Velas

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Velas
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Velas coat of arms
Velas (Azores)
Velas
Basic data
Autonomous Region : Azores
Concelho : Velas
Coordinates : 38 ° 41 ′  N , 28 ° 13 ′  W Coordinates: 38 ° 41 ′  N , 28 ° 13 ′  W
Residents: 1985 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 13.89 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 143 inhabitants per km²
Velas district
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Flag of Velas Position of the Velas district
Residents: 5398 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 117.39 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 46 inhabitants per km²
Number of municipalities : 6th
administration
Administration address: Câmara Municipal de Velas
Rua de São João
9800-539 Velas
President of the Câmara Municipal: Manuel Soares Silveira ( PS )
Website: www.cm-velas.azoresdigital.pt

Velas (  [ ˈvɛlɐʃ ] ) is a small town ( Vila ) and a district ( concelho ) on the Azores island of São Jorge , Portugal , with 1985 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011). Please click to listen!Play

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history

After the seizure of the island of São Jorge began here with the release of sheep in 1439, the village of Velas was established in 1460. It received city rights from King Manuel I around 1500 and was elevated to the status of a vila. In the 17th century the place received the fortress Santa Cruz, which was also known under the names "Castelo de Santa Cruz", "Reduto de Santa Cruz" and "Forte das Velas". On July 9, 1757 , the island experienced a strong earthquake that claimed many victims and caused great damage.

administration

The town hall ( Câmara Municipal ) of Velas

Velas district

Velas is the seat of a district of the same name ( concelho ). It borders the Calheta County and the Atlantic Ocean . The following municipalities ( Freguesias ) are in the Velas district:

Velas district
local community Population
(2011) 		Area
km² 		Density of
population / km² 		LAU
code
Manadas 374 11.20 33 450201
Norte Grande 532 31.85 17th 450202
Rosais 743 24.23 31 450203
Santo Amaro 862 22.53 38 450204
Urzelina 902 13.69 66 450205
Velas 1,985 13.89 143 450206
Velas district 5,398 117.39 46 4502

Population development

Population in the Velas district (1849–2011)
year 1849 1900 1930 1960 1981 1991 2001 2004 2011
Residents 10166 8405 7328 8466 5927 5707 5605 5585 5398

Buildings

Forte de Nossa Senhora da Conceição fortress

The parish church Igreja de São Jorge with an attached museum, which was built in 1460 and remodeled in the 17th and 18th centuries, as well as the town hall ( Câmara Municipal ) from the 17th century are among the most striking buildings in the city . From the city wall, which was built to protect against attacks by pirates, the city gate Portão do Mar from 1799 at the harbor has been preserved. From the fortress Forte de Santa Cruz , built in the 17th century and partially demolished in 1965 as part of the expansion of the city's port facilities, parts of the walls with a crowd watchtower still stand . The Forte de Nossa Senhora da Conceicão , built in 1644, was renovated at the beginning of the 21st century. The modern cultural and event center Auditório Municipal e Centro Cultural das Velas was then built on the site of the fortress .

In the district of Bairro da Conceição stands the Igreja Nossa Senhora da Conceição church with an adjoining monastery from the 18th century, which now houses the city's hospital after appropriate renovations. The colorfully decorated Holy Spirit Chapel Império do Bairro da Conceição was built not far from here in 1947 and renovated in 2008. The Arco da Conceição , a natural arch of volcanic basalt created by the surf and considered one of the landmarks of the city, rises on the coastal section in the district, which is characterized by rugged lava rock .

Surroundings

The city is dominated in the northwest by the 161 m high volcanic cone Morro Grande. On the Punta da Queimada peninsula, not far south-east of the city, the remains of the Forte de São Miguel o Anjo fortress built between 1699 and 1708 can be seen. The airport of the island of São Jorge is located around 8 km southeast of Velas .

Municipal holiday

  • April 23

Town twinning

Web links

Commons : Velas  - 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.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 August 23, 2013
  5. ↑ Stéphan Szeremeta: Acores , p. 243. Paris 2014, ISBN 9782746972971
  6. ↑ Michael Bussmann: Azoren , p. 449. Erlangen 2016
  7. ↑ http://www.azoren-online.com/saojorge/tipps/sehenswuerdheiten/velas/index.shtml
  8. ↑ Stéphan Szeremeta: Acores , p. 236. Paris 2014, ISBN 9782746972971
  9. ↑ www.anmp.pt , accessed on August 23, 2013