title: Malhada Sorda
text: # Malhada Sorda
  
  Malhada Sorda is a town and civil parish in the municipality of Almeida, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 334, in an area of 45.77 $km^2.$
  
  ## Population
  
  Population of the Parish of Malhada Sorda :
  
  | 1864 | 1878 | 1890 | 1900 | 1911 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 170 | 1 167 | 1 249 | 1 255 | 1 317 | 1 268 | 1 114 | 1 315 | 1 336 | 1 289 | 696 | 498 | 446 | 364 | 334 |
  
  ## Patrimony
  
  * Parish Church of Saint Michael of Malhada Sorda and Belfry
  * Anta da Pedra de Anta
  * Sepulturas escavadas na rocha
  * Sanctuary of Our Lady of Ajuda and Convent of the Barefooted Augustinians
  * Traditional pottery kiln
  * Alminhas da Malhada Sorda (Shrines)
  * Synagogue of Malhada Sorda, with Sun clock
  * Chapels of Saint Sebastian, Saint Anthony and of the Holy Christ
  * Museum Padre José Pinto
  * Jewry
  
  ## Festivities and Pilgrimages
  
  * Pilgrimage – Festivities in Honor of Our Lady of Ajuda (September 5 to September 9) - the largest Pilgrimage of the Diocese of Guarda, which attracts pilgrims to the Sanctuary all year round
  * Festivities
     * Saint Michael (last Monday of May)
     * Saint Sebastian (Sunday after the January 20)
     * Festivities of the Singles and of the Divine Holy Spirit (Pentecost)
     * Festivities of the Lord (Corpus Christi)
  * Ceremonies of the Holy Week
  
  ## Fairs
  
  * Every third weekend of the month
  * Annual fair - September 7
  