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The parish of Cernache do Bonjardim, according to CAOP20111
, is
a small parish in the interior of Portugal, whose history dates back to
the Late Bronze Age (about 700 BC)2
. In 1525, a reference was made to
Cernache on a descriptive map that appears in the Codex of Hamburg.
The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries were a time of cultural activity and exceptional dynamism, creating an almost cosmopolitan atmosphere in Cernache do Bonjardim, which is extraordinary,
considering the Portuguese conjuncture in those times and the fact that
Cernache, then just a village, is located in the center of the country. After
this golden age, due to various negative pressures, it gradually declined,
until the current stagnation.
The orography of the study area consists of hills, with steep slopes,
and agricultural areas, mostly located on plateaus, with small pieces
of land and small owners. Cernache currently has 3,000 inhabitants
(Census 2011) distributed in a territory with around 7,200 hectares.
Desertification and the aging of the population are two of the great
problems, being signs of its interiority