Sobrosa
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| Basic data | ||||||
| Region : | Norte | |||||
| Sub-region : | Porto metropolitan area | |||||
| District : | postage | |||||
| Concelho : | Paredes | |||||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 15 ′ N , 8 ° 21 ′ W | |||||
| Residents: | 2641 (as of June 30, 2011) | |||||
| Surface: | 4.7 km² (as of January 1, 2010) | |||||
| Population density : | 562 inhabitants per km² | |||||
| Postal code : | 4580-622 | |||||
| politics | ||||||
| Mayor : | André Filipe Barros dos Santos | |||||
| Address of the municipal administration: | Junta de Freguesia de Sobrosa Rua Padre António Moreira de Meireles, 99 4580-622 Sobrosa |
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| Website: | www.sobrosa.pt | |||||
Sobrosa is a municipality ( freguesia ) in the Portuguese district ( concelho ) Paredes . It has 2641 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011).
history
The Romans called the place Suberosus , derived from Suber or Suberis , based on the numerous cork oaks here . The first official documents mention the place as Soverosa in the 12th century. 1273 awarded King D. Afonso III. the place first city rights, which King D. Manuel I renewed in 1519.
Sobrosa experienced some boom in the course of the 18th century after a number of wealthy families settled here. It emerged mansions and other buildings. The place became the seat of its own circle. In the course of the administrative reforms after the Liberal Revolution in 1822 , the district was dissolved again in 1836 and Paredes was incorporated. In the second half of the 19th century, industrial development began in the community with the settlement of textile manufacturers and wood processing companies, especially the furniture industry.
In 2011 Sobrosa regained the status of a small town ( vila ), which it had already worn in earlier eras.
economy
Wood processing companies and furniture manufacturing are the main focuses of the local economy. Mention should also be made of the textile industry, which offers around 1000 jobs in the community. Despite a steady decline, agriculture is still important today. Particular mention should be made of viticulture and dairy farming.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ↑ Overview of code assignments from Freguesias on epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
- ↑ The history of the community on the community website (point A Freguesia , sub-point Apresentação ), accessed on February 8, 2014
- ↑ Business profile of the municipality on the municipality website (point A Freguesia , sub-point Caracterização / Censos , paragraph Actividade Económica ), accessed on February 8, 2014
