SERNACELHE
40° 54' 01" N; 7° 29' 40" W
It is the seat of the municipality of Sernancelhe, with a total area of 228.61 km2, 5,692 inhabitants in 2021 and a population density of 25 inhabitants per km2, subdivided into 13 parishes.
The municipality is limited to the north by the municipalities of Tabuaço and São João da Pesqueira, to the east by Penedono and Trancoso, to the south by Aguiar da Beira, to the southwest by Sátão and to the northwest by Moimenta da Beira.
Economy
The county's traditional products are apples, sausages, cheeses and chestnuts, for which the county is known as the chestnut county.
Parishes
The municipality of Sernancelhe is divided into 13 parishes (freguesias):
Arnas
Carregal
Chosendo
Cunha
Faia
Ferreirim e Macieira
Fonte Arcada e Escurquela
Granjal
Lamosa
Penso e Freixinho
Quintela
Sernancelhe e Sarzeda
Vila da Ponte
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QUINTELA
40° 51' 40" N; 7° 34' 56" W
É também designada por Quintela da Lapa ou Lapa.
SENHORA DA LAPA SANCTUARY
40° 52′ 13″ N; 7° 34′ 31″ W
History
The original chapel was built in 1498. The current church was built in the 17th century by the Jesuits, who greatly promoted pilgrimages.
The altar of Nossa Senhora da Lapa was erected in the place where, according to legend, the shepherdess Joana found the image hidden by the nuns.
The Sanctuary keeps in the chancel the miraculous rock (lapa) with the image of Senhora da Lapa.
Worthy of note are the countless treasures offered, even by kings and queens, and the scenography of the altars of the Crucifixion and Death of Saint Joseph.
This sanctuary of Senhora da Lapa and the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, were once the two most important sanctuaries in the Iberian Peninsula.
It is on the 15th of August of each year that the feast of Senhora da Lapa is celebrated, attracting thousands of pilgrims in fulfillment of promises or simple devotion.
Still in Beira Alta and about 15 km away, is the Senhor dos Caminhos Sanctuary which, after Senhora da Lapa, is one of the largest pilgrimage centers in the region. Its festivity is celebrated on a movable date, on the Sunday of the Most Holy Trinity.
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VILA DA PONTE
40° 55' 05" N; 7° 30' 35" W
Vila da Ponte é uma freguesia portuguesa do município de Sernancelhe, com 12,71 km² de área e 470 habitantes (2011). A sua densidade populacional é 37 habitantes/km².
Património
Pelourinho de Vila da Ponte
Solar dos Araújo Coutinho
Capela da Nossa senhora das Necessidades
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