Torre de Moncorvo

Torre de Moncorvo
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Basic data
Region :	Norte
Sub-region :	Douro
District :	Bragança
Concelho :	Torre de Moncorvo
Coordinates :	41 ° 11 ′  N , 7 ° 3 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 11 ′  N , 7 ° 3 ′  W
Residents:	2891 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface:	36.08 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density :	80 inhabitants per km²
Torre de Moncorvo district
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Residents:	8572 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface:	531.56 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density :	16 inhabitants per km²
Number of municipalities :	13
administration
Administration address:	Câmara Municipal de Torre de Moncorvo Largo do Castelo 5160-267 Torre de Moncorvo
President of the Câmara Municipal:	Fernando António Aires Ferreira ( PS )
Website:	www.cm-moncorvo.pt

Torre de Moncorvo , sometimes just Moncorvo , is a small town ( Vila ) and a district ( Concelho ) in Portugal with 2891 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011). The district belongs to the Alto Douro wine-growing region , which has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2001 , and was the first protected wine-growing region in the world.

View of Torre de Moncorvo and the surrounding area

history

In 1062 the place received its first city rights ( Foral ), which were confirmed by King D.Afonso Henriques after the independence of the Kingdom of Portugal ( 1140 ). Records speak of unhealthy conditions, which led to massive emigration of residents, and the neighboring town of Vila Velha de Santa Cruz da Vilariça increased population and in 1225 brought city rights. In 1258 Moncorvo was just a village in the municipality of Santa Cruz da Vilariça, but it had now overcome its disease-causing living conditions. In 1285 King D Dinis transferred the city rights of Vilariça to Moncorvo, which from then on became the seat of an independent district as the Torre de Moncorvo and received fortifications.

In 1512 King Manuel I renewed the town charter .

The main church Igreja Matriz ( Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Assunção )

Culture and sights

The town's architectural monuments include a number of mansions , stone fountains, historical public buildings and sacred buildings , including the three-aisled Renaissance church Igreja Paroquial de Torre de Moncorvo (also Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Assunção or main church, Igreja Matriz ) built in the 16th century .

The castle was demolished over time. Most recently, in 1815, large quantities of stones were stolen for the renovation and expansion of military facilities on site. Today parts of the walls and three gates in the village are still preserved and are under monument protection. The historic town center as a whole is also protected.

administration

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Torre de Moncorvo is the seat of a district of the same name. The neighboring districts are (starting clockwise in the north): Alfândega da Fé , Mogadouro , Freixo de Espada à Cinta , Vila Nova de Foz Côa , Carrazeda de Ansiães and Vila Flor .

With the regional reform in September 2013 , several municipalities were merged into new municipalities, so that the number of municipalities decreased from 17 to 13.

Torre de Moncorvo caused a national stir in mid-2014 when the members of the city and municipal council decided to forego addressing each other with any existing or appropriate academic titles, such as “Senhor Doutor”. Such forms of address, usually in addition to naming the political office, are common in Portugal and are often tacitly assumed for politicians. This is considered a legacy of the fascist Estado Novo .

The following municipalities ( Freguesias ) are in the Torre de Moncorvo district:

Torre de Moncorvo district

local community	Population (2011)	Area km²	Density of population / km²	LAU code
Açoreira	524	23.98	22nd	040901
Adeganha e Cardanha	574	64.46	9	040918
Cabeça boa	428	26.37	16	040903
Carviçais	757	63.00	12	040905
Castedo	236	17.94	13	040906
Felgar e Souto da Velha	1,047	46.93	22nd	040919
Felgueiras e Maçores	460	38.93	12	040920
Horta da Vilariça	310	16.42	19th	040909
Larinho	365	29.49	12	040910
Lousa	358	33.94	11	040911
Mós	246	59.13	4th	040913
Torre de Moncorvo	2,891	36.08	80	040916
Urrós e Peredo dos Castelhanos	376	74.89	5	040921
Torre de Moncorvo district	8,572	531.56	16	0409

Population development

Population in the district of Torre de Moncorvo (1801–2011)
1801	1849	1900	1930	1960	1981	1991	2001	2011
6575	8496	15,701	16,155	18,741	13,674	10,969	9919	8572

Municipal holiday

• 19th March

sons and daughters of the town

• Miguel da Madre de Deus da Cruz (1739–1827), Bishop of São Paulo, Archbishop of Braga
• Constantino José Marques de Sampaio e Melo (1802–1873), florist, well-known producer of artificial flowers in the 19th century in Lisbon
• Júlio Máximo de Oliveira Pimentel (1809–1884), politician, author, Mayor of Lisbon, Rector of the University of Coimbra
• Abílio Campos Monteiro (1876–1933), doctor, writer, journalist and politician
• Afonso Praça (1939–2001), journalist and writer
• Dario Alves (* 1940), painter
• Isabel Mateus (* 1969), writer

Web links

Commons : Torre de Moncorvo  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Map of the Freguesia Torre de Moncorvo at the Instituto Geográfico do Exército
• Official website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
2. ↑ ^{a b} Overview of code assignments from Freguesias on epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
3. ↑ www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
4. ↑ www.monumentos.pt (under Cronologia ), accessed on February 11, 2013
5. ↑ www.verportugal.net , accessed February 11, 2013
6. ↑ www.monumentos.pt , accessed on February 11, 2013
7. ↑ ditto
8. ↑ ditto
9. ^ Publication of the administrative reorganization in the Diário da República gazette of January 28, 2013, accessed on March 16, 2014
10. ↑ Thomas Fischer: How titles still make people - In Portugal, academic etiquette still counts . In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung . No. 195 . Zurich August 25, 2014, p. 16 .