Fornos de Algodres

Fornos de Algodres (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈfɔɾnuʒ ðɨ ɐlˈɣoðɾɨʃ] (listen)) is a municipality and a town in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 4,989,[1] in an area of 131.45 km².[2] The municipality is located in Guarda District, Centro Region, Serra da Estrela Subregion. The present Mayor is Manuel Fonseca, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is September 29.

Fornos de Algodres
Municipality
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Coordinates: 40°37′N 7°32′W
Country Portugal
RegionCentro
Intermunic. comm.Beiras e Serra da Estrela
DistrictGuarda
Parishes12
Government
 • PresidentManuel Fonseca (PS)
Area
 • Total131.45 km2 (50.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total4,989
 • Density38/km2 (98/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holidaySaint Michael
September 29
Websitehttp://www.cm-fornosdealgodres.pt

The seat of the municipality, Fornos de Algodres, is a historic town and boasts panoramic views of the upper Mondego river Valley and a nineteenth-century market with nearby winding cobbled streets as well as the Serra da Estrela, the highest mountain range in mainland Portugal. Cities nearby: Mangualde, Gouveia, Seia, Guarda, Viseu, Trancoso, Pinhel.

Gastronomy: Queijo da Serra (hard cheese); requeijões (soft cheese). Train station: Fornos de Algodres Linha da Beira Alta.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 12 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]

References
  1. Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  3. Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 51" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 July 2014.


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