Idanha-a-Nova, Castelo Branco District, Centro Region, Portugal
🇵🇹 Idanha-a-Nova is a town and surrounding municipality in the district of Castelo Branco, in east-central Portugal. A border municipality with Spain, it is one of the largest and least densely populated municipalities in Portugal. King Alfonso II (1211-1223) confirmed its charter in 1219 renaming the village with the current place names (Idanha-a-Nova) to distinguish it from the old Idanha (hereinafter Idanha-a-Velha), 18 km away. The municipal holiday is the Monday 15 days after Easter.
View of small Portuguese town Covilha and district Castelo Branco, from the Serra fa Estrella mountains.
Idanha-a-Nova has a population of over 9,716 people. Idanha-a-Nova also forms part of the wider Castelo Branco district which has a population of over 225,916 people. Idanha-a-Nova is situated near Castelo Branco.
Idanha-a-Nova is a member of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network for Music see: https://en.unesco.org/creative-cities
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