| Agrobom | |
| Civil Parish (Freguesia) | |
| Official name: Freguesia de Agrobom | |
| Name origin: agrobom Portuguese compound word translated as good field | |
| Country | Portugal |
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| Region | Norte |
| Subregion | Alto Trás-os-Montes |
| District | Bragança |
| Municipality | Alfândega da Fé |
| Localities | Agrobom, Felgueiras |
| River | Ribeira de Agrobom |
| Center | Agrobom |
| - elevation | 407 m (1,335 ft) |
| - coordinates | |
| Length | 8.44 km (5 mi), North-South |
| Width | 3.00 km (2 mi), West-East |
| Area | 14.97 km2 (6 sq mi) |
| Population | 150 (2001) |
| Density | 10.02 / km2 (26 / sq mi) |
| Settlement | fl. 1800 |
| - Parish | c. 1832 |
| - Civil Parish | c. 1916 |
| LAU | Freguesia/Junta Freguesia |
| - location | Rua da Laranjeira (EM 590), Agrobom, Alfândega da Fé |
| President Junta | Eduardo Manuel Morais Almendra |
| Timezone | WET (UTC0) |
| - summer (DST) | WEST (UTC+1) |
| ISO 3166-2 code | PT- |
| Postal Zone | 5350-101 Agrobom |
| Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 279 XXX XXX |
| Patron Saint | São Miguel Arcanjo |
| Parish Address | Rua da Laranjeira (EM 590) 5350-101 Agrobom |
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Location of the civil parish of Agrobom within the municipality of Alfândega da Fé
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| Website: http://www.agrobom.com/ | |
| Statistics from INE (2001); geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010) | |
Agrobom is a civil parish in the municipality of Alfândega da Fé, with less than 150 inhabitants in an area of 14.97 km² against the flank of the Serra de Bornes (its density is approximately 10 people per kilometre square).
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The name of the parish comes from its situation, in an area that was fertile and able to support agriculture; the Portuguese etymological name for good field (Portuguese: campo bom).[1] Its populous have, since its settlement, been tied to agriculture.
Agrobom was the first ecclesiastical parish in the municipality of Alfândega da Fé and its parish seat includes the village of Felgueiras.[2] Although the settlement is quite old, few records exist to mark its age, although a Roman era castro was known to have existed in the area (remnants of its form no longer exist).[2]
Of the ecclesiastical parish, which was located 18 kilometres from the municipal seat, it was known to be a patron of Royal Houses, and provided a wealthy rent for the local abbey.[2]
At one time the parish of Vale Pereiro, today independent, was a locality of Agrobom, when Agrobom was a parish of Castro Vicente (until 1855).[2]
Located 10 kilometres north west of the municipal seat, surrounded by the parishes of Eira da Cruz (in the west), Gebelim (in the northwest), Saldonha (in the east), Sambade (to the west), Soeima (to the northwest) and Vale Pereiro (to the southwest). In addition, the parish has a corner of its frontier with the municipality of Macedo de Cavaleiros.
The parish, stretches down the southern flank of the Serra de Bornes on an escarpment divided by the Ribeira de Agrobom (on the east) and a river-valley (to the west).
A main roadway (Municipal EM 590) connects the villages of Agrobom and Felgueiras with Vila Preira (to the southeast), running from the north to south, to the village of Vale Pereiro.
Olive oil, almonds and fruit orchards are the primary sources of income in this region, supported by irrigation from Camba Dam.[1] Within the deep and narrow channel of the Ribeira de Agrobom, the residents still cultivate many basic staples, due to a mild micro-climate.[1]
The community celebrates several religious holidays throughout the year, the most important being: the Festival of Nossa Senhora da Graça (on the second Sunday of August), the Festival of São Sebastião (on 20 January), and the Festival of São Lourenço (in the village of Felgueiras on 10 August).[2]