Sernancelhe

Sernancelhe () is a municipality in the district Viseu, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5671, in an area of 228.61 km².

The present mayor is Carlos Silva Santiago, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is May 3.

Parishes

The municipality is composed of 13 parishes:

• Arnas
• Carregal
• Chosendo
• Cunha
• Faia
• Ferreirim e Macieira
• Fonte Arcada e Escurquela
• Granjal
• Lamosa
• Penso e Freixinho
• Quintela
• Sernancelhe e Sarzeda
• Vila da Ponte

Notable people

• João Rodrigues Tçuzu (1561/2 – 1633/4) soldier, interpreter and priest; known for his early linguistic works on Japanese; introducing western science and culture to Korea
• Francisco de Soveral (ca.1565 – 1642) a Portuguese prelate; 9th Bishop of São Tomè and the 5th Bishop of Angola and Congo, 1627 to 1642.
• Aquilino Ribeiro (1885–1963) a writer and diplomat; nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1960 for his novels

References

External links

• Municipality official website
• Photos from Sernancelhe