Sabugal

Coordinates: 40°21′N 7°05′W / 40.350°N 7.083°W / 40.350; -7.083
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Sabugal
Sabugal Castle
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Local holidayMonday after Octave of Easter
Websitehttp://www.cm-sabugal.pt

Sabugal (Portuguese pronunciation:

a castle in the city of Sabugal proper as well as other castles outside the urban centre in a number of places around the entire municipality of Sabugal. Those are the castles of Sortelha, Alfaiates, Vilar Maior and Vila do Touro. The municipal holiday is the Monday after Octave of Easter. It is also place for the Sabugal Dam built in 2000 and the river beach of Devesa
, both located in the Côa river. At an elevation of roughly 750 m (2460 ft) above sea level, Sabugal is among the highest cities in Portugal.

History

Sabugal in the 1810s

It is famed for its

Jewish heritage since at least the 16th century. In memory of the presence of Jewish communities in Sabugal, there is today an interpretation centre
of the Jewish heritage, next to the castle.

Economy

The economy of Sabugal includes

cheese making center with both modern industrial and traditional hand made production of several types of cheeses, from goat milk cheese to cow milk cheese. Lactibar[8] is among the main dairies of Sabugal, its cheese brand Queijo Torre is among the most sold in several local markets in Portugal. Tourism is also important in Sabugal. Thanks to the old spas in its vicinities, which date back to the Roman times although its earliest written reference goes back to the 18th century, Sabugal has become a thermal spa destination displaying in the 21st century a modern spa hotel infrastructure (i.e. Cró Hotel & Thermal Spa).[9]

Education

The city of Sabugal has all types of schools from

12th grade[1]. Higher education is available in the neighboring city of Guarda, located about 35 km away by road, which is the capital of the district
.

Sports

Sabugal is home to

multisports club founded on March 25, 1939. It has football and futsal teams as well as a judo
department. The main men's football team plays in the Sabugal Municipality Stadium (Estádio Municipal do Sabugal) whose the owner is the Sabugal City Council.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality (

  • Águas Belas
  • Aldeia da Ponte
  • Aldeia da Ribeira, Vilar Maior e Badamalos
  • Aldeia do Bispo (Vale dos Caidos)
  • Aldeia Velha
  • Alfaiates
  • Baraçal
  • Bendada
  • Bismula
  • Casteleiro
  • Cerdeira
  • Fóios
  • Lageosa da Raia
  • Forcalhos
  • Malcata
  • Nave
  • Pousafoles do Bispo, Pena Lobo e Lomba
  • Quadrazais
  • Quintas de São Bartolomeu
  • Rapoula do Côa
  • Rebolosa
  • Rendo
  • Ruvina, Ruivós e Vale das Éguas
  • Sabugal e Aldeia de Santo António (city)
  • Santo Estêvão e Moita
  • Seixo do Côa e Vale Longo
  • Sortelha
  • Souto (town)
  • Vale de Espinho
  • Vila Boa
  • Vila do Touro

Notable people

References

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  2. ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  3. ^ "Trutalcôa Viveiros, Ponte de Rojões, Quadrazais (2021)". www.foodyas.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-04-29.[dead link][dead link]
  4. ^ "Fonte da Cal Mine, Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal". www.mindat.org. Archived from the original on 2021-02-06. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
  5. ^ "liveplace - A escolha dos profissionais da construção". LivePlace by Palegessos (in European Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2021-04-29. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
  6. ^ "I Encontro do Castanheiro". Sabugal.pt. 2017. Archived from the original on 2021-02-06. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  7. ^ "Associação dos Apicultores da Serra da Malcata – FNAP" (in European Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2021-04-16. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
  8. ^ "Lactibar - Lacticínios do Sabugal S.A." lactibar.com. Archived from the original on 2021-04-29. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
  9. ^ "Cró Hotel & Termal SPA". www.hoteldocro.com (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2019-07-31. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
  10. ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 104-105" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 December 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  11. ^ "Joaquim Sapinho". IMDb Database. Archived from the original on 2021-08-04. Retrieved 2021-08-04.

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