Sandomil

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Sandomil
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Sandomil (Portugal)
Sandomil
Basic data
Region : Centro
Sub-region : Beiras e Serra da Estrela
District : Guarda
Concelho : Seia
Coordinates : 40 ° 21 ′  N , 7 ° 47 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 21 ′  N , 7 ° 47 ′  W
Residents: 917 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 13.22 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 69 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 6270-174
politics
Mayor : José Miguel Minas Coimbra
Address of the municipal administration: Junta de Freguesia de Sandomil
Rua Laranjeira
6270-174 Sandomil

Sandomil is a town and municipality in Portugal .

history

The Roman Bridge in Sandomil

The presence of the Romans is evidenced by a preserved bridge and a fountain. Today's place was probably created in the course of the new settlements after the medieval Reconquista . The exact date of the first city rights from the 10th century by Urraca Fernandes , Queen of León , has not been preserved. King D. Manuel I gave Sandomil new city rights in 1514. The place remained the seat of an independent district until 1852, according to other sources in 1855.

Attractions

The Rio Alva flows through the municipality. Some river beaches invite you to swim, various water mills and viewpoints are also to be mentioned.

The architectural monuments include a number of chapels , the parish church Igreja de São Pedro from the 18th century, the Fonte da Praça fountain , the Roman bridge and the Roman fountain.

administration

Population development in the municipality of Sandomil (1864–2011)

Sandomil is a parish ( freguesia ) in the district ( concelho ) of Seia , in the Guarda district . 917 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011) live in it on an area of ​​13.2 km².

The following localities are in the municipality:

  • Aldeia Nova
  • Cabeça de Eiras
  • Corgas
  • Furtado
  • Sandomil

Web links

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. ↑ Entry of the parish church of Sandomil in the Portuguese list of monuments SIPA (see under Cronologia ), accessed on March 7, 2015
  4. ↑ Page on the municipality of Sandomil on the website of the Seia district administration, accessed on March 7, 2015
  5. ^ Entry of the Roman fountain in the Portuguese list of monuments SIPA , accessed on March 7, 2015