Guarda Municipality, Portugal
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Template: Infobox city in Portugal / maintenance / management location is empty Template: Infobox city in Portugal / Maintenance / Web page is blank Guarda ( Portuguese for: guard ) is a city ( Cidade ) in Portugal. Guarda is located in the Serra da Estrela is the highest town ( 1056 m above sea level. NN ) Portugal. She is the eponymous capital of the district of Guarda. Guarda is part of the speech de Judiarias, the association of places with a historically significant Jewish community.
- 4.1 Railway
- 4.2 Highways
- 4.3 Air Traffic
- 4.4 Public transport
History
The Celtiberian Lusitanians lived here and resisted the Roman invaders until 139 BC, the lustianische Viriatus leader was killed by a trick of the Romans and broke down the resistance. After the collapse of Rome Guarda was part of the Western Goth, where it became a bishopric since the 6th century. After the invasion of the Moors in the 8th century Guarda came under Arab rule, and was left to decay. During the Reconquista, the high-altitude Guarda gained strategic importance for the first time. It received its first city charter in 1199, and became more significant with simultaneous resolution of the diocese of Idanha -a- Velha bishopric. One last time played Guarda a significant role in the history of Portugal as a weighty defense post against the appropriation of the Kingdom of Castile and the trials following the revolution of 1383, which guaranteed the independence of Portugal at the Battle of Aljubarrota.
Culture, Sports and Attractions
Among the most important monuments include the 1374 and built from 1550 by Jean de Rouen remodeled and extended cathedral, city walls and the castle, the historic center, and numerous monuments. In Guarda is from the time of its significant Jewish community in addition, a - long otherwise used - old Sephardic synagogue in the old Jewish quarter to see.
The museum Museu de Tecelagem dos Meios dedicated to the history of regional artisanal textile production, and in the former Bishop's Palace is open to visitors to the Museu da Guarda the regional and city museum open, inter alia, with archaeological exhibits. The public library is the Biblioteca Municipal Eduardo Lourenço, and the Municipal Theatre Teatro Municipal da Guarda is next to playhouse also a concert hall for fado, world music, jazz, classical and cabaret.
Management
District of Guarda
Guarda is the seat of an eponymous district and a district of the same. The neighboring districts are (clockwise starting from the north ): Pinhel, Almeida, Sabugal, Belmonte, Covilhã, Manteigas, Gouveia and Celorico da Beira.
The following parishes ( freguesias ) lying in circle Guarda:
- Adão
- Albardo
- Aldeia do Bispo
- Aldeia Viçosa
- Alvendre
- Arrifana
- Avelãs da Ribeira
- Avelãs de AMBOM
- Benes Pera
- Carvalhal Meão
- Casal de Cinza
- Castanheira
- Cavadoude
- Codesseiro
- Corujeira
- Faia
- Famalicão
- Fernão Joanes
- Gago
- Gonçalo
- Gonçalo Bocas
- João Antão
- Maçainhas, formerly Maçainhas de Baixo
- Marmeleiros
- Meios
- Mizarela
- Monte Margarida
- Panóias de Cima
- Pega
- Pera do Moço
- Pêro Soares
- Porto da Carne
- Pousada
- Ramela
- Ribeira dos Carinhos
- Rocamondo
- Rochoso
- Santana da Azinha
- São Miguel da Guarda ( municipality )
- São Miguel de Jarmelo
- São Pedro de Jarmelo
- São Vicente ( municipality )
- Sé ( municipality )
- Seixo Amarelo
- Sobral da Serra
- Trinta
- Vale de Estrela
- Valhelhas
- Vela
- Videmonte
- Vila Cortês do Mondego
- Vila Fernando
- Vila Franca do Deao
- Vila Garcia
- Vila Soeiro
Demographics
Twinning
- Spain: Béjar (since 1979)
- Israel Israel: Safed ( since 1982)
- United States United States: Waterbury (since 1984)
- Germany Germany Siegburg (since 1985)
- France France: Wattrelos (since 1990)
Traffic
Railway
The Guarda railway station is a stop on the Linha da Beira Alta and the Linha da Beira Baixa, and is approached by Intercidades, regional trains and other lines of Comboios de Portugal. With the Sud- Express Guarda is connected to the international railway network.
Highways
About the motorways A23 and A25 Guarda is connected to the national motorway network. The A25 road as Europe 80 is also Vilar Formoso from over in the Spanish motorway A-62.
Traffic
Guarda does not have a public airport, the nearest airport is that of Viseu Airport.
Public transport
The public transport company transport Urbano da Guarda is da Beira S. A. operated by the city council ( Câmara Municipal) in cooperation with the Rodoviária, a subsidiary of Transdev Group. The transport Urbano da Guarda cover the urban area down with six bus routes. Depending on the line they begin their journeys 6-8 clock in the morning and continue until 18:00 or after 23:00 clock. A single ticket costs 0.85 euros ( 0.49 euros with a 20 card ), and a monthly ticket costs 20, - Euro (as of December 2012).
Economy
Since the 1960s, there were here some large industries, including a Renault plant, suppliers to the automotive industry, and major textile factories. Except for minor industrial companies, major industrial companies are now no longer present in Guarda. With the Plataforma Logistica da Guarda, there is a beyond the regional logistics center. In surrounding dams electricity is produced. In addition, Guarda is a regionally important commercial and administrative center as a regional center. Tourism has become more important, especially the rural tourism has increased as a result of the program of aldeias Históricas de Portugal in the rural parts of the district. Agriculture remains an important economic factor.
Sons and daughters
- José de Castro (1868-1929), lawyer, journalist and politician, head of the government in 1915
- Álvaro de Castro (1878-1928), military and politician, twice Prime Minister
- José Saraiva Martins ( born 1932 ), cardinal
- Emanuel Couto (born 1973 ), tennis player