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Alcafache is a freguesia in the municipality (''concelho'') of Mangualde in the Portuguese central subregion of Dão-Lafões. The population in 2011 was 921,〔(Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE) ), Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal〕 in an area of 12.88 km².〔(Direção-Geral do Território )〕 ==History== The Romans crossed these lands, building some bridges along the margins of the Dão River, near the thermal springs, possibly indicating their acknowledgement of the regions aesthetic importance.〔 Alcafache has its origin in an Arab settlement, dating from the 13th century, whose toponymy evolved from ''Carafáche'' and later ''Alcaafáchi''. The parish, which at one time was a municipality in its own right, received its first foral (''charter'') in 1514, during the reign of King Manuel I.〔 The region was consecrated to the Order of Malta at that time, and included the places Casal Mendo, Casal Sendinho, Aldeia de Carvalho, Tibaldinho, Mosteirinho and Banho.〔 The most emblematic symbol of this region is the thermal baths of Banho. Although, today, these thermae are situated in another municipality (Viseu), Alcafache is the location for many of the hotels and retreats associated with visitors to the thermal spas.〔 Occupied intensely from April to November, the warm sulphur-rich waters are popular with elderly and those with rheumatism, muscular-skeletal illnesses and respiratory conditions (such as rhinitis and sinusitis).〔 The thermal spas in the region were recognized as far back as the 15th century, when a shelter constructed by a deacon from the Sé Cathedral of Viseu, to gather the poor who needed this form of treatment.〔 On 11 September 1985 a train crash occurred along the CP's Beira Alta railway line near Alcafache, resulting in the deaths of 56 passengers (officially), yet causing many still unaccounted for deaths.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alcafache」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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