Country Portugal Intermunic. comm. Região de Coimbra Time zone WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1) Local time Sunday 7:53 AM District Viseu District | Subregion Dão-Lafões Parishes 7 Area 251.2 km² Population 9,607 (2011) Region Centro Region, Portugal | |
 | ||
Weather 9°C, Wind NE at 5 km/h, 94% Humidity | ||
Mariana mort gua e o amadorismo de zeinal bava
Mortágua ([muɾˈtaɣwɐ] [mɔɾˈtaɣwɐ]) is a municipality in the district of Viseu, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 9,607, in an area of 251.18 km².
Contents
Map of Mort%C3%A1gua, Portugal
The present mayor is José Júlio Norte, elected in 2013 by the Social Democratic Party.
History
Legend suggests that that village was formed on a lake; settlers recalled that Água Morta (dead water) existed here, but no physiological evidence remains of the body of water. But, the name overtime stayed and evolved, becoming the variant today of the local municipality.
About 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) from the main village is a hill, covered in vegetation, but whose lateral flank was occupied by a Moorish settlement known as Crasto. Over a cliff archeologists discovered several homes including a building that was defined as a kitchen, on its edge.
By 1895, several chapels were situated on this hilltop, which had become known as Cabeça da Senhora do Mundo (owing to the existence of an image to that invocation).
Geography
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 7 civil parishes (freguesias):