Sernancelhe (
or ) is a
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 ...
in the district
Viseu
Viseu () is a city and municipality in the Centro Region of Portugal and the capital of the district of the same name, with a population of 100,000 inhabitants, and center of the Viseu Dão Lafões intermunipical community, with 267,633 inhabi ...
, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5671, in an area of 228.61 km
2.
The present mayor is Carlos Silva Santiago, elected by the
Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is May 3.
Parishes
The municipality is composed of 13 parishes:
* Arnas
* Carregal
* Chosendo
* Cunha
* Faia
* Ferreirim e Macieira
* Fonte Arcada e Escurquela
* Granjal
* Lamosa
* Penso e Freixinho
*
Quintela
*
Sernancelhe e Sarzeda
* Vila da Ponte
Notable people
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João Rodrigues Tçuzu
João Rodrigues (1561or 1562 1633or 1634), distinguished as Tçuzu and also known by other names in China and Korea, was a Portuguese sailor, warrior, and Jesuit interpreter, missionary, priest, and scholar in Japan and China. He is now best ...
(1561/2 – 1633/4) soldier, interpreter and priest; known for his early linguistic works on Japanese; introducing western science and culture to Korea
*
Francisco de Soveral (ca.1565 – 1642) a Portuguese prelate; 9th
Bishop of São Tomè and the 5th
Bishop of Angola and Congo, 1627 to 1642.
*
Aquilino Ribeiro (1885–1963) a writer and diplomat; nominated for the
Nobel Prize for Literature
)
, image = Nobel Prize.png
, caption =
, awarded_for = Outstanding contributions in literature
, presenter = Swedish Academy
, holder = Annie Ernaux (2022)
, location = Stockholm, Sweden
, year = 1901
, ...
in 1960 for his novels
References
External links
Municipality official websitePhotos from Sernancelhe
Populated places in Viseu District
Municipalities of Viseu District
People from Sernancelhe
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