Abrunhosa-a-Velha

Abrunhosa-a-Velha is a civil parish in the municipality of Mangualde in the central sub-region of Dão-Lafões in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 563,[1] in an area of 17.30 km².[2]

Abrunhosa-a-Velha
Civil parish
Abrunhosa-a-Velha
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 40.579°N 7.643°W / 40.579; -7.643
Country Portugal
RegionCentro
Intermunic. comm.Viseu Dão Lafões
DistrictViseu
MunicipalityMangualde
Area
 • Total17.30 km2 (6.68 sq mi)
Elevation
423 m (1,388 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total563
 • Density33/km2 (84/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Postal code
3530
PatronSanta Cecília

Geography

The parish includes several settlements, not only including Abrunhosa-a-Velha, but also Vila Mendo de Tavares and Gouveia-Gare: a population of 880 inhabitants.[3]

It is served by rail services through its Abrunhosa-a-Velha and Gouveia railway stations.[3]

History

Around 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the main village is the hermitage of Nossa Senhora dos Verdes, which was founded around 1600, which is the basis for the modern parish.[3] A pillory classified as property of public interest (Decree 23122, 11 October 1933), served the civil judge during the period, when that official occupied a local building (identifiable the building with a 15th-century Manueline window).[3]

Around 1608, a papal bull conceded indulgences to the Irmandade de Nossa Senhora dos Verdes de Abrunhosa-a-Velha (Brotherhood of Nossa Senhora dos Verdes).[3] The chapel was still standing following a plague of grasshoppers that destroyed the municipality, part of Fornos de Algodres, across the Serra do Bom Sucesso and parish of Castelo (in Penalva do Castelo).[3] Since this period, on the first Monday of Holy Spirit, a pilgrimage (both religious and devotional) occurs in the parish.[3]

When in the 18th century, Pais Amaral de Mangualde was made the donatarys of Abrunhosa-a-Velha, he also received for the small village, the category of vila (town).[3]

In addition to Vila Mendo de Tavares, this region was part of one municipality: Tavares, with its own civil judge and comarca administration.[3] The captain-major and five ordinance officials guarded the outpost, while a superintendency for local tithes was invested in the juízo de fora of Mangualde and Tavares (in addition to two smaller municipalities at the time).[3]

By 1811, the donatary was already part of the royal possessions.[3]

Culture

Annually, the parish is the center of festivals in honour of Saint Cecilia (village of Abrunhosa-a-Velha) and Saint Dominic (in Vila Mendo de Tavares).[3]

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References
  1. Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal
  2. "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  3. Câmara Municipal, ed. (2010). "Freguesia de Abrunhosa-a-Velha" (in Portuguese). Câmara Municipal of Mangualde. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
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