Fornos de Algodres Municipality
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Template: Infobox city in Portugal / maintenance / management location is empty Template: Infobox city in Portugal / Maintenance / Web page is blank Fornos de Algodres is a Vila ( town ) and a circle ( concelho ) in Portugal. The community Fornos de Algodres has 1627 inhabitants, the whole circuit 4991 inhabitants (as at 30 June 2011).
History
The county was formed in 1836 through the merger of the previously independent existing circle of Algodres with other surrounding towns. 1898 more incorporations were made, including the previously independent circuits Além - Mondego, Juncais and Vila Ruiva.
Management
Circle Fornos de Algodres
Fornos de Algodres is the seat of the homonymous district. The neighboring districts are (clockwise starting from the north ): Trancoso, Celorico da Beira, Gouveia, Mangualde Penalva do Castelo and Aguiar da Beira.
The following parishes ( freguesias ) lying in circle Fornos de Algodres:
- Algodres
- Casal Vasco
- Cortico
- Figueiró da Granja
- Fornos de Algodres
- Fuinhas
- Infias
- Juncais
- Maceira
- Matança
- Maxagata
- Queiriz
- Sobral Pichorro
- Vila Cha
- Vila Ruiva
- Vila Soeiro do Chão
Demographics
Twinning
- France France: Levet in the department of Cher (since 1999)
- France France: Sainte- Consorce in the department of Rhône ( and potential future )
Culture and sights
The Megalithic cortico de Algodres and Dólmen de Matança can be visited. These are more than 120 historic buildings in the community, including a number of mansions, religious buildings, fountains and monuments. On different, thematically organized hiking and itineraries Roman roads, medieval buildings, geological formations and the nature of the adjoining Natural Park of Serra da Estrela can be explored. A River bath is ideal for swimming and water sports.
The community is nationally known for its cheeses, the da Estrela are attributed to the Queijo Serra.
Sons and daughters
- José Bernardo da Silva Cabral (1801 - 1869), liberal politician of Cartisten
- António Bernardo da Costa Cabral (1803 - 1889), Minister and Head of Government
- Daniel João Santos Candeias (* 1988), football player