Sao João da Serra (Oliveira de Frades)

São João da Serra
coat of arms map
Basic data
Region :	Centro
Sub-region :	Dão-Lafoes
District :	Viseu
Concelho :	Oliveira de Frades
Coordinates :	40 ° 47 ′  N , 8 ° 15 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 47 ′  N , 8 ° 15 ′  W
Residents:	524 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface:	12.41 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density :	42 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	3680-264
politics
Mayor :	Armando José Carreiro Ferreira ( PSD )
Address of the municipal administration:	Junta de Freguesia de São João da Serra St.ª Cruz da Tapada 3680-264 São João da Serra

São João da Serra is a municipality ( freguesia ) in the Portuguese district ( concelho ) of Oliveira de Frades . It has 524 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011).

View of São João da Serra during the 2005 forest fire

history

Presumably the area was inhabited since prehistoric times, like the whole of today's district area. Parts of a Roman road from Roman times have been preserved.

The now independent municipality belonged to the municipality of Sejães until the 18th century .

Attractions

There are three religious buildings in the parish , including the parish church Igreja Matriz de São João da Serra (also Igreja de São João Baptista ) from the 18th century.

administration

São João da Serra is the seat of a municipality of the same name ( Freguesia ). The following places are in the municipality:

• Bispeira
• Carvalh
• Cercalhalva
• Conlela
• Covelinho
• Muro
• Portelinhos
• Sao Joane
• São João da Serra

Web links

• Page of the community at the circle

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. ^ History of the parish on the district website , accessed July 7, 2013
4. ↑ www.monumentos.pt , accessed on July 7, 2013