Oliveira do Castelo
Oliveira do Castelo | |
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.jpg) The Castle of Guimarães, in 2018. | |
.jpg) Coat of arms | |
 Location within Guimarães. | |
| Coordinates: 41°27′01″N 8°17′17″W / 41.45028°N 8.28806°W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Norte |
| Intermunic. comm. | Ave |
| District | Braga |
| Municipality | Guimarães |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.69 km2 (0.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,265 |
| • Density | 4,700/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
Oliveira do Castelo is an extinct freguesia in the municipality of Guimarães, with an area of 0.69 km2 and 3265 inhabitants (2011). Its population density was of 4,731.9 inhabitants/km2. A big part of it is located in the Historic Center of Guimarães.
It was the seat of a freguesia that was abolished in 2013, as part of a national administrative reform, to form a new parish, together with São Paio and São Sebastião, called Oliveira, São Paio e São Sebastião, with its seat at Alameda de São Dâmaso in Guimarães.
Landmarks
[edit]- Castle of Guimarães, 10th-century medieval castle.
- Palace of the Dukes of Braganza, 15th-century palace belonging to the Dukes of Braganza, it is also one of the most visited places in Portugal with 366.514 visits in 2022.[1]
- Nossa Senhora da Oliveira Church, 10th-century church.
- Paços do Concelho de Guimarães, the previous câmara municipal of the city.
- Padrão do Salado, 14th-century monument celebrating the Portuguese victory at the Battle of Río Salado.
- Church of São Miguel do Castelo, the church where Afonso Henriques was presumably baptised.
- Chapel of Santa Cruz, 17th-century chapel.[2]
Population
[edit]Population of the freguesia of Oliveira do Castelo (1864 – 2011) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Junta de Freguesia election results
[edit]| Partidos | % | M | % | M | % | M | % | M | % | M | % | M | % | M | % | M | % | M | % | M |
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| 1976 | 1979 | 1982 | 1985 | 1989 | 1993 | 1997 | 2001 | 2005 | 2009 | |||||||||||
| CDS-PP | 31,3 | 3 | 20,0 | 2 | 13,3 | 1 | 9,7 | 1 | 7,7 | 7,7 | 6,3 | 10,9 | 1 | |||||||
| PS | 29,9 | 3 | 31,2 | 4 | 35,9 | 5 | 30,1 | 3 | 39,3 | 4 | 42,7 | 4 | 43,2 | 5 | 40,1 | 4 | 38,4 | 4 | 32,4 | 3 |
| PPD/PSD | 20,7 | 2 | 37,6 | 4 | 37,6 | 4 | 36,2 | 4 | 33,5 | 3 | 38,8 | 4 | 38,9 | 4 | 44,0 | 4 | ||||
| FEPU/APU/CDU | 11,8 | 1 | 15,3 | 2 | 12,3 | 1 | 9,1 | 6,9 | 7,9 | 11,5 | 1 | 9,5 | 1 | 11,5 | 1 | 9,3 | 1 | |||
| AD | 53,5 | 7 | 49,5 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ↑ Sofia (2023-04-07). "Os 5 monumentos mais visitados no norte do país". Casa Yes (in European Portuguese). Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
- ↑ "Capela de Santa Cruz". em.guimaraes.pt. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estatística (Recenseamentos Gerais da População) - https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_publicacoes
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