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| image_caption = The village of Casével, as seen from the promontory into the town, with its Baroque-style Matriz Church
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| image_caption = The village of Casével, as seen from the promontory into the town, with its Baroque-style Matriz Church
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| government = [[Freguesia]]/Junta Freguesia
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| leader = Fernanda Guerreiro dos Santos Felício ([[Democratic Unity Coalition|CDU]])
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| leader1_type1 = President of Committee
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| leader1 = José Rosa Leitão ([[Democratic Unity Coalition|CDU]])
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| mayor = Fernanda Guerreiro dos Santos Felício
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| leader_type = President Assembleia
| leader = José Rosa Leitão
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| iso_code = PT
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| commons = Casével (Castro Verde)
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| footnotes = Statistics from [[Instituto Nacional de Estatística|INE]] (2001); geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010)
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'''Casével''' is a [[Portugal|Portuguese]] town and civil parish within the boundaries of [[Castro Verde Municipality]], in the [[Alentejo Region]], located 10 kilometres north-west of the municipal seat. It is considered the civil parish with the smallest population (365 inhabitants in 2001) in the municipality, covering an area of approximately 33.3 km² (its density is 11 inhabitants/km²).
'''Casével''' is a [[Portugal|Portuguese]] town and civil parish within the boundaries of [[Castro Verde Municipality]], in the [[Alentejo Region]], located 10 kilometres north-west of the municipal seat. It is considered the civil parish with the smallest population (365 inhabitants in 2001) in the municipality, covering an area of approximately 33.3 km² (its density is 11 inhabitants/km²).


Revision as of 03:07, 30 December 2010


Template:Geobox Casével is a Portuguese town and civil parish within the boundaries of Castro Verde Municipality, in the Alentejo Region, located 10 kilometres north-west of the municipal seat. It is considered the civil parish with the smallest population (365 inhabitants in 2001) in the municipality, covering an area of approximately 33.3 km² (its density is 11 inhabitants/km²).

History

Reliquary-Head of Saint Fabian, unearthed during restoration of the parochial church
Front façade of the Matriz Church of Casével, located in the center of the village

The town received its Charter by order of King Manuel I of Portugal on the September 20, 1510 and was the municipal seat until 1836, when it was incorporated into the municipality of Messejana (the seat of the former Knights of Santiago].

Casével's only church, to the invocation of São João Baptista dates back to the 14th century, and was repaired several times, including in 1533 and again in 1940-50 after it had been abandoned. During the course of its restoration, layers of debris were removed to reveal a gold-leaf alter, with various saints of which little is known, and golden silver ornaments, including the Reliquary-Head of Saint Fabian and two monstrance, dating back to the 16th Century. The Head, fabricated from the 13th Century, is a unique item: it is a sculpture in silver, containing the human skull of Pope Fabian, a Christian martyr. Legend has it that this relic arrived in Portugal in the possession of Princess Vataça Lascaris, and today is (and on exhibition at the Royal Treasury in the Basilica of Castro Verde).

On October 24, 1855 it was incorporated into Castro Verde Municipality.

Economy

The principal activities in the village are related to agriculture and animal husbandry, in addition to small commercial and industrial sectors associated with milling, electricians and saw-milling.

Culture, tradition and tourism

The village of Casével is home to acclaimed coral groups which have a long history of cultural importance within the municipality of Castro Verde. The Associação de Cante Alentejano Vozes das Terras Brancas is the central body that promotes various groups of traditional canto singers, including Vozes de Casével and Antigas Mondadeiras, and its installations are open to the public (in the main square), allowing visitors to listen and appreciate the traditional ethnography and food of the parish.

Notable natives

References

Sources
  • Boiça, Joaquim; Mateus, Rui. História e histórias: Castro Verde (in Portuguese). Castro Verde, Portugal: Artinvento; Região de Turismo da Planicie Dourada; Câmara Municipal de Castro Verde. ISBN 978-972-97418-9-0. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
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