Fornos de Algodres

Fornos de Algodres is a municipality (in Portuguese: concelho or município ) of the Portugal, located in the District of Guarda and the area Centers.

Geography

Fornos de Algodres is bordering:

in the North-East, of Trancoso,
in the east, of Celorico da Beira,
in the south, of Gouveia,
in the west, of Mangualde and Penalva C Castelo,
in the North-West, of Aguiar da Beira.

History

Fornos de Algodres was seen granting its first charter - foral , in portugais - in 1200, of the hands of the king Sanche I {{er}}.

New charters were granted the March 6th 1311, by the king Denis of Portugal then, the May 20th 1514, by the king Manuel I {{er}}.

Demography

Culture

Center of historical and archaeological interpretation of Fornos de Algodres (CIHAFA, in Portuguese: Centro of Interpretação Histórica E Arqueológica de Fornos de Algodres ), inaugurated on November 1st, 2002 in the presence of Jorge Sampaio, president of the Republic. This center includes in particular a museum, a library and an auditorium.

Celebrities

António Bernardo da Costa Cabral (1803-1889), 1st count and 1st marquis de Omar, Portuguese politician of foreground, born in the parish of Algodres;
António Menano (1895-1969), singer of Fado, born in the parish of Fornos de Algodres.

Subdivisions

The municipality of Fornos de Algodres groups 16 parishes (Freguesia, in Portuguese):

Algodres
Casal Vasco
Cortiçô
Figueiró da Granja
Fornos de Algodres
Fuinhas
Infias
Juncais
Maceira
Matança
Muxagata
Queiriz
Sobral Pichorro
Villa Chã
Villa Ruiva
Villa Soeiro C Chão

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