civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...
, located in the
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of
Boticas
Boticas () is a municipality in northern Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5,750,
, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish
Ardãos e Bobadela
Ardãos e Bobadela is a Freguesia (Portugal), civil parish in the municipality of Boticas, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Ardãos and Bobadela. The population in 2011 was 579,Portuguese for ''vaulted'').
Its settlements date back to pre-historic periods, with remnants of a primitive
castro
Castro is a Romance language word that originally derived from Latin ''castrum'', a pre-Roman military camp or fortification (cf: Greek: ''kastron''; Proto-Celtic:''*Kassrik;'' br, kaer, *kastro). The English-language equivalent is '' chester''.
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located to the west settlement of Bobadela: the Castro de Cidadonha. Also referred to as the ''Castro of Bobadela'', or ''Castro do Brejo'', it was unearthed and examined after 1983. In the excavations at the castro, primitive implements (of rock, bronze and metal) were discovered in the middle of the 1980s. In Nogueira, a similar castro was discovered on a hilltop, that was later Romanized, from vestiges of Roman mile markers and pavement stone discovered around the site. The settlement of Nogueira was also probably a
Lusitania
Lusitania (; ) was an ancient Iberian Roman province located where modern Portugal (south of the Douro river) and
a portion of western Spain (the present Extremadura and the province of Salamanca) lie. It was named after the Lusitani or Lusita ...
. The parochial Church of Bobadela, which was totally restored at the beginning of the 18th century, was originally constructed as a single nave structure.
The Poço das Freitas, is a place of public and cultural interest, owing to its peculiarity and rare nature. It is the largest public work in the municipality, used for the extraction of gold from mines and alluvial plains. The rock and soil extracted from this region were washed by waters from a local dam (which itself no longer exists) supported by a small ravine from the Serra da Cortiça (the Ganidoiro).
The Chapel of São Lourenço, erected in 1742, is located in the higher altitudes of the settlement, and since this period has fallen on a bad state of conservation.
Geography
The parish of Bobadela is situated in the northeast of municipality of Botica. It is surrounded by the parishes of Ardãos (to the north), Sapiãos (to the south and east), and Cervos (to the west, in the municipality of
Montalegre
Montalegre () is a municipality in northern Portugal, located in the district of Vila Real, along the border with Spain. The population in 2011 was 10,537, in an area of 805.46 km².
History
Early construction in Montalegre date back 3500†...
). Its 14.7 km² area includes the villages/localities of Bobadela and Nogueira, which are located seven kilometres from the municipal seat.
From
Boticas
Boticas () is a municipality in northern Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5,750,
, Bobadela is accessed along the EN 312 roadway until Sapiãos or EN 103 (in the direction of Chaves), until the EM 527. The localities of Bobadela and Nogueira are merely one kilometre, along the southern flank of the Serra do Leiranco. Most of the agricultural lands extend along the southern border of the Serra do Leiranco, along the Terva valley: an area that is flat and fertile. Nogueira, located on the edge of the Serra do Leiranco, is located north of Bobadela village, near the Ribeiro das Lameiras.
Culture
During Easter, it is a tradition for the local community to bring a typical sweetbread ( pt, folar) to the festivities. When this is not possible, it is a tradition that the local residents will support the others with the traditional confectionery.