Ovary (Portugal)

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Ovary
coat of arms map
Coat of arms of Ovar
Ovary (Portugal)
Ovary
Basic data
Region : Centro
Sub-region : Aveiro Region
District : Aveiro
Concelho : Ovary
Coordinates : 40 ° 52 ′  N , 8 ° 38 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 52 ′  N , 8 ° 38 ′  W
Residents: 17,824 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 48.06 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 371 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 3880
politics
Mayor : Joaquim Barbosa
Address of the municipal administration: Junta de Freguesia de Ovar
Rua Cândido dos Reis, 49–51
3880-097 Ovar
Website: www.freguesia-ovar.pt
Circle ovary
flag map
Flag of the ovary Position of the ovary circle
Residents: 55,398 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 147.71 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 375 inhabitants per km²
Number of municipalities : 5
administration
Administration address: Câmara Municipal de Ovar
Praça da República
3880-141 Ovar
President of the Câmara Municipal: Dr. Manuel Alves de Oliveira ( PS )
Website: www.cm-ovar.pt

Ovar is a municipality and city in Portugal with 17,824 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011).

The main church ( Igreja Matriz ) of Ovar

history

The first records of a settlement emerging here date from the 11th century. 1251 was ovary an independent circuit ( Concelho ), and received 1514 municipal rights ( Foral ) by King Manuel I .

In 1984 the previous small town ( Vila ) was elevated to a city ( Cidade ).

Culture and sights

Several bridges, historical public buildings and a variety, often with Azulejos adorned religious buildings stand in a circle under a preservation order. The historic center of Ovar and the campsite in Furadouro are also listed.

Ovar is known for its street carnival, which has been held since 1952, and also for its beaches, especially in Furadouro. The library ( Biblioteca Municipal ) opened in 1997 and the Centro de Arte de Ovar cultural center, which was inaugurated in 2009 , with an auditorium, event and seminar rooms, are contemporary cultural sites in the town. The town museum shows the historical life and work of the common people of Ovar with the help of traditional costumes , tools and dolls.

To the south of the city lies the nature reserve of the Ria de Aveiro .

A few kilometers north is a small military airfield of the NATO or the Força Aérea Portuguesa . At the edge of this Aeródromo Militar de Ovar is a branch of the Portuguese Military Aviation Museum , the main location of which is in Sintra .

administration

circle

Ovar is the seat of a circle of the same name. The neighboring regions are (starting clockwise in the north): Espinho , Santa Maria da Feira , Oliveira de Azeméis , Estarreja , Murtosa and the Atlantic Ocean.

With the territorial reform in September 2013 , the communities ( Freguesias ) Ovar, São João , Arada and São Vicente de Pereira Jusã were merged to form the new municipality União das Freguesias de Ovar, São João, Arada e São Vicente de Pereira Jusã . Since then, the district has consisted of the following five municipalities:

The following municipalities ( freguesias ) are in the Ovar district:

Oliveira do Bairro district
local community Population
(2011) 		Area
km² 		Density of
population / km² 		LAU
code
Cortegaça 3,837 9.23 416 011502
Esmoriz 11,448 9.17 1,249 011503
Maceda 3,521 16.08 219 011504
Ovar, São João, Arada e São Vicente de Pereira Jusã 29,765 86.40 345 011509
Válega 6,827 26.83 254 011507
Ovar County (Portugal) 55,398 147.71 375 0115

Population development

Population in Ovar County (1801–2011)
1801 1849 1900 1930 1960 1981 1991 2001 2011
10,822 10,075 25.605 29,970 35,320 45,378 49,659 55,198 55,377

Town twinning

Sports

The street competitions of the European Inline Speed ​​Skating Championships 2007 took place in Ovar.

The place is home to the sports club Associação Desportiva Ovarense with a football and basketball department. The basketball department has won a number of international and national titles.

The Esmoriz Ginásio Clube , whose volleyball division has won several national titles, should also be mentioned in the circle .

One of the better-known football clubs in the district is also SC Esmoriz , which has now played in the third division.

traffic

Ovar train station is on Linha do Norte .

sons and daughters of the town

The ska punk band Redsocks and the alternative rock band Small Town Syndrome come from Ovar.

Web links

Commons : Ovar  - collection of pictures, 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.monumentos.pt (under Cronologia ), accessed on February 1, 2013
  5. ↑ www.verportugal.net , accessed February 1, 2013
  6. ↑ www.monumentos.pt , accessed on February 1, 2013
  7. ↑ ditto
  8. ↑ www.verportugal.net , accessed February 1, 2013
  9. ^ Lydia Hohenberger, Jürgen Strohmaier: Portugal. 2nd edition, DuMont Reiseverlag, 2009 Ostfildern, p. 215
  10. ^ Publication of the administrative reorganization in the Diário da República gazette of January 28, 2013, accessed on March 16, 2014
  11. ↑ www.anmp.pt , accessed February 1, 2013