Fornos de Algodres
Fornos de Algodres | |
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Settlement | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 40°37′N 7°32′W / 40.617°N 7.533°W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Centro |
| Intermunic. comm. | Beiras e Serra da Estrela |
| District | Guarda |
| Area | |
• Total | 131.45 km2 (50.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 4,989 |
| • Density | 38/km2 (98/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Website | http://www.cm-fornosdealgodres.pt |
Fornos de Algodres (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈfɔɾnuʒ ðɨ ɐɫˈɣoðɾɨʃ]) is a municipality and a town in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 4,989,[1] in an area of 131.45 km².[2] The municipality is located in Guarda District, Centro Region, Serra da Estrela Subregion. The present Mayor is José Severino Soares Miranda, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is September 29.
The seat of the municipality, Fornos de Algodres, is a historic town and boasts panoramic views of the upper Mondego river Valley and a nineteenth-century market with nearby winding cobbled streets as well as the Serra da Estrela, the highest mountain range in mainland Portugal. Cities nearby: Mangualde, Gouveia, Seia, Guarda, Viseu, Trancoso, Pinhel.
Gastronomy: Queijo da Serra (hard cheese); requeijões (soft cheese). Train station: Fornos de Algodres Linha da Beira Alta.
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 12 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]
- Algodres
- Casal Vasco
- Cortiçô e Vila Chã
- Figueiró da Granja
- Fornos de Algodres (Town/Vila)
- Infias
- Juncais, Vila Ruiva e Vila Soeiro do Chão
- Maceira
- Matança
- Muxagata
- Queiriz
- Sobral Pichorro e Fuinhas
References
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ^ Direção-Geral do Território[permanent dead link]
- ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 51" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 July 2014.