Vidago
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| Basic data | ||||||
| Region : | Norte | |||||
| Sub-region : | Alto Tâmega | |||||
| District : | Vila Real | |||||
| Concelho : | Chaves | |||||
| Freguesia : | Vidago (União das Freguesias de Vidago, Arcossó, Selhariz e Vilarinho das Paranheiras) | |||||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 38 ′ N , 7 ° 34 ′ W | |||||
| Postal code : | 5425-335 | |||||
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| Website: | www.freguesiadevidago.com | |||||
Vidago is a place and a former municipality ( freguesia ) in the Portuguese district of Chaves . The community had 1204 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011).
On September 29, 2013, the municipalities of Vidago, Arcossó , Selhariz and Vilarinho das Paranheiras were merged to form the new municipality of Vidago (União das Freguesias de Vidago, Arcossó, Selhariz e Vilarinho das Paranheiras) . Vidago is the seat of this newly formed community.
geography
Vidago is located in the northern Portuguese region of Alto Trás-os-Montes , 15 km southwest of the district town of Chaves, and 45 km north of the district capital Vila Real .
history
The place was probably already inhabited by the Celtiberians and was probably already known to the Romans as a healing spring. The present-day place arose before its first mention as an insignificant village in the 12th century. In 1863 its healing springs were rediscovered. The composition of its sodium hydrogen carbonate water exceeds that of Vichy . As a result, Vidago experienced a relative boom as a health resort, with the opening of the Grande Hotel de Vidago in 1878 and a connection to the Linha do Corgo railway line, which opened in 1876, as important stages.
Vidago became independent in 1925, when it was separated from the municipality of Arcossó , and a little later became a Vila (small town).
Culture, sports and sights
A number of religious and public buildings are listed in the village, including the manor house Solar dos Machados , the local train station built in 1910, and the neo-Gothic church Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição .
In the late 19th century, Vidago became a health resort and tourism has been of great importance ever since. In addition to the Palace Hotel , which was opened in 1910 and is now a listed building , there is also the Clube de Golfe de Vidago golf club , which also organizes tournaments itself. The health resort is also known for its medicinal springs, and local mineral water is sold nationwide by the Unicer company . The Vidago thermal baths are now part of the Palace Hotel .
In the place is u. a. a voluntary fire brigade , the versatile cultural association Casa de Cultura de Vidago , and the football club Vidago Futebol Clube founded in 1926 .
traffic
The place is with its own exit on the A24 motorway . Since the suspension of the Linha do Corgo railway line in March 2009, Vidago has no railway connection.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ^ Publication of the administrative reorganization in the Diário da República gazette of January 28, 2013, accessed on October 1, 2014
- ↑ www.monumentos.pt (under Cronologia ), accessed on November 28, 2012
- ↑ History website of the parish website ( Memento of the original from December 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed November 28, 2012
- ↑ Heraldry website of the community website ( Memento of the original from August 22, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ www.monumentos.pt , accessed on November 28, 2012
- ↑ ditto
- ↑ www.clubegolfevidago.pt , accessed November 28, 2012
- ↑ www.bombeirosdevidago.pt , accessed November 28, 2012
- ↑ www.ccvidago.net ( Memento of the original from October 22, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed November 28, 2012
- ↑ www.vidagofc.com ( Memento of the original from January 15, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed November 28, 2012
