Idanha-a-Nova
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| Local holiday | Monday 15 days after Easter |
| Website | http://www.cm-idanhanova.pt |
Idanha-a-Nova (Portuguese pronunciation: Alfonso II (1211-1223) confirmed its charter in 1219 renaming the village with the current place names (Idanha-a-Nova) to distinguish it from the old Idanha (hereinafter Idanha-a-Velha), 18 kilometers away. The municipal holiday is the Monday 15 days after Easter. The incumbent mayor is Armindo Moreira Palma Jacinto, representing the Socialist Party.
History
There are numerous prehistoric vestiges of human occupation throughout the municipality of Idanha-a-Nova (Idanha "the new"), such as
EU structural and cohesion funds, inland Portugal's settlement policies, the rise of tourism in Portugal and a wave of foreign direct investment, the depopulation phenomenon was mitigated but the municipality is still characterized by stagnation in population growth and intense population ageing.[8]
Economy
The economy of the municipality of Idanha-a-Nova revolves around
Corpo Nacional de Escutas (CNE, National Corps of Scouts), the largest Portuguese scouting organization, has a major, permanent scout centre in the municipality of Idanha-a-Nova where Portugal's National Scout Jamboree (ACANAC) takes place. During both Boom Festival[12] and the National Scout Jamboree (ACANAC),[13] the population of the municipality temporarily increases several fold. Termas de Monfortinho spa town
is also located in the municipality.
Green Valley Food Lab
The Green Valley Food Lab is a
aromatic herbs; seeds; fruits and vegetables businesses). The Food Lab has developed partnerships with national and international entities to bring researchers to Idanha to help develop new ways of producing food in organic production at more competitive prices. In the Green Valley, the Collaborative Laboratory (CoLAB) of the Agência Nacional de Inovação (National Innovation Agency) operates Idanha Food Lab, which brings together 14 entities from academia and the business community and is managed by Food4Sustainability.[14]
Education
Besides kindergarten and schools with classes from the 1st to the 12th grade, Idanha-a-Nova is home to an institution of
business management school of the Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco.[15]
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality (freguesias):[16]
- Aldeia de Santa Margarida
- Idanha-a-Nova e Alcafozes (includes the town of Idanha-a-Nova, the seat of the municipality, and the village of Alcafozes)
- Ladoeiro
- Medelim
- Monfortinho e Salvaterra do Extremo
- Monsanto e Idanha-a-Velha
- Oledo
- Penha Garcia
- Proença-a-Velha
- Rosmaninhal
- São Miguel de Acha
- Toulões
- Zebreira e Segura (includes the town of Zebreira)
Climate
Idanha-a-Nova has a Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csa) with cool to mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers. The town is located at roughly 380 m (1,250 ft) altitude. Places at lower elevations (e.g. Ladoeiro, shown below) can get even hotter in the summer, with average daily temperatures rounding 33–34 °C (91–93 °F) in July and August.
| Climate data for Ladoeiro, Idanha-a-Nova, 1982-2000 normals and extremes, altitude: 180 m (590 ft) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 26.0 (78.8) |
24.0 (75.2) |
29.8 (85.6) |
31.6 (88.9) |
35.5 (95.9) |
42.1 (107.8) |
42.0 (107.6) |
42.3 (108.1) |
40.8 (105.4) |
33.0 (91.4) |
25.6 (78.1) |
21.5 (70.7) |
42.3 (108.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 13.8 (56.8) |
15.7 (60.3) |
19.7 (67.5) |
20.4 (68.7) |
24.2 (75.6) |
29.7 (85.5) |
33.7 (92.7) |
33.2 (91.8) |
29.4 (84.9) |
23.3 (73.9) |
17.7 (63.9) |
14.9 (58.8) |
23.0 (73.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.6 (45.7) |
9.3 (48.7) |
11.9 (53.4) |
13.3 (55.9) |
16.8 (62.2) |
21.4 (70.5) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.0 (75.2) |
21.0 (69.8) |
16.2 (61.2) |
11.9 (53.4) |
9.1 (48.4) |
15.6 (60.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.5 (34.7) |
2.8 (37.0) |
4.1 (39.4) |
6.2 (43.2) |
9.3 (48.7) |
13.1 (55.6) |
15.3 (59.5) |
14.5 (58.1) |
12.5 (54.5) |
9.2 (48.6) |
6.0 (42.8) |
3.5 (38.3) |
8.2 (46.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −8.0 (17.6) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
4.0 (39.2) |
6.8 (44.2) |
7.5 (45.5) |
4.0 (39.2) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 75.5 (2.97) |
52.1 (2.05) |
29.6 (1.17) |
53.1 (2.09) |
63.3 (2.49) |
21.8 (0.86) |
6.6 (0.26) |
5.0 (0.20) |
37.1 (1.46) |
78.4 (3.09) |
110.5 (4.35) |
110.8 (4.36) |
643.8 (25.35) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 10.2 | 7.6 | 6.1 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 5.5 | 9.3 | 10.3 | 11.0 | 84.6 |
| Source: Instituto de Meteorologia[17]
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Notable individuals
Notable individuals of the municipality of Idanha-a-Nova include:
Olden times
- Vimaranes.
- Amador of Portugal hermit and saint, born in Monsanto.
- Egitânia(disputed).
- Egitânia(disputed).
Modern times
- Teófilo Duarte (1898–1958) a colonial administrator, military officer and politician; supported the Estado Novo
- Manuel de Paiva Boléo (1904–1992) was a professor of Romance philology and Portuguese linguistics.
- Manuel d'Almeida Trindade (1918 in Monsanto – 2008) Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Aveiro
- Luís Filipe de Castro Mendes (born 1950) Portuguese politician who served as Minister of Culture.
See also
References
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ^ "Idanha-a-Nova". CIMBB - Comunidade Intermunicipal Beira Baixa. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
- ^ "Idanha-a-Nova". CIMBB - Comunidade Intermunicipal Beira Baixa. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
- ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- ^ "Em cada 10 habitantes de Idanha-a-Nova, 1 tem 85 ou mais anos". www.marktest.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-08-30.
- ^ "DGPC | Pesquisa Geral". www.patrimoniocultural.pt. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
- ^ Beira, RCB-Rádio Cova da. "IDANHA PERDEU 14% DA POPULAÇÃO, RCB". Rádio Cova da Beira (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-08-30.
- ^ "Em cada 10 habitantes de Idanha-a-Nova, 1 tem 85 ou mais anos". www.marktest.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-08-30.
- ^ "Idanha-a-Nova: Queijo da Fonte ganha prémio Intermarché".
- ^ "Hortas d'Idanha".
- ^ https://www.lusa.pt/article/bslewusOe~kdadbsQsEUWjMSZM5iuSI1/empresa-espanhola-de-produ%C3%A7%C3%A3o-de-am%C3%AAndoa-instala-se-em-idanha-a-nova
- ^ Acampamento nacional reúne mais de 18 mil escuteiros em Idanha-a-Nova, Observador (12 July 2022) https://observador.pt/2022/07/12/acampamento-nacional-reune-mais-de-18-mil-escuteiros-em-idanha-a-nova/
- ^ Idanha quer ter um papel dianteiro na construção de um mundo mais sustentável, Voz do Campo https://vozdocampo.pt/2020/04/09/idanha-quer-ter-um-papel-dianteiro-na-construcao-de-um-mundo-mais-sustentavel/
- ^ "Escola Superior de Gestão". Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-08-30.
- ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 58-59" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- IPMA.
External links
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Idanha-a-Nova.
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