Vila Nova de Poiares

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Vila Nova de Poiares
coat of arms map
Coat of arms of Vila Nova de Poiares
Vila Nova de Poiares (Portugal)
Vila Nova de Poiares
Basic data
Region : Centro
Sub-region : Region of Coimbra
District : Coimbra
Concelho : Vila Nova de Poiares
Coordinates : 40 ° 13 ′  N , 8 ° 15 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 13 ′  N , 8 ° 15 ′  W
Residents: 4306 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 28.81 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 149 inhabitants per km²
politics
Mayor : João Miguel Sousa Henriques (PS)
Vila Nova de Poiares district
flag map
Flag of Vila Nova de Poiares Location of the district of Vila Nova de Poiares
Residents: 7281 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 84.45 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 86 inhabitants per km²
Number of municipalities : 4th
administration
Administration address: Câmara Municipal de Vila Nova de Poiares
Largo da República
3350-156 Vila Nova de Poiares
Website: www.cm-vilanovadepoiares.pt

Vila Nova de Poiares is a vila and a district ( concelho ) in Portugal with 4306 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011).

The City Hall ( Câmara Municipal )
Landscape in a circle
The Christ monument O Cristo in Vila Nova de Poiares

history

Finds prove a settlement by humans since the Neolithic . Also, Romans and Arabs left traces of their presence. At the time of the reign of Sancho I (1185-1211) there was a hostel here ( Portuguese : Albergaria ). The current place was officially mentioned for the first time as Albergaria de Poiares , when it was granted limited city rights ( Foral ) in connection with the hostel in 1195 .

The circle was first formed in 1836 as Santo André de Poyares . After several dissolutions and reorganizations, it remained an independent circle since January 13, 1898. On August 17, 1905, the localities Santo André de Poiares and Aldeia Nova were merged to the present day and elevated to Vila (small town).

administration

circle

Vila Nova de Poiares is the administrative seat of a district of the same name. The neighboring areas are (starting clockwise in the north): Penacova , Arganil , Góis , Lousã , Miranda do Corvo and Coimbra .

The following municipalities ( Freguesias ) are in the Vila Nova de Poiares district:

Vila Nova de Poiares district
local community Population
(2011)
Area
km²
Density of
population / km²
LAU
code
Arrifana 1,440 23.84 60 061701
Lavegadas 204 11.26 18th 061702
Poiares 4,306 28.81 149 061703
Sao Miguel de Poiares 1,331 20.54 65 061704
Vila Nova de Poiares district 7,281 84.45 86 0617

Population development

Population in the district of Vila Nova de Poiares (1849–2011)
1849 1900 1930 1960 1981 1991 2001 2011
6 848 7 900 7 763 7 518 6 649 6 161 7 061 7 281

Town twinning

in preparation:

Culture and sights

The Dolmen Dólmen de São Pedro Dias , a Stone Age burial site, is a listed building, as is the historic town center. A number of sacred buildings are also listed in the district.

In the multi-storey urban cultural center, the Centro Cultural de Poiares , a. Cinema, auditorium, library and municipal museum can be found.

Web links

Commons : Vila Nova de Poiares  - 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. www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  4. www.cm-vilanovadepoiares.pt , accessed on December 29, 2012
  5. www.verportugal.net , accessed December 29, 2012
  6. Municípios Portugueses: Geminações de Cidades e Vilas , accessed on January 7, 2018.
  7. www.monumentos.pt , accessed on December 29, 2012
  8. ditto
  9. www.cm-vilanovadepoiares.pt , accessed on December 29, 2012