Agrobom (Alfândega da Fé)
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Agrobom is a civil parish in the municipality of Alfândega da Fé, with less than 150 inhabitants in an area of 14.97 km² against the flank of the Serra de Bornes (its density is approximately 10 people per kilometre square).
etymological name for good field . Its populous have, since its settlement, been tied to agriculture.
Agrobom was the first ecclesiastical parish in the municipality of Alfândega da Fé and its parish seat includes the village of Felgueiras. Although the settlement is quite old, few records exist to mark its age, although a Roman era castro
was known to have existed in the area (remnants of its form no longer exist).
Of the ecclesiastical parish, which was located 18 kilometres from the municipal seat, it was known to be a patron of Royal Houses, and provided a wealthy rent for the local abbey.
At one time the parish of Vale Pereiro, today independent, was a locality of Agrobom, when Agrobom was a parish of Castro Vicente (until 1855).
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The parish, stretches down the southern flank of the Serra de Bornes on an escarpment divided by the Ribeira de Agrobom (on the east) and a river-valley (to the west).
A main roadway (Municipal EM 590) connects the villages of Agrobom and Felgueiras with Vila Preira (to the southeast), running from the north to south, to the village of Vale Pereiro.
History
The name of the parish comes from its situation, in an area that was fertile and able to support agriculture; the PortuguesePortuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
etymological name for good field . Its populous have, since its settlement, been tied to agriculture.
Agrobom was the first ecclesiastical parish in the municipality of Alfândega da Fé and its parish seat includes the village of Felgueiras. Although the settlement is quite old, few records exist to mark its age, although a Roman era castro
Castro culture
Castro culture is the archaeological term for naming the Celtic archaeological culture of the northwestern regions of the Iberian Peninsula from the end of the Bronze Age until it was subsumed in local Roman culture...
was known to have existed in the area (remnants of its form no longer exist).
Of the ecclesiastical parish, which was located 18 kilometres from the municipal seat, it was known to be a patron of Royal Houses, and provided a wealthy rent for the local abbey.
At one time the parish of Vale Pereiro, today independent, was a locality of Agrobom, when Agrobom was a parish of Castro Vicente (until 1855).
Geography
Located 10 kilometres north west of the municipal seat, surrounded by the parishes of Eira da Cruz (in the west), Gebelim (in the northwest), Saldonha (in the east), Sambade (to the west), Soeima (to the northwest) and Vale Pereiro (to the southwest). In addition, the parish has a corner of its frontier with the municipality of Macedo de CavaleirosMacedo de Cavaleiros
Macedo de Cavaleiros is a municipality in northeastern Portugal, in Bragança District.-History:During antiquity, the region was occupied by the Celts, then Romans and finally the Arab forces of the Umayyad Caliphate, who dominated the region until the Christian Reconquista...
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The parish, stretches down the southern flank of the Serra de Bornes on an escarpment divided by the Ribeira de Agrobom (on the east) and a river-valley (to the west).
A main roadway (Municipal EM 590) connects the villages of Agrobom and Felgueiras with Vila Preira (to the southeast), running from the north to south, to the village of Vale Pereiro.
Economy
Olive oil, almonds and fruit orchards are the primary sources of income in this region, supported by irrigation from Camba Dam. Within the deep and narrow channel of the Ribeira de Agrobom, the residents still cultivate many basic staples, due to a mild micro-climate.Religious
- Matriz Church of São Miguel (Archangel MichaelMichael (archangel)Michael , Micha'el or Mîkhā'ēl; , Mikhaḗl; or Míchaël; , Mīkhā'īl) is an archangel in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic teachings. Roman Catholics, Anglicans, and Lutherans refer to him as Saint Michael the Archangel and also simply as Saint Michael...
) - located in the centre of Agrobom, it is constructed in the BaroqueBaroqueThe Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
-style, consisting of one nave and a main chapel, embossed in gold-leaf, carved in the Joanino-style; - Chapel of São Sebastião;
- Chapel of São Lourenço - located in the settlement of Felgueiras
- Chapel of Santa Marinha (Holy Marines) - in ruins, legend says that the saint of the chapel was disputed between Agrobom and Sambade at one time. During the evening, the saint moved the course of the ravine in order to show its preference for the parish of Argobom.