândara	1,985	8.13	244	011315
Sao Roque	5,228	7.05	741	011318
Vila de Cucujães	10,705	10.42	1,027	011319
Arouca district	68,764	161.39	426	0113

Population development

Population in the County of Oliveira de Azeméis (1801–2011)
1801	1849	1900	1930	1960	1981	1991	2001	2011
16,943	16,899	29,506	33,072	46.263	62,821	66,846	70,721	68,611

Municipal holiday

• Monday after the second Sunday in August

traffic

rail

Oliveira de Azeméis is on the Linha do Vouga railway line .

Street

The place has its own connection to the A32 motorway and is 11 km away from the Estarreja junction of the A1 via the N224 national road.

Local transport

Local public transport is provided by the urban Transportes Urbanos de Azeméis (TUAZ) bus routes , which are operated in cooperation with the private Transdev .

Dom Caetano Brandão

António Joaquim Ferreira da Silva

sons and daughters of the town

• Caetano da Anunciação Brandão (1740–1805), bishop in Pará (Brazil) and archbishop of Braga
• Manuel Correia de Bastos Pina (1830–1913), Bishop of Coimbra
• António Joaquim Ferreira da Silva (1853-1923), chemist
• Bento Carqueja (1860–1935), author, publicist, entrepreneur, university lecturer
• Albino dos Reis (1888–1983), lawyer and politician, judge at the Supreme Court and Minister of the Interior in the Estado Novo regime
• Abel Pêra (1891–1975), Brazilian actor
• José Maria Ferreira de Castro (1898–1974), writer and journalist
• Fernando Portal e Silva (* 1941), surgeon
• Júlio Pinto (1949–2000), humorist, journalist and political activist
• Carlos Costa (* 1949), economist, governor of the central bank Banco de Portugal
• Mário Santiago de Carvalho (* 1958), philosopher, writer, translator, publicist and university professor
• Maria Gambina (* 1969), fashion designer
• Bruno Neves (1981–2008), racing cyclist
• Ana Margarida Pinto (* 1983), fado singer
• Vítor Rodrigues (* 1986), racing cyclist
• Sara Raquel Ferreira da Costa (* 1987), writer
• João Domingues (* 1993), tennis player
• Cátia Azevedo (* 1994), Olympic track and field athlete
• Ferro (* 1997), football player
• Xadas (born 1997), soccer player

Web links

Commons : Oliveira de Azeméis  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Map of the Freguesia Oliveira de Azeméis at the Instituto Geográfico do Exército
• Official website

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. ↑ ^{a b} Overview of code assignments from Freguesias on epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
3. ↑ www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
4. ↑ www.monumentos.pt (under Cronologia ), accessed on January 11, 2013
5. ↑ www.verportugal.net , accessed on January 11, 2013
6. ↑ ^{a b} www.portugal-libelle.com , accessed on January 11, 2013
7. ↑ www.monumentos.pt , accessed on January 11, 2013
8. ↑ ditto
9. ↑ ditto
10. ↑ www.aveiro-norte.ua.pt ( Memento of the original from March 15, 2008 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 January 11, 2013 
11. ↑ www.cm-oaz.pt  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed January 11, 2013  
12. ↑ ditto ( memento of the original from June 27, 2012 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. 
13. ↑ www.cm-oaz.pt  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed January 11, 2013  
14. ↑ www.verportugal.net , accessed on January 11, 2013
15. ↑ www.cm-oaz.pt ( Memento of the original from January 11, 2016 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 January 11, 2013 
16. ↑ www.xcmazemeis.com ( Memento of the original from July 17, 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 January 11, 2013 
17. ↑ Publication of the administrative reorganization (PDF) in the Diário da República law gazette of January 28, 2013, accessed on March 16, 2014
18. ↑ www.cm-oaz.pt , accessed on January 11, 2013

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