Sernancelhe
{{Infobox Portuguese subdivision
| type = municipality
| image_flag = Pt-srn1.png
| flag_border = no
| image_shield = SRN.png
| image_skyline =Sernancelhe - biblioteca municipal.jpg
| image_caption =
|coordinates = {{coord|40|53|N|7|29|W|type:adm1st_region:PT_dim:100000|display=inline,title}}
| image_map = LocalSernancelhe.svg
|region = Norte
|CIM = Douro
|district = Viseu
| leader_party = PSD
| leader_name = Carlos Silva
| area_total_km2 = 228.61
| population_total = 5671
| population_as_of = 2011
| parishes = 13
| website = http://www.cm-sernancelhe.pt
}}
Sernancelhe ({{IPA|pt|sɨɾnɐ̃ˈsɐʎɨ|-|Pt-pt Sernancelhe FF.ogg}}) is a municipality in the district Viseu, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5671,[http://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xlang=en&xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_indicadores&indOcorrCod=0005889&contexto=pi&selTab=tab0 Instituto Nacional de Estatística] in an area of 228.61 km2.[http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/nuts_nomenclature/documents/PT-LAU.xls Eurostat]
The present mayor is Carlos Silva Santiago, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is May 3.
Parishes
The municipality is composed of 13 parishes:{{cite web|title=Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 113|url=http://dre.pt/pdf1sdip/2013/01/01901/0000200147.pdf |accessdate=9 July 2014|author=Diário da República|author-link=Diário da República|language=Portuguese|format=pdf}}
- Arnas
- Carregal
- Chosendo
- Cunha
- Faia
- Ferreirim e Macieira
- Fonte Arcada e Escurquela
- Granjal
- Lamosa
- Penso e Freixinho
- Quintela
- Sernancelhe e Sarzeda
- Vila da Ponte
Notable people
- João Rodrigues Tçuzu (1561/2 – 1633/4) soldier, interpreter and priest; known for his early linguistic works on Japanese; introducing western science and culture to Korea
- Francisco de Soveral (ca.1565 – 1642) a Portuguese prelate; 9th Bishop of São Tomè and the 5th Bishop of Angola and Congo, 1627 to 1642.
- Aquilino Ribeiro (1885–1963) a writer and diplomat; nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1960 for his novels
References
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External links
{{Wikivoyage}}
- [http://www.cm-sernancelhe.pt Municipality official website]
- [https://www.flickr.com/photos/vitor107/sets/72057594053961985/ Photos from Sernancelhe]
{{Municipalities of Viseu}}
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Category:Populated places in Viseu District
Category:Municipalities of Viseu District
Category:People from Sernancelhe
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