São Gião

São Gião
coat of arms map
Basic data
Region :	Centro
Sub-region :	Region of Coimbra
District :	Coimbra
Concelho :	Oliveira do Hospital
Coordinates :	40 ° 20 ′  N , 7 ° 48 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 20 ′  N , 7 ° 48 ′  W
Residents:	425 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface:	14.55 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density :	29 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	3400-655
politics
Mayor :	Manuel Fernando Morais da Silva Garcia ( PSD )
Address of the municipal administration:	Junta de Freguesia de São Gião R. da Ponte, nº13 3400-655 São Gião
Website:	www.cm-oliveiradohospital.pt/saogiao

São Gião is a parish ( freguesia ) in the Portuguese district of Oliveira do Hospital . It has 425 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011).

View of São Gião

The main church of São Gião

View into the main church

history

The place belonged to the municipality of Penalva de Alva until it became an independent municipality in 1562, but continued to belong to the Penalva district. From 1840 the place belonged to the district of Sandomil until it was dissolved in 1855. Until 1898, São Gião was assigned to the Seia district and has since been part of Oliveira do Hospital.

Culture and sights

In addition to three other chapels, the main church Igreja Paroquial de São Gião (also Igreja Matriz ) is a listed building. The single-nave baroque church, built from 1756 on, contains gilded wooden altars ( Talha dourada ) and baroque altarpieces , and shows Rococo elements and the like. a. at the ceiling paintings.

Web links

Commons : São Gião  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website of the municipality at the district

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
2. ↑ Overview of code assignments from Freguesias on epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
3. ↑ www.cm-oliveiradohospital.pt , accessed on December 16, 2012
4. ↑ www.monumentos.pt , accessed on December 16, 2012