Alfândega da Fé Municipality

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Template: Infobox city in Portugal / Maintenance / Web page is blank Alfândega da Fé is a small town ( Vila ) and a circle ( concelho ) in Portugal with 2056 inhabitants (as at 30 June 2011). The place is located in the Douro Valley, which is known for its wines. Since the 1960s, however Alfândega in Portugal is particularly famous for its cherry growing.

History

Under Arab rule, the town was an administrative city. During the Reconquista of the place was the scene of battles, and smaller groups of knights were talking points here. King D.Dinis granted city rights in 1294 first city ( Foral ) and made ​​it the seat of a circle. The king gave him 1295 also market rights, and let the dilapidated, originally built by the Moorish castle of the town renew.

Renewed in 1510 King Manuel I, the city rights. In the following epochs of place experienced a sustained decline that was evident in dwindling population. In 1855 the county was dissolved and Moncorvo affiliated. Since 1898, Alfândega da Fé is again an independent circuit.

Management

Circle

Alfândega da Fé is the seat of the homonymous district. The neighboring districts are (clockwise starting from the north ): Macedo de Cavaleiros, Mogadouro, Torre de Moncorvo, Vila Flor and Mirandela.

The following municipalities ( Freguesias ) lying in circle Alfândega da Fé:

  • Agrobom
  • Alfândega da Fé
  • Cerejais
  • Eucísia
  • Ferradosa
  • Gebelim
  • Gouveia
  • Parada
  • Pombal
  • Saldonha
  • Sambade
  • Sendim da Ribeira
  • Sendim da Serra
  • Soeima
  • Vale Pereiro
  • Vales
  • Valverde
  • Vilar Chão
  • Vilarelhos
  • Vilares de Vilariça

Demographics

Twinning

  • Spain: Medina de Rioseco, Valladolid Province
Freguesia (Portugal) Arab people Moors Macedo de Cavaleiros Municipality Cerejais (Alfândega da Fé) 1801 1849 1900 1930 1981 1991 2001 List of municipalities of Portugal Miranda do Douro Vimioso Municipality Vinhais
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