Talhadas

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Talhadas
coat of arms map
Coat of arms of Talhadas
Talhadas (Portugal)
Talhadas
Basic data
Region : Centro
Sub-region : Aveiro Region
District : Aveiro
Concelho : Sever do Vouga
Coordinates : 40 ° 40 ′  N , 8 ° 20 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 40 ′  N , 8 ° 20 ′  W
Residents: 1187 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 28.64 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 41 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 3740-412
politics
Mayor : Antonio da Silva Portela
Address of the municipal administration: Junta de Freguesia de Talhadas
Edifício da Junta
3740-412 Talhadas
Chão Redondo 2
Chão Redondo 2

Talhadas is a village and municipality in Portugal .

History and sights

Finds prove a prehistoric settlement. To be mentioned are the Anta of the Capela dos Mouros in the village of Arcas and the listed megalithic complex Chão de Redondo . The Romans settled in the area in the first century AD . A Roman road crossed today's community, long pieces are still preserved here and are now a listed building.

The current town was probably built after the Reconquista . In the 17th century it was already an independent municipality. A number of religious buildings from this period are listed in the community, including the Mannerist parish church Igreja Paroquial de Talhadas (also Igreja de São Mamede after its patron saint ) from the first years of the 18th century.

administration

Population development of the Talhadas community (1864–2011)

Talhadas is the seat of a community of the same name ( Freguesia ) in the district ( concelho ) of Sever do Vouga , in the Aveiro district . 1187 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011) live in the municipality on an area of ​​29 km².

The following localities are in the municipality:

  • Arcas
  • Boucinha
  • Cortez
  • Doninhas
  • Ereira
  • Frágua
  • Lameirinhos
  • Macida
  • Póvoa
  • Seixo
  • Silveira
  • Talhadas
  • Vale do Homem
  • Vide
  • Vilarinho

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 in the Portuguese list of monuments SIPA , accessed on May 11, 2015
  4. ↑ ditto
  5. ↑ ditto