Vale de Cambra

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Vale de Cambra
coat of arms map
Vale de Cambra coat of arms
Vale de Cambra (Portugal)
Vale de Cambra
Basic data
Region : Norte
Sub-region : Porto metropolitan area
District : Aveiro
Concelho : Vale de Cambra
Coordinates : 40 ° 51 ′  N , 8 ° 24 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 51 ′  N , 8 ° 24 ′  W
Residents: 22,864 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 147.34 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 155 inhabitants per km²
Vale de Cambra county
flag map
Flag of Vale de Cambra Location of the Vale de Cambra county
Residents: 22,864 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 147.34 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 155 inhabitants per km²
Number of municipalities : 7th
administration
Administration address: Câmara Municipal de Vale de Cambra
Edifício Municipal Av. Camilo Tavares de Matos,
nº 19 3730–901 Vale de Cambra
President of the Câmara Municipal: José António Bastos da Silva ( PSD )
Website: www.cm-valedecambra.pt

Vale de Cambra is a city ( Cidade ) and a district ( concelho ) in the Aveiro district in Portugal with 22,864 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011).

View of Vale de Cambra

history

The fertile valley ( Portuguese : Vale ) has been a human settlement area since prehistoric times. The first officially documented mention comes from a deed of donation from King Ordonho II from the year 922. Over the years, the district has had different names, such as Caymbra , Santa Maria de Caymbra , Câmara do Bispo de Coimbra , Cambra and finally Macieira de Cambra . It belonged to the diocese of Mérida , and came to the diocese of Coimbra after 1139 as part of the consolidation of the independent kingdom of Portugal .

In 1514 Macieira de Cambra city rights (received Foral ) by King Manuel I . In 1926, the Macieira de Cambra district became part of the newly created Vale de Cambra district , which had its seat in Gandra in the municipality of Vila Chã . In 1993 the previous Vila (small town) was elevated to a city ( Cidade ), while at the same time the local parishes Macieira de Cambra and São Pedro de Castelões became Vilas .

Culture and sights

Numerous sacred buildings are under monument protection, as are some mansions , stone fountains and former public buildings. The historic center of Vale de Cambra as a whole is also protected.

The Outeiro dos Riscos , a granite monolith with Neolithic and Copper Stone Age engravings, is located at Gatão in the municipality of Cepelos . The Wallburg -Fundstätte Castro do Chão de Carvalho is on 804 meters of altitude, at the site Maciço da Gralheira, in the municipality Arões . It is attributed to the Castro culture.

The Vale de Cambra cultural center, Centro Cultural, hosts a variety of events, such as concerts and dance performances. In a granite stone house built in 1760 in the municipality of Cepelos, there is also the Núcleo Museológico da Casa da Tulha , a branch of the Museu Municipal de Vale de Cambra .

administration

The circle

Vale de Cambra is the seat of a district of the same name. The neighboring areas are (starting clockwise in the north): Arouca , São Pedro do Sul , Oliveira de Frades , Sever do Vouga and Oliveira de Azeméis .

The church of Castelões (in São Pedro de Castelões), decorated with azulejos and surrounded by Portuguese pavement

The following communes ( freguesias ) are in the county of Vale de Cambra:

Vale de Cambra county
local community Population
(2011)
Area
km²
Density of
population / km²
LAU
code
Arões 1,459 40.33 36 011901
Cepelos 1.313 18.93 69 011903
Junqueira 1,067 18.04 59 011905
Macieira de Cambra 4,747 18.05 263 011906
Roge 1,752 17.60 100 011907
Sao Pedro de Casteloes 7.181 21.10 340 011902
Vila Chã, Codal e Vila Cova de Perrinho 5,345 13.29 402 011910
Vale de Cambra county 22,864 147.34 155 0119

Population development

Population in Vale de Cambra County (1801–2011)
1801 1849 1900 1930 1960 1981 1991 2001 2011
9 489 10 166 12 264 15 745 20 404 24 224 24 537 24 805 22 864

Town twinning

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Web links

Commons : Vale de Cambra  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

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. a b Overview of code assignments from Freguesias on epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
  3. www.verportugal.net , accessed January 31, 2013
  4. www.monumentos.pt , accessed on January 31, 2013
  5. www.verportugal.net , accessed January 31, 2013
  6. www.centrocultural.cm-valedambra.pt ( Memento of November 16, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on January 31, 2013
  7. www.igogo.pt , accessed January 31, 2013
  8. "Instituto Nacional de Estatística"
  9. List of town twinning Vale de Cambras at the Association of Portuguese District Governments (ANMP), accessed on February 17, 2019