Valongo

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Valongo
coat of arms map
Valongo coat of arms
Valongo (Portugal)
Valongo
Basic data
Region : Norte
Sub-region : Porto metropolitan area
District : postage
Concelho : Valongo
Coordinates : 41 ° 11 ′  N , 8 ° 30 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 11 ′  N , 8 ° 30 ′  W
Residents: 23,925 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 24.1 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 993 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 4440
politics
Mayor : Antonio Marques de Oliveira
Address of the municipal administration: Junta de Freguesia de Valongo
Largo Cenenário
4440 Valongo
Website: www.jf-valongo.pt
Valongo County
flag map
Flag of Valongo Position of the Valongo district
Residents: 93,858 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 75.13 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 1249 inhabitants per km²
Number of municipalities : 4th
administration
Administration address: Câmara Municipal de Valongo
Paços do Concelho Avª. 5 de Outubro, 160
4440-503 Valongo
President of the Câmara Municipal: Fernando Horácio Moreira Pereira de Melo ( PSD )
Website: www.cm-valongo.pt
Igreja Matriz Church of Valongo

Valongo is a municipality and city in the Norte region of Portugal .

history

Finds show prehistoric settlement only on the higher points, which are easy to defend. In particular, the excavations in the Serra de Santa Justa should be mentioned. Later, the inhabitants also settled in lower-lying areas in order to farm in the water-rich plains. With the arrival of the Romans , more important activities can be found here. Large amounts of gold were mined here.

The current location was probably only created during the Reconquista . Today's district area belonged to the two administrative areas of Aguiar de Sousa (municipalities of Campo and Sobrado) and Maia (municipalities of São Vicente da Queimadela, Valongo and São Lourenço de Asmes) in 1258. Watermills in the rivers and the fertile soils ensured lively agricultural activity and a regionally known baking tradition.

Valonge suffered severe damage from French troops during the Napoleonic invasions at the beginning of the 19th century, as well as from the clashes over the Ponte Ferreira bridge during the Miguelistenkrieg between liberals and absolutists.

In the course of the administrative reforms after the Liberal Revolution of 1822 and the civil war of 1832-1834, the municipality of Valongo was raised to the seat of an independent district in 1836, and in 1837 to a small town ( Vila ). Trade and industry continued to develop into the 20th century, which was further boosted by the arrival of the railroad and brought about significant population growth. Only the communities of Campo and Sobrado remained predominantly agricultural. 1990 Valongo was elevated to a city ( Cidade ).

administration

The circle

Valongo is the seat of a district of the same name ( concelho ) in the Porto district . On June 30, 2011 the district had 93,858 inhabitants on an area of ​​75.1 km².

The neighboring areas are (starting clockwise in the north): Santo Tirso , Paços de Ferreira , Paredes , Gondomar and Maia .

With the regional reform in September 2013 , the municipalities ( freguesias ) Campo and Sobrado were merged to form the new municipality União das Freguesias de Campo e Sobrado . Since then, the district has consisted of the following three municipalities:

The following municipalities ( Freguesias ) are in the Valongo district:

Valongo County
local community Population
(2011) 		Area
km² 		Density of
population / km² 		LAU
code
Alfena 15,211 11.11 1,370 131501
Campo e Sobrado 15,924 32.27 494 131506
Ermesinde 38,798 7.65 5,070 131503
Valongo 23,925 24.10 993 131505
Valongo County 93,858 75.13 1,249 1315

Population development

Population in Valongo County (1849–2011)
1849 1900 1930 1960 1981 1991 2001 2011
8109 11,853 17,239 33,300 64,234 74.172 86.005 97,753

Municipal holiday

  • June 24th
At the Valongo train station

Town twinning

traffic

Valongo is on the Linha do Douro railway line . The suburban trains of CP Urbanos do Porto stop at Valongo station .

The city is connected to the country's trunk road network via its connection to the A4 motorway .

sons and daughters of the town

Antonio Dias de Oliveira
Josué Pesqueira 2013 in the shirt of FC Porto

Web links

Commons : Valongo  - collection of images, videos and audio files

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. ↑ a b www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  4. ↑ www.verportugal.net , accessed on March 16, 2014
  5. ^ Publication of the administrative reorganization in the Diário da República gazette of January 28, 2013, accessed on March 16, 2014
  6. ↑ List of partnerships Valongos , Association of Portuguese District Governments (ANMP), accessed on January 5, 2019