Sazes da Beira

Sazes da Beira
Basic data
Region :	Centro
Sub-region :	Beiras e Serra da Estrela
District :	Guarda
Concelho :	Seia
Coordinates :	40 ° 21 ′ N , 7 ° 44 ′ W Coordinates: 40 ° 21 ′ N , 7 ° 44 ′ W
Residents:	283 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface:	7.79 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density :	36 inhabitants per km²
Height:	600 m
Postal code :	6270-351
politics
Mayor :	António Figueiredo Boto

Sazes da Beira is a town and municipality in Portugal . It is located in a valley in the Serra da Estrela mountain region and belongs entirely to the local nature park , the Parque Natural da Serra da Estrela .

history

The Romans mined ores here in small mines. The current town was probably not established until the 15th century when shepherds from the area settled here permanently. In the royal surveys of 1527, the place was noted with 65 inhabitants. In 1612 it was already an independent municipality in Sandomil County . After the Sandomil and then Loriga districts were dissolved , Sazes da Beira was incorporated into the Seia district in 1855.

The place experienced a relative boom when the demand for ores increased sharply in connection with the Second World War . In particular, tungsten , which is essential for the war effort , gained importance and was delivered to Nazi Germany by the Salazar dictatorship. After the end of the war in 1945, the community began to decline.

Population development in the municipality of Sazes da Beira (1864–2011)

administration

Sazes da Beira is a parish ( freguesia ) in the district ( concelho ) of Seia , in the Guarda district . It has 283 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011) on an area of 7.8 km². The center of the community is around 600 m high in the area of the Igreja Matriz church.

Architectural monuments

The municipality has three architectural monuments :

Igreja Matriz - church with a Gothic altar
Santuário de Santa Eufémia - pilgrimage chapel with Saint Santa Eufémia
Capela de Nossa Senhora do Monte Alto - small chapel on the Monte Alto hill

Celebrations and events

Festa de Senhora de Monte Alto (penultimate Sunday in August): Festival in honor of the patron saint Senhora de Monte Alto.
Festa de Santa Eufêmia (last Sunday in August): Village festival in honor of the patron saint Santa Eufêmia with procession, mass and music events.
Festa de Nossa Senhora do Rosário (first Sunday in October): Festival in honor of the patron saint Nossa Senhora do Rosário.