Campo do Gerês

Campo do Gerês
Civil parish
Campo do Gerês is located in Portugal
Campo do Gerês
Campo do Gerês
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 41°45′29″N 8°11′53″W / 41.758°N 8.198°W / 41.758; -8.198
Country Portugal
RegionNorte
Intermunic. comm.Cávado
DistrictBraga
MunicipalityTerras de Bouro
Area
 • Total
62.38 km2 (24.09 sq mi)
Elevation
630 m (2,070 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
149
 • Density2.4/km2 (6.2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Postal code
4840
PatronSaint John
bridge in Campo do Gerês

Campo do Gerês is a Portuguese freguesia ("civil parish"), located in the municipality of Terras de Bouro in the district of Braga. The population in 2011 was 149,[1] in an area of 62.38 km2.[2]

Description

The parish is located within the Peneda-Gerês National Park, on the east bank of the Homem River. It is believed to be an ancient settlement, thanks to numerous findings that testify to an archaic, persistent and continuous human occupation of its territory, from prehistoric times until today. Some of the main pieces of evidence of this are the megalithic tombs of Bouça da Chã, Funde Vila and Bouça do Cruzeiro, as well as Castro de Calcedónia.[3]

Located north of Campo do Gerês, the dam of Vilarinho da Furna constitutes one of the main attractions in the local area.

References

  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. ^ Direção-Geral do Território (2022). "Carta Administrativa Oficial de Portugal" (in Portuguese). Portugal. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  3. ^ Câmara Municipal de Terras de Bouro (2022). "Campo do Gerês" (in Portuguese). Portugal. Retrieved 17 September 2022.