Monday, December 21, 2020

LADOEIRO (CASTELO BRANCO - PORTUGAL)

 

LADOEIRO

N 39.83307º; W 7.26157º

Ladoeiro is a Portuguese parish in the municipality of Idanha-a-Nova, with an area of 63.28 km² and 1053 inhabitants (2021 census). Its population density is 16.6 inhabitants/km².

The origin of the name is attributed to the fact that in the past it was an area of "sloughs" and abundant ponds. Its original name was Esporão. During the reign of D. João III (1541) it became the seat of a municipality.