Oliveira do Hospital

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Oliveira do Hospital
coat of arms map
Oliveira do Hospital coat of arms
Oliveira do Hospital (Portugal)
Oliveira do Hospital
Basic data
Region : Centro
Sub-region : Region of Coimbra
District : Coimbra
Concelho : Oliveira do Hospital
Coordinates : 40 ° 22 ′  N , 7 ° 52 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 22 ′  N , 7 ° 52 ′  W
Residents: 4705 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 9.26 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 508 inhabitants per km²
politics
Address of the municipal administration: Junta de Freguesia de Oliveira do Hospital
Avenida Dr. Francisco Sá Carneiro, n.º7C
3400-059 Oliveira do Hospital
Oliveira do Hospital district
flag map
Flag of Oliveira do Hospital Location of the District of Oliveira do Hospital
Residents: 20,855 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 234.52 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 89 inhabitants per km²
Number of municipalities : 16
administration
Administration address: Câmara Municipal de Oliveira do Hospital
Largo Conselheiro Cabral Metello
3400-062 Oliveira do Hospital
President of the Câmara Municipal: José Carlos Alexandrino Mendes ( PS )
Website: www.cm-oliveiradohospital.pt

Oliveira do Hospital is a municipality and city (Cidade) in Portugal .

history

Finds (such as the Anta da Arcainha ) prove a settlement by humans since prehistory . The circle ( concelho ) Oliveira do Hospital was founded around the time of the Second Crusade (1147–1149). The place name, which had previously developed etymologically from Ulvária (a type of algae occurring in local waters) to Oliveira , got its name addition do Hospital to distinguish it from other places named Oliveira . Queen D. Teresa originally chose the name to dedicate the Order of St. John / Hospitaller (see Sovereign Order of Malta ), to which she gave the village in 1120. In 1514 King Manuel I renewed the town charter ( Foral ). In 1993 Oliveira do Hospital was raised from vila (small town) to city (cidade) status.

Attractions

There are numerous architectural monuments in the Oliveira do Hospital district, in particular a number of sacred buildings , mansions and fountains. Mention should be made of the Mozarabic Church of São Pedro de Lourosa in Lourosa and the Baroque church in São Gião . There are Roman ruins in the village of Bobadela .

  • Oliveira do Hospital

  • The main church of Oliveira do Hospital

  • In the main church ( Igreja Matriz )

  • Landscape at Oliveira do Hospital

  • Rock formation at Oliveira do Hospital

  • In the Pousada Santa Barbara

The village of Aldeia das Dez is one of the traditional slate villages on the route Aldeias do Xisto in the Oliveira do Hospital district. Various local and regional hiking trails criss-cross the area, and river baths offer water sports and swimming opportunities.

administration

Oliveira do Hospital is the administrative seat of a district of the same name. The neighboring areas are (starting clockwise in the north): Nelas , Seia , Arganil , Tábua and Carregal do Sal .

With the regional reform in September 2013 , several municipalities were merged into new municipalities, so that the number of municipalities decreased from 21 to 16.

The ESTGOH School of Administration

The following parishes ( freguesias ) are in the Oliveira do Hospital district:

Oliveira do Hospital district
local community Population
(2011) 		Area
km² 		Density of
population / km² 		LAU
code
Aldeia the Dec 531 18.69 28 061101
Alvoco das Várzeas 320 11.62 28 061102
Avô 595 7.17 83 061103
Bobadela 759 5.68 134 061104
Ervedal e Vila Franca da Beira 1,394 28.78 48 061122
Lagares da Beira 1,398 13.19 106 061106
Lagos da Beira e Lajeosa 1,335 13.51 99 061123
Lourosa 555 13.94 40 061109
Meruge 555 7.25 77 061110
Nogueira do Cravo 2,309 14.98 154 061111
Oliveira do Hospital e São Paio de Gramaços 5,708 13.67 418 061124
Penalva de Alva e São Sebastião da Feira 1,123 14.50 77 061125
Santa Ovaia e Vila Pouca da Beira 952 7.43 128 061126
São Gião 425 14.55 29 061115
Seixo da Beira 1,600 33.73 47 061118
Travanca de Lagos 1,296 15.83 82 061119
Oliveira do Hospital district 20,855 234.52 89 0611

Discovered in 1966, Anta von Bobadela is located about 3.0 km northwest of Oliveira do Hospital.

Population development

Population in Oliveira do Hospital County (1801–2011)
1801 1849 1900 1930 1960 1981 1991 2001 2011
727 9,616 27,324 26,030 26,287 23,554 22,584 22,112 20,841

sons and daughters of the town

education

There are kindergartens, elementary schools, secondary schools, a disabled school and a vocational school in the village. The city is also home to the Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão de Oliveira do Hospital (ESTGOH), a branch of the Coimbra Polytechnic .

economy

Textile industry is important here, especially men's outerwear. The cheeses that are usually included in the cheese specialties of the Serra da Estrela are also known nationwide . As a middle to upper center , the district is also important as a trading location. Tourism has also gained in importance in the form of rural tourism , for example with the pousada in Vila Pouca da Beira , or the inclusion of Aldeia das Dez in the route of the Aldeias do Xisto 2001.

Web links

Commons : Oliveira do Hospital  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

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.cm-oliveiradohospital.pt , accessed December 18, 2012
  5. ^ João Fonseca: Dicionário do Nome das Terras. 2nd edition, Casa das Letras, Cruz Quebrada 2007, page 185 ( ISBN 978-9724617305 )
  6. ^ Publication of the administrative reorganization in the Diário da República gazette of January 28, 2013, accessed on March 16, 2014
  7. ↑ www.cm-oliveiradohospital.pt , accessed December 18, 2012
  8. ^ Official portrait clip of the city on YouTube , accessed December 18, 2012