Vila Cova de Alva
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| Region : | Centro | |||||
| Sub-region : | Region of Coimbra | |||||
| District : | Coimbra | |||||
| Concelho : | Arganil | |||||
| Freguesia : | Vila Cova de Alva e Anseriz | |||||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 17 ′ N , 7 ° 56 ′ W | |||||
| Postal code : | 3305-285 | |||||
Vila Cova de Alva is a small town ( Vila ) and former municipality in Portugal . It is one of the protected slate villages, the Aldeias do Xisto .
geography
The place is on the Rio Alva and in the middle of the Serra do Açor , a promontory to the Serra da Estrela . It is 19 km northeast of the county town of Arganil, and about 55 km east of the district capital Coimbra .
history
The place received its first city rights between 1304 and 1318, which were renewed and expanded in 1513 by King D. Manuel I. Still under the name Vila Cova de Subavô , it was an independent circle.
In the course of the administrative reforms after the liberal Miguelistenkrieg in 1834, the district was dissolved in 1836 and has been a municipality of the Arganil district ever since.
With the territorial reform in 2013, the municipality of Vila Cova de Alva was dissolved and merged with Anceriz .
administration
Vila Cova de Alva was the seat of a community of the same name ( Freguesia ) in the district ( concelho ) of Arganil in the Coimbra district . 516 inhabitants lived in the municipality on an area of 12.72 km² (as of June 30, 2011).
The following localities are in the area of the former municipality:
- Caratão
- Casal de São João
- Ponte
- Quinta da Cortedeira
- Quinta da Tapada
- Quinta de são Miguel
- Quinta do Casal
- Vila Cova de Alva
- Vinhó
As part of the administrative reform of September 29, 2013 , the municipality of Vila Cova de Alva was merged with the municipality of Anceriz to form the new municipality of União das Freguesias de Vila Cova de Alva e Anseriz . Vila Cova de Alva is the seat of this newly formed municipality.
Culture, sports and sights
As one of the typical regional slate villages, the Aldeias do Xisto , Vila Cova de Alva is known for its river bath and its historic village center. In addition to the stake as a symbol of city rights in the center of the village, there are various sacred buildings in the community . There are also mansions in the community, and the Mannerist - Baroque convent Convento de Santo António (with the church Igreja de Santo António ) , built from 1713 onwards .
The stake ( Pelourinho )
The Solar Abreu Mesquita mansion
The Santo António Convent
The main church ( Igreja Matriz )
literature
- Vila Cova de Alva . In: Isabel Silva (ed.): Dicionário Enciclopédico das Freguesias . 2nd Edition. tape 2 : Aveiro, Coimbra, Leiria, Santarém e Viseu . Minha Terra, Matosinhos 1997, ISBN 972-96087-5-X , pp. 153-154 (Portuguese).
Web links
- Website around the place
- Website of the municipality at the district
- Photo page about the community
- Entry to Vila Cova de Alva in the Mapas de Portugal
Individual evidence
- ↑ monumentos.pt (under Cronologia ), accessed on November 29, 2012
- ↑ miradourovilacova.com , accessed November 29, 2012
- ↑ Publication of the administrative reorganization (PDF) in the Diário da República law gazette of January 28, 2013, accessed on October 1, 2014
- ↑ lifecooler.com , accessed on November 29, 2012
- ↑ monumentos.pt