Cinfães
Encyclopedia
Cinfães is a Portuguese village in the northern district of Viseu
, with something like 3.300 inhabitants. It is also the main seat of a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 239.3 km² and a total population of 21,318 inhabitants.
It's history is linked to the Knights Templar
, who had strongholds in Cinfães such as "Torre da Chã" or "Torre dos Pintos"; and also the story of the childhood of King D. Afonso Henriques and his server Egas Moniz.
It has an important heritage resource, especially the Romanesque
churches such as St. Cristóvão de Nogueira; Lady of Cales or Cadiz, among many important others.
The municipality is composed of 17 parishes and is located in the district Viseu
.
The present mayor is José Manuel Pereira Pinto, elected by the Socialist Party
.
The municipal holiday is June 24.
Viseu
Viseu is both a city and a municipality in the Dão-Lafões Subregion of Centro Region, Portugal. The municipality, with an area of 507.1 km², has a population of 99,593 , and the city proper has 47,250...
, with something like 3.300 inhabitants. It is also the main seat of a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 239.3 km² and a total population of 21,318 inhabitants.
It's history is linked to the Knights Templar
Knights Templar
The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon , commonly known as the Knights Templar, the Order of the Temple or simply as Templars, were among the most famous of the Western Christian military orders...
, who had strongholds in Cinfães such as "Torre da Chã" or "Torre dos Pintos"; and also the story of the childhood of King D. Afonso Henriques and his server Egas Moniz.
It has an important heritage resource, especially the Romanesque
Romanesque architecture
Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of Medieval Europe characterised by semi-circular arches. There is no consensus for the beginning date of the Romanesque architecture, with proposals ranging from the 6th to the 10th century. It developed in the 12th century into the Gothic style,...
churches such as St. Cristóvão de Nogueira; Lady of Cales or Cadiz, among many important others.
The municipality is composed of 17 parishes and is located in the district Viseu
Viseu (district)
The District of Viseu is located in the Central Inland of Portugal, the District Capital is the city of Viseu.-Municipalities:The district is composed by 24 municipalities:-Summary of votes and seats won 1976-2011:...
.
The present mayor is José Manuel Pereira Pinto, elected by the Socialist Party
Socialist Party (Portugal)
The Socialist Party , abbreviated to PS, is a social-democratic political party in Portugal. It was founded on 19 April 1973 in the German city of Bad Münstereifel, by militants from Portuguese Socialist Action ....
.
The municipal holiday is June 24.
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