Proença-a-Nova

Proença-a-Nova
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Basic data
Region :	Centro
Sub-region :	Viseu Dão-Lafoes
District :	Castelo Branco
Concelho :	Proença-a-Nova
Coordinates :	39 ° 45 ′  N , 7 ° 56 ′  W Coordinates: 39 ° 45 ′  N , 7 ° 56 ′  W
Residents:	4248 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface:	144.1 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density :	29 inhabitants per km²
Proença-a-Nova county
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Residents:	8314 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface:	395.4 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density :	21 inhabitants per km²
Number of municipalities :	4th
administration
Administration address:	Câmara Municipal de Proença-a-Nova Avenida do Colégio 6150-401 Proença-a-Nova
President of the Câmara Municipal:	João Paulo Marçal Lopes Catarino
Website:	www.cm-proencanova.pt

Proença-a-Nova is a vila (small town) and a district ( concelho ) in Portugal with 4248 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011).

The main church of Proença-a-Nova

The night-lit fountain in Proença-a-Nova

Figure of the patron saint Nossa Senhora da Assunção (English: Our Lady of the Resurrection ) in the main church

history

The place received its first town charter ( Foral ) in 1244 , still under the name Cortiçeiro (from Portuguese : Cortiça , German: cork). In the course of his administrative reforms, King Manuel I confirmed the town charter in 1512 , which at the same time changed the place name to Vila Melhorada (German: improved small town). In the 16th century the place got its current name.

In the course of the Napoleonic wars on the Iberian Peninsula , the place suffered severe destruction by the French troops around 1810. In the course of the liberal revolution that followed in Portugal , the previously absolutist-minded population turned to the liberals. When absolutist troops camped here on the way to the liberal Coimbra in 1828 , the soldiers were persuaded by the population to rise and join the finally victorious uprising of the liberals.

Until 1834, Proença-a-Nova belonged to the Santarém district , and since then has been part of the Castelo Branco district .

Culture and sights

The numerous protected monuments of the district include historical public buildings, fountains, historical houses, and a variety of sacred buildings , including the main church Igreja Paroquial de Proença-a-Nova (also Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Assunção ), a rebuilt in the 18th century , baroque and Mannerist elements pointing church from the 16th century. The Roman bridge of Proença-a-Nova, the Ponte Romana do Malhadal , is also a listed building.

Proença-a-Nova has a city park, the Jardim de Santa Margarida , and two river baths with extensive infrastructure , of which the Praia Fluvial de Aldeia Ruiva was recognized as being particularly suitable for the disabled.

The village of Figueira is part of the route of the Aldeias do Xisto , the traditional slate villages of the region connected by hiking trails and jointly marketed. Of the eight signposted hiking trails in the Proença district, the PR8 begins in Proença-a-Nova itself and ends in Figueira. Proença-a-Nova is also part of the Naturtejo Geopark , along the PR2 and PR6 hiking trails , Miradouros offer views of rock formations, natural lakes and waterfalls, and bird watching is also possible here.

A number of Turismo rural houses are housed in mostly historical buildings.

administration

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Proença-a-Nova is the administrative seat of a district of the same name. The neighboring areas are (starting clockwise in the north): Oleiros , Castelo Branco , Vila Velha de Ródão , Mação and Sertã .

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

The following municipalities ( Freguesias ) are in the Proença-a-Nova district:

Proença-a-Nova county

local community	Population (2011)	Area km²	Density of population / km²	LAU code
Montes da Senhora	748	36.73	20th	050802
Proença-a-Nova e Peral	4,969	171.51	29	050807
Sao Pedro do Esteval	527	68.50	8th	050805
Sobreira Formosa e Alvito da Beira	2,070	118.66	17th	050808
Proença-a-Nova county	8,314	395.40	21st	0508

Population development

Population in Proença-a-Nova County (1801–2011)
1801	1849	1900	1930	1960	1981	1991	2001	2011
3021	4187	11,451	14,973	17,552	11,953	11,088	9610	8314

Web links

Commons : Proença-a-Nova  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Map of the Freguesia Proença-a-Nova 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.verportugal.net , accessed on January 11, 2013
5. ↑ www.monumentos.pt , accessed on January 11, 2013
6. ↑ ditto
7. ↑ www.verportugal.net , accessed on January 11, 2013
8. ↑ www.cm-proencanova.pt , accessed on January 11, 2013
9. ^ Publication of the administrative reorganization in the Diário da República gazette of January 28, 2013, accessed on March 16, 2014