Vouzela
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Basic data | ||||||
Region : | Centro | |||||
Sub-region : | Dão-Lafoes | |||||
District : | Viseu | |||||
Concelho : | Vouzela | |||||
Coordinates : | 40 ° 43 ′ N , 8 ° 7 ′ W | |||||
Residents: | 1351 (as of June 30, 2011) | |||||
Surface: | 5.22 km² (as of January 1, 2010) | |||||
Population density : | 259 inhabitants per km² | |||||
Vouzela district | ||||||
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Residents: | 10,564 (as of June 30, 2011) | |||||
Surface: | 193.68 km² (as of January 1, 2010) | |||||
Population density : | 55 inhabitants per km² | |||||
Number of municipalities : | 9 | |||||
administration | ||||||
Administration address: | Alameda D. Duarte de Almeida 3670-250 Vouzela |
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President of the Câmara Municipal: | Armindo Telmo Antunes Ferreira ( PSD ) | |||||
Website: | www.cm-vouzela.pt |
Vouzela is a small town ( Vila ) and a district ( Concelho ) in Portugal with 1351 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011).
history
Finds and excavations prove a prehistoric settlement of the district area. In 1336 the district of Lafões , to which Vouzela belonged, received its first town charter from King D Dinis . In 1436 Vouzela became the seat of the district, replacing Vila do Banho (now São Pedro do Sul ). In the 16th century the seat returned to Vila do Banho and Lafões County was divided. In addition to the independent district of São Pedro do Sul, the independent district of Vouzela was created. After being reunited , the two districts were separated again in 1696 .
After being merged again in the meantime, the districts were finally separated in 1834 , and the district of Vouzela was significantly expanded by some municipalities that were affiliated in 1871 . The circle has existed in its current size since the last reorganization in 1973 .
administration
The circle
Vouzela is the seat of a district of the same name. The neighboring areas are (starting clockwise in the north): São Pedro do Sul , Viseu , Tondela , Águeda and Oliveira de Frades .
With the regional reform in September 2013 , several municipalities were merged into new municipalities, so that the number of municipalities decreased from twelve to nine.
The following municipalities ( Freguesias ) are in the Vouzela district:
local community | Population (2011) |
Area km² |
Density of population / km² |
LAU code |
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Alcofra | 1,025 | 28.96 | 35 | 182401 |
Cambra e Carvalhal de Vermilhas | 1,459 | 32.61 | 45 | 182413 |
Campia | 1,542 | 39.27 | 39 | 182403 |
Fataunços e Figueiredo das Donas | 1.103 | 12.66 | 87 | 182414 |
Fornelo do Monte | 288 | 15.08 | 19th | 182407 |
Queirã | 1,432 | 23.83 | 60 | 182409 |
Sao Miguel do Mato | 924 | 9.00 | 103 | 182410 |
Ventosa | 794 | 18.33 | 43 | 182411 |
Vouzela e Paços de Vilharigues | 1.997 | 13.94 | 143 | 182415 |
Vouzela district | 10,564 | 193.68 | 55 | 1824 |
Population development
Population in Vouzela County (1849–2011) | ||||||||
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1849 | 1900 | 1930 | 1960 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | |
7,372 | 14,168 | 15.164 | 15,641 | 13,407 | 12,477 | 11,916 | 10,552 |
Municipal holiday
- May 14th
traffic
Vouzela was connected to the nationwide railway network via its Ramal de Viseu station, and since the line was closed in 1990, the station, bridge and locomotives have been exhibited as souvenirs of the time.
The town is connected to the A25 motorway (here also E80 ) and its own exit (No. 13), 8 km away, via the N228 national road.
Vouzela is integrated into the national bus network of Rede Expressos .
Sons and daughters
- Frei Gil de Santarém (1190–1265), canonized monk
- João Ramalho (1493–1580), Jewish adventurer and conqueror in Brazil
- Simão Rodrigues (1510–1579), co-founder of the Jesuit order
- Amorim Girão (1895–1960), geographer, professor at the University of Coimbra
- Filinto Ramalho (1917–2001), clergyman, historian and author
- Paulo Alexandre (born 1931), singer
- Pedro Giestas (* 1972), actor and voice actor
Web links
- Map of the Freguesia Vouzela at the Instituto Geográfico do Exército
- Official website
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ↑ a b Overview of code assignments from Freguesias on epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
- ↑ www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ↑ www.monumentos.pt (under Cronologia ), accessed on March 12, 2013
- ^ History page of the district website , accessed March 12, 2013
- ^ Publication of the administrative reorganization in the Diário da República gazette of January 28, 2013, accessed on March 16, 2014