Tavarede

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Tavarede is a comune ( freguesia ) in Portugal and belongs to the circle ( concelho ) of Figueira da Foz.

Geography

The community provides the northeastern part of the urban area of the circle of Figueira da Foz, along with Buarcos, São Julião and São Pedro. In its north-eastern foothills of the relatively hilly area is rural. Its southwestern boundary is located 3km from the mouth of the Mondego in the city center Figueiras away.

History

Finds evidence of a settlement of the area as early as the Iron Age. A fortified place here since the 7th century known, which was destroyed with the conquest by the Muslims since the beginning of the 8th century and fell apart. After the founding of the state of Portugal was the area under King D.Sancho, to the Church ( Sé ) of Coimbra, and was repopulated in a row since the 12th century. 1516 received Tavarede city rights ( foral ) by D.Manuel I.

Built in 1540 António Fernandes de Quadros, who was Lord of Tavarede and Vila Verde, here its residential and Government Palace, the Paço de Tavarede. From here, the area was da Foz manages up to Figueira.

Figueira da Foz 1771 applicable to Vila, and the seat of the district came from Tavarede to Figueira. After the Liberal revolution in Portugal and the end of 1834 Miguelistenkrieges the circle Tavarede was dissolved and the connected Figueira.

In the wake of the rapid enlargement of the city of Figueira da Foz their quarters are moved closer so that Tavarede has today become one of the numerically most important residential area of ​​the city since the late 20th century.

Culture, Sports and Attractions

In the town are the swimming and sports complex of Ginásio Clube Figueirense, the sport facility Parque desportivo da Quinta do Paço and the sports facilities ( Polidesportivos ) in Cha, Carritos and Avenida 1 º de Maio some of the most important sports venues of the circle in Tavarede. Also the Estádio Municipal José Bento Pessoa is located here, the home of the professional football team of Naval 1 º de Maio.

The Sociedade 1904 by José da Silva Ribeiro founded de Instrução Tavaredense has since become an important cultural motor of the community, with its amateur theater in your own building. A number of clubs are in the municipality operates, including the Goju- Ryu Karate Clube Figueirense, the Grupo Desportivo e Recreativo da Cha - sports club, the Portuguese Scout Group No.30 ( Associação de Escoteiros de Portugal - Grupo 30) Flying Club Aero Clube da Figueira, the local amateur radio club Associação de Radioamadores da Costa de Prata, and various music associations, especially in the places Tavarede and Carritos. The two most important clubs of the circle, Ginásio Clube Figueirense and Naval 1 º de Maio here have their headquarters

The palace Paço de Tavarede was built in 1540 by António Fernandes de Quadros, a Spanish -born nobleman who was rewarded for his services in the service of the Portuguese crown. The palace was rebuilt several times, with the façade redesign the late 18th century, and the neomanuelinischen conversions in the 19th century were the main changes. Until the death of the last successor of 1903, the Paço remained in family ownership. After he then repeatedly changed hands, it was acquired in 1981 by the city administration, the Câmara Municipal of Figueira da Foz. The building was a historical monument in 1982, and reopened after lengthy renovations in 2006. The municipality maintains here now various youth and sports departments, administrative offices and citizen services.

Worth seeing are further equipped with the azulejos, 1876 built Fonte de Tavarede, the simple chapel Capela de Santo Aleixo from the 16th century, which was built on an older chapel and a baptismal font bears, bears the date 1600, and finally the parish church Igreja Paroquial S. Martinho, which dates from the 11th century, but probably in its origins is older, how can mention from the period before independence of Portugal suggest. All three buildings are listed buildings

At its farming past, coined by apartment buildings place Tavarede commemorated by a memorial for the farmer, Monumento ao Cavador.

Management

The following towns are located in the municipality Tavarede:

• Tavarede
• Ferrugenta
• Borleteira
• Várzea
• Casal da Areia
• Vale do Porco
• Cha

• Carritos
• Caceira de Baixo
• Senhor do Arieiro
• Casal da Robala
• Araujo
• Matioas
• Condado

• Quinta do Paço
• Robim
• Azenhas
• Esperança
• Prazo
• Vergieira

Economy

The area was originally an agricultural embossed circle, so it is now primarily a bedroom community Figueiras. Some of importance came in the municipal area shopping centers, especially the Foz Plaza, to smaller industrial and logistics companies. The end of the 20th century -scale, wide ring roads around the core of Figueira da Foz around favored the growth Tavaredes.