Sobral de Sao Miguel

Sobral de Sao Miguel
coat of arms map
Basic data
Region :	Centro
Sub-region :	Beiras e Serra da Estrela
District :	Castelo Branco
Concelho :	Covilhã
Coordinates :	40 ° 13 ′  N , 7 ° 44 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 13 ′  N , 7 ° 44 ′  W
Residents:	418 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface:	23.94 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density :	17 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	6225-326
politics
Mayor :	Jorge Manuel da Cruz Ramos da Silva
Address of the municipal administration:	Junta de Freguesia de Sobral de São Miguel Rua Fundo do Lugar, 22 6225-326 Sobral de São Miguel
Website:	www.freguesiasobralsaomiguel.pt

Sobral de São Miguel is a municipality ( freguesia ) in the Portuguese district ( concelho ) of Covilhã . 418 inhabitants live in it (as of June 30, 2011).

history

The first mention of the place comes from a register of the year 1284. Until 1888 the place belonged to Casegas , in order to form an independent municipality since then. At the initiative of the residents, the place previously known as Sobral de Casegas was officially renamed Sobral de São Miguel in 1970 .

Culture and sights

With its slate constructions, the place officially belongs to the route of the traditional slate villages of the region, the Aldeias do Xisto . Hiking trails connect the places that are made accessible to tourists , especially through the facilities of the rural tourism.

The main church Igreja Paroquial de Sobral de São Miguel (also Igreja de São Miguel ) is one of its listed buildings .

Web links

Commons : Sobral de São Miguel  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website ( Memento of January 20, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
• Page about the community (as blog)

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.freguesiasobralsaomiguel.pt ( Memento from April 16, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ), accessed on December 3, 2012
4. ↑ www.monumentos.pt , accessed on December 3, 2012