Municipality in Norte, Portugal
Fafe
(
Portuguese pronunciation:
[?faf?]
ⓘ
) is a
municipality
in the
northern
Portuguese
district of Braga
. The population in 2021 was 48,502,
[1]
in an area of approximately 219.08 square kilometres (84.59 sq mi).
[2]
The city itself had a population of 14,144 in 2001.
[3]
The present mayor is Antero Barbosa, elected by the
Socialist Party
. The municipal holiday is May 16.
History
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In the 10th century King
Ordono III of Leon
donated the Vila de Moraria (Moreira de Rei) and Monte Longo to the monastery of Guimaraes, founded by the Countess Mumadona.
[4]
The territory was effect the Diocese of Braga in the 12th century, and was one of the largest of the seven dioceses, with approximately 950 to 1000 parishes divided into 38 group.
[4]
During the 1220
Inquiricoes
(
Inquiries
), the territory of Monte Longo was first identified. This location would have an effect; in 1258, the municipality was designated as the lands and
julgado
(
judicial territory
) of Monte Longo.
[4]
By 1320, Fafe was part of the Diocese of Braga and the Terra de Entre Ave e Vizela, also known as the Terra de Montelongo, with 15 parishes, among which Santa Ovaia Antiga (Santa Eulalia de Fafe).
[4]
On 15 November 1514, King D.
Manuel I
conceded the first
foral
(
charter
) to the town of Fafe.
[4]
The 1527
Numeramento de D. Joao III
(
census of King John III
), the parish of
Samta Ovaya Antigua
(Santa Eulalia) had only 64 neighbours.
[4]
It was only in 1647 that the first reference to the toponymy
Fafe
, and shortly thereafter (1655) the parish adopted the name
Santa Eulalia de Fafe
.
[4]
In 1706, the
donatario
of the town of Fafe and municipality of Montelongo was the Count of Vimieiro. By mid-century, though, in 1758, the
Memorias Paroquiais
(
Parochial Memories
) described that the donation was attributed to the
Marquis of Valenca
, D. Miguel de Portugal e Castro.
[4]
Between 1907 and 1986 Fafe was served by the narrow-gauge trains of the
Guimaraes line
. The railway is now closed between Guimaraes and Fafe.
Geography
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The municipality is situated in a valley.
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 25
civil parishes
:
[5]
- Aboim, Felgueiras, Gontim e Pedraido
- Agrela e Serafao
- Antime e Silvares (Sao Clemente)
- Ardegao, Arnozela e Seidoes
- Armil
- Cepaes e Fareja
- Fafe
- Fornelos
- Freitas e Vila Cova
- Golaes
- Medelo
- Monte e Queimadela
- Moreira do Rei e Varzea Cova
- Passos
- Quinchaes
- Regadas
- Revelhe
- Ribeiros
- Santa Cristina de Aroes
- Sao Gens
- Sao Martinho de Silvares
- Sao Romao de Aroes
- Travassos
- Vinhos
Architecture
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Civic
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- Fafe Comarca Jailhouse (
Portuguese
:
Cadeia Comarca de Fafe/Posto da Guarda Nacional Republicana, GNR, de Fafe
)
- Municipal Palace/Hall of Fafe (
Portuguese
:
Camara Municipal de Fafe/Pacos do Concelho de Fafe
)
Religious
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- Chapel of Prata (
Portuguese
:
Capela da Prata
)
- Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Ajuda (
Portuguese
:
Capela de Nossa Senhora da Ajuda
)
- Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Conceicao (
Portuguese
:
Capela de Nossa Senhora da Conceicao
)
- Chapel of Nossa Senhora do Desterro (
Portuguese
:
Capela de Nossa Senhora do Desterro
)
- Chapel of Nossa Senhora das Gracas (
Portuguese
:
Capela de Nossa Senhora das Gracas
)
- Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Guadalupe (
Portuguese
:
Capela de Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe
)
- Chapel of Nossa Senhora de Lourdes (
Portuguese
:
Capela de Nossa Senhora de Lourdes
)
- Chapel of Nossa Senhora do Socorro (
Portuguese
:
Capela de Nossa Senhora do Socorro
)
- Chapel of Santa Barbara (
Portuguese
:
Capela de Santa Barbara
)
- Chapel of Santa Luzia (
Portuguese
:
Capela de Santa Luzia
)
- Chapel of Santa Marinha (
Portuguese
:
Capela de Santa Marinha
)
- Chapel of Santa Rita (
Portuguese
:
Capela de Santa Rita
)
- Chapel of Santo Amaro (
Portuguese
:
Capela de Santo Amaro
)
- Chapel of Santo Andre (
Portuguese
:
Capela de Santo Andre
)
Notable people
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References
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Notes
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- ^
Instituto Nacional de Estatistica
- ^
"Areas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e pais"
. Archived from
the original
on 2018-11-05
. Retrieved
2018-11-05
.
- ^
UMA POPULACAO QUE SE URBANIZA, Uma avaliacao recente - Cidades, 2004
Archived
October 6, 2014, at the
Wayback Machine
Nuno Pires Soares, Instituto Geografico Portugues (Geographic Institute of Portugal)
- ^
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
Vale, Rita (2012), SIPA (ed.),
Nucleo urbano da cidade de Fafe (IPA.00028173/ PT010307090111)
(in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: SIPA ? Sistema de Informacao para o Patrimonio Arquitectonico
, retrieved
16 April
2017
- ^
Law nr. 11-A/2013 Reorganizacao administrativa do territorio das freguesias
(PDF)
(in Portuguese), Diario da Republica, pp. 552?(47)
, retrieved
22 July
2014
Sources
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- Azevedo, Carlos Moreira; Jorge, Ana Maria; Rodrigues, Ana Maria (2000),
Historia Religiosa de Portugal, Rio de Mouro
(in Portuguese), vol. 1, Circulo de Leitores, SA, p. 155
- Capela, Jose Viriato (2003),
As freguesias do distrito de Braga nas Memorias Paroquiais de 1758
(in Portuguese), Braga, Portugal, p. 284
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- Coimbra, Artur Ferreira (1997), Camara Municipal (ed.),
Fafe, A Terra e a Memoria
(in Portuguese), Camara Municipal de Fafe, Portugal
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- Costa, Carvalho da (1706),
Corografia Portuguesa
(in Portuguese), vol. Tomo I, Lisbon, Portugal, p. 157
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