History Tondela
the mound of anta da arquinha da moura: vestiges of prehistoric cultures
the ancient espigueiro used hill peoples dry corn , store corn
amadeu ferraz de carvalho (1876-1951) wrote of municipality of tondela in following terms: municipality of tondela extends on plateau, covers part of eastern slope of caramulo , surpassing saw still slopes through highlands of são joão monte, on gentle flanks of upper Águeda basin. in way, natural sections of area are: part of plateau, cut dão , effluents pavia , dinha; depressed lands between plateau , serra caramulo, drained criz , effluents; part of eastern flanks of caramulanian mountains , elevated east around Águeda basin; , add, extreme basin, quaternary deposits, indicate small extinct lakes, along serra caramulo; , vale de besteiros. in context, region of tondela appears 1 of principal locations of archaeological remnants, , concentrations of prehistoric populations.
the traditional origin of tondela arises fountain chafariz das sereias, sculpted spring of stone, woman holding trumpet. legend suggests female figure representative woman monitored movements of moorish forces across mountains lookout. when discovered impending attack vantage point woman sound horn, , @ sound of instrument (literally, tone of it), settlers arise meet enemy. phrase ao tom dela , means sound of , transformed name tondela .
documents 9th, 10th , 12th century designated region terra de balistariis. designation arises word balista or besta, war machine used besteiros during middle ages.
the current municipality seat, until 1836, of historical municipality of besteiros, name continues seen in of historical documents, references , coat-of-arms of tondela. former administrative division annexed, through successive administrative reforms, including older entitites of serra caramulo, são joão monte , guardão. also, lowlands, such mouraz, sabugosa, canas de santa maria, são miguel de outeiro , few parishes part of viseu or smaller municipalities of barreiro , treixedo extended tondela.
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