- Source: Vale de Madeiros
Vale de Madeiros is a village located in the parish of Canas de Senhorim, municipality of Nelas, district of Viseu, sub-region of Dão-Lafões, region Centro, in Portugal.
History
In the Kingdom's Population Registry (Cadastro da População do Reino, in Portuguese) from 1527, ordered by the King John III of Portugal, 171 houses (fogos, in 16th century Portuguese) were registered, 18 of those in the village (lugar, in 16th century Portuguese) of Vall de Madeyrus (Vale de Madeiros, in 16th century Portuguese).
Cultural Associations
Rosas do Mondego Folklore Group.
Sports Associations
Sport Vale de Madeiros e Benfica (SVMB).
Schools
Nursery and Primary School (ages up to 10): Escola Basica do 1.º Ciclo de Vale de Madeiros.
Against the will of local population and local authorities, the central government ordered its closure in the school year of 2014/2015 and thereafter.
Sports Facilities
Campo da Gatuna: Football Field of Vale de Madeiros, funded in 1975.
Heritage
Penedo da Penha 1 and 2, Complex 1 and 2 of Shelters and Cavities, dated from the 3rd and 2nd millenniums BC, Neolithic, Chalcolithic and Bronze Age, located 1 km south of Vale de Madeiros, on the River Mondego Valley.
Cross of Vale de Medeiros, located in Vale de Madeiros, Rua da Ladeira.
Chapel of Saint Nicholas, Capela de São Nicolau, located in Vale de Madeiros, Rua Direita and Rua Chão de Monteiro, from 1732.
Chapel of Saint John the Baptist, Capela de São João Baptista, located in Vale de Madeiros, Rua da Capela, from the 16th century.
List of streets
Beco da Ladeira
Beco dos Chões
Rua Chão do Monteiro
Rua da Capela
Rua da Carvalha
Rua da Escola
Rua da Ladeira
Rua da Lage
Rua da Lameira
Rua da Urtigueira
Rua das Contenças
Rua de São José
Rua Direita
Rua do Campo de Futebol
Rua do Pátio
Rua dos Olivais
Travessa da Escola
Travessa das Contenças
Travessa de São Nicolao