Penafiel

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Penafiel
coat of arms map
Penafiel coat of arms
Penafiel (Portugal)
Penafiel
Basic data
Region : Norte
Sub-region : Tâmega e Sousa
District : postage
Concelho : Penafiel
Coordinates : 41 ° 12 ′  N , 8 ° 17 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 12 ′  N , 8 ° 17 ′  W
Residents: 72,265 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 212.23 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 341 inhabitants per km²
Penafiel county
flag map
Flag of Penafiel Location of the Penafiel district
Residents: 72,265 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 212.23 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 341 inhabitants per km²
Number of municipalities : 28
administration
Administration address: Câmara Municipal de Penafiel
Praça do Município
4560-481 Penafiel
President of the Câmara Municipal: Antonino Aurélio Vieira de Sousa ( PSD )
Website: www.cm-penafiel.pt
The main church of Penafiel

Penafiel is a city in the Norte region of Portugal . It is the seat of the titular diocese of Penafiel .

history

The Anta da Santa Marta

Numerous monuments prove a prehistoric settlement, including the menhir of Luzim, the dolmen of Portela, and the Anta of Santa Marta . Among the finds from Roman times, a statue of Mars, the god of war, should be mentioned in particular . The place was called Anégia or variants of it, until the 12th century, when the area was first led as Terra de Penafiel in a donation to the Mosteiro de Paço de Sousa monastery. The local community carried the name São Martinho de Moázeres, and later Arrifana do Sousa, until the reign of King D. José I in the 18th century. Thanks to the location of the place on important connecting routes over roads and rivers, the Feira de São Martinho was held here every year, which stimulated the local and regional economy.

A first city charter, granted in the 11th century, was renewed in 1519 by King D. Manuel I. Under King D. João V the place was elevated to a small town ( Vila ) in 1714 as Arrifana de Sousa , and under King D. José I in 1770 to a city ( Cidade ), now renamed Penafiel. In the same year Pope Clement XIV created the diocese of Penafiel by splitting off from the diocese of Porto .

coat of arms

Description: In blue a black armored golden eagle with raised wings under each of which a silver erect sword accompanies him. On the chest lies a red paw cross with a common silver cross .

Over the shield a silver five-tower wall crown . In the white band at the sign foot of the place name in black capital letters "CIDADE DE PENAFIEL".

administration

Entrance to the courtyard of the municipal museum Museu Municipal de Penafiel , by architect Fernando Távora designed

The circle

Penafiel is the seat of the district of the same name ( concelho ) in the Porto district . On June 30, 2011 the district had 72,265 inhabitants on an area of ​​212.2 km².

The neighboring areas are (clockwise, starting in the north): Lousada , Amarante , Marco de Canaveses , Castelo de Paiva , Gondomar and Paredes .

With the regional reform in September 2013 , several municipalities were merged into new municipalities, so that the number of municipalities decreased from 38 to 28.

The following municipalities ( Freguesias ) are in Penafiel County:

Penafiel county
local community Population
(2011) 		Area
km² 		Density of
population / km² 		LAU
code
Abragão 2,341 9.53 246 131101
Boelhe 1,642 5.09 323 131102
Bustelo 1,697 6.86 247 131103
Cabeça Santa 2,528 6.93 365 131104
Canelas 1,649 11.82 140 131105
Capela 1,044 13.25 79 131106
Castelões 1,397 4.22 331 131107
Croca 1,769 6.64 267 131108
Duas Igrejas 2,466 8.10 304 131109
Eja 1,037 4.93 210 131110
Fonte Arcada 1,584 4.82 328 131112
Galegos 2,669 4.57 584 131113
Guilhufe e Urrô 4,001 7.32 546 131141
Irivo 2,182 3.17 688 131115
Lagares e Figueira 2,866 16.64 172 131142
Luzim e Vila Cova 1,640 10.60 155 131140
Oldrões 2,004 4.06 494 131121
Paço de Sousa 3,891 8.60 452 131122
Penafiel 15,552 22.52 690 131139
Perozelo 1,346 3.99 337 131125
Rans 1.914 3.05 627 131128
Rio de Moinhos 2,886 8.21 351 131129
Rio Mau 1,407 6.13 229 131138
Sao Mamede de Recezinhos 1,439 4.25 338 131132
São Martinho de Recezinhos 1,791 5.24 342 131133
Sebolido 919 5.15 178 131134
Termas de Sao Vicente 5,028 10.21 493 131143
Valpedre 1,576 6.33 249 131136
Penafiel county 72,265 212.23 341 1311

Population development

Penafiel County Population (1801–2011)
1801 1849 1900 1930 1960 1981 1991 2001 2011
18,576 26,944 31,799 37,496 49,924 64,267 68,444 71,800 72,258

Municipal holiday

  • November 11th

Town twinning

Sports

The football club FC Penafiel , founded in 1951, plays in the Segunda League (2015/16). He plays his home games in the 6,500-seat municipal stadium Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril .

economy

The district is predominantly industrial, in particular the manufacturing and construction industries. Trade is also important, and agriculture and especially cattle breeding contribute to the economy in the district. The most economically developed places in the district are Penafiel, Paço de Sousa and Rio de Moinhos.

The old Penafiel train station

traffic

Penafiel is on the Linha do Douro railway line . Its historic train station has since been expanded to include new facilities.

The city is connected to the country's long-distance road network with its own junction on the A4 motorway (here also Europastraße 82 ). The national road N15 crosses the place and connects it with Paredes in the west and Amarante in the east.

Penafiel is integrated into the national long-distance bus network of Rede Expressos .

sons and daughters of the town

literature

Web links

Commons : Penafiel  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c 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.verportugal.net , accessed January 24, 2014
  4. ^ Publication of the administrative reorganization in the Diário da República gazette of January 28, 2013, accessed on March 16, 2014
  5. ↑ www.anmp.pt , accessed on February 1, 2014
  6. ↑ The Stadium Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril on www.europlan-online.de, accessed on February 1, 2014
  7. ↑ www.verportugal.net , accessed January 24, 2014