Albergaria-A-Velha: Agreement signed with landowners of land covered by future 'City Park'
NotíciasdeAveiro.pt28 August 2026 at 00:05
The municipality of Albergaria-A-Velha reached an agreement with the family owning a rustic land that is crucial for the construction of the future city park, also designated as green corridor. The land is located next to the so-called Largo dos Chorões, in Engenheiro Duarte Pacheco Street, Rua 1º de Dezembro and Rua Alexandre Albuquerque. The property was involved in an expropriation process initiated in 2024, which has now been resolved through this agreement.
The agreement provides for the payment by the municipal council of a total amount of almost 210 thousand euros, referring to parcels with a real area of 17,512 square meters. The land is located north of the city center of Albergaria-a-Velha and will have an approximate extension of 3.7 hectares.
The area is crossed by a watercourse and is currently composed of corn fields and abandoned land. The project for the future park includes the creation of balanced and modeled ecosystems, organic paths and functional spaces, ecological relationships, crossing zones and places for enjoyment and pedagogy, all articulated with a system of equipment and urban furniture.
Almost 120 trees of different species will be planted, including silver birch, Mediterranean hackberry, Judas tree, ash, poplar and pedunculate oak, as well as herbaceous plants and shrubs such as lavender, rosemary, thyme, myrtle, rosemary and cistus, offering the population a green space of high landscape and social value.
O município de Albergaria-A-Velha chegou a acordo com a família proprietária de um terreno determinante para a construção do futuro parque da cidade / corredor verde, que ficará localizado junto do chamado Largo dos Chorões (Rua Eng. Duarte Pacheco, Rua 1º de Dezembro e Rua Alexandre Albuquerque).
Trata-se de um prédio rústico tinha sido envolvido num processo de expropriação em 2024 com o fim em causa. O acordo com a família prevê o pagamento por parte da edilidade de uma verba global de quase 210 mil euros das parcelas com área real de 17.512 metros quadrados.
Localizado a norte do centro da cidade de Albergaria-a-Velha, terá uma área de aproximadamente de 3,7 hectares atravessados por uma linha de água, compostos atualmente por campos de milho e terrenos abandonados.
Em redor, quais serão “equilibrados e modelados ecossistemas e ambientes, percursos e espaços funcionais orgânicos, relações ecológicas, atravessamentos e locais de fruição e pedagogia, tudo adequadamente articulado com um sistema de equipamentos e mobiliário urbano capaz de oferecer à população um espaço verde de alto valor paisagístico e social.”
Serão plantadas quase 120 árvores de diferentes espécies – vidoeiro-branco, lodão bastardo, olaia, freixo, choupo, carvalho roble, entre outras – bem como algumas herbáceas e subarbustos (alfazema, rosmaninho, tomilho, murta, alecrim e sargaço-branco).
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