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São Pedro do Sul (Portuguese pronunciation:[sɐ̃wˈpeðɾuðuˈsul]ⓘ) is a municipality in the CentralPortuguese district of Viseu. Part of the subregion of Dão-Lafões, the municipality has a population of 16,851 inhabitants and includes 14 civil parishes. The seat of this municipality is the city of São Pedro do Sul, with a population of 5,728 inhabitants.
One of the oldest monuments of the region is the "Pedra Escrita" that is a written granitic megalith dated from 10th century BC.
In the region there are three known "Castros". The castro is a fortified village that began to be inhabited from the 6th century BC, lacking streets with right angles and characterised by construction which is almost always circular. One of the Castros in São Pedro do Sul is Castro da Cárcoda.
Roman EraEdit
In the region there are several Roman bridges and Roman Thermal Spas.
Middle AgesEdit
São Pedro do Sul was the southern border of the Kingdom of Portugal at the time of the foundation of the country, being the natural border of the river Vouga.
The first King of Portugal Afonso Henriques lived in São Pedro do Sul while healing his injuries after the Battle of Badajoz.
Early ModernEdit
The municipality was created in 1836 when the municipality of Lafões was divided, forming São Pedro do Sul and Vouzela.
Late modern and contemporaryEdit
São Pedro do Sul was elevated to the status of city on 12 June 2009.
Thermal TownEdit
São Pedro do Sul is world famous for the thermal baths dating back to pre-Roman times.
GeographyEdit
The municipality is located in the north, along the Castro valley (southeast of Viseu), bordered in the south by Vouzela, to the south and west by Oliveira de Frades (northern section), in the west by Vale de Cambra and in the northwest by Arouca.
São Pedro do Sul is a municipality in the valley of Lafões, framed by the massifs of the sierras of Arada, Gralheira and São Macário. These massifs with green landscapes and crystalline water courses, hide many settlements. From the peak of São Macário, at 1,054 metres (3,458 ft) altitude, there are the views of the mountain range of Montemuro, Estrela and Caramulo.
Population of the municipality of São Pedro do Sul (1849 – 2011)
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You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in German October 2015 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the German article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 8 918 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing German Wikipedia article at de Sao Pedro do Sul see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated de Sao Pedro do Sul to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Sao Pedro do Sul Portuguese pronunciation sɐ w ˈpedɾu du ˈsul is a municipality in the Central Portuguese district of Viseu Part of the subregion of Dao Lafoes the municipality has a population of 16 851 inhabitants and includes 14 civil parishes The seat of this municipality is the city of Sao Pedro do Sul with a population of 5 728 inhabitants Sao Pedro do SulMunicipalityFlagCoat of armsCoordinates 40 45 N 8 04 W 40 750 N 8 067 W 40 750 8 067Country PortugalRegionCentroIntermunic comm Viseu Dao LafoesDistrictViseuParishes14Government PresidentAntonio Figueiredo PSD Area Total348 95 km2 134 73 sq mi Population 2011 Total16 851 Density48 km2 130 sq mi Time zoneUTC 00 00 WET Summer DST UTC 01 00 WEST Local holidaySaint PeterJune 29Websitehttp www cm spsul pt Contents 1 History 1 1 Pre Roman 1 2 Roman Era 1 3 Middle Ages 1 4 Early Modern 1 5 Late modern and contemporary 2 Thermal Town 3 Geography 4 Notable people 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditPre Roman Edit One of the oldest monuments of the region is the Pedra Escrita that is a written granitic megalith dated from 10th century BC In the region there are three known Castros The castro is a fortified village that began to be inhabited from the 6th century BC lacking streets with right angles and characterised by construction which is almost always circular One of the Castros in Sao Pedro do Sul is Castro da Carcoda Roman Era Edit In the region there are several Roman bridges and Roman Thermal Spas Middle Ages Edit Sao Pedro do Sul was the southern border of the Kingdom of Portugal at the time of the foundation of the country being the natural border of the river Vouga The first King of Portugal Afonso Henriques lived in Sao Pedro do Sul while healing his injuries after the Battle of Badajoz Early Modern Edit The municipality was created in 1836 when the municipality of Lafoes was divided forming Sao Pedro do Sul and Vouzela Late modern and contemporary Edit Sao Pedro do Sul was elevated to the status of city on 12 June 2009 Thermal Town EditSao Pedro do Sul is world famous for the thermal baths dating back to pre Roman times Geography EditThe municipality is located in the north along the Castro valley southeast of Viseu bordered in the south by Vouzela to the south and west by Oliveira de Frades northern section in the west by Vale de Cambra and in the northwest by Arouca Sao Pedro do Sul is a municipality in the valley of Lafoes framed by the massifs of the sierras of Arada Gralheira and Sao Macario These massifs with green landscapes and crystalline water courses hide many settlements From the peak of Sao Macario at 1 054 metres 3 458 ft altitude there are the views of the mountain range of Montemuro Estrela and Caramulo Population of the municipality of Sao Pedro do Sul 1849 2011 1849 1900 1930 1960 1981 1991 2001 201113 844 22 051 23 426 24 273 21 220 19 985 19 083 16 851The municipal holiday each year is on June 29 Notable people EditAntonio Correia de Oliveira 1879 1960 a poet nominated unsuccessfully 15 times for the Nobel Prize in Literature Conceicao Matos born 1936 a Portuguese communist who campaigned against the Estado Novo regime in the 1960s She was arrested and tortured Carlos Carvalhas born 1941 a Portuguese economist politician and former Secretary General of the Portuguese Communist Party 1993 2004References EditExternal links EditMunicipality official website nbsp This Viseu location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sao Pedro do Sul Portugal amp oldid 1149495667, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
