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ﾃ考havo
ﾃ考havo () is a municipality located in the centre of Portugal. The population in 2021 was 39,239, in an area of 73.48 kmﾂｲ. The Municipality of ﾃ考havo includes four parishes and two cities: Gafanha da Nazarﾃｩ and ﾃ考havo (City). General information Several stories have been gathered as part of the popular history of this city: Traditionally, the local women — ''As ilhavenses'' — are famous for their great beauty. It is claimed the city was founded by Greek colonists around 400 BC to whom the beauty of "ilhavenses" women is attributed, but others state that the Phoenician settlers are the ones responsible for that. ﾃ考havo's nickname is "the city of the lamp" (''a cidade da lﾃ｢mpada''). According to legend, one Sunday during Mass, one of the most important relics of the church (an oil lamp) was stolen in front of everybody and was never found. The myth continued given ﾃ考havo that nickname. Parishes Administratively, the municipality is divided into four civi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aveiro District
Aveiro District ( pt, Distrito de Aveiro, or ) is located in the central coastal region of Portugal. The capital of the district is the city of Aveiro, which also serves as the seat of Aveiro Municipality. Aveiro District is bordered by the Porto District to the north, the Viseu District to the east, the Coimbra District to the south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The 19 municipalities of Aveiro District are split between Norte Region (Metropolitan Area of Porto and Espinho subregion: Grande Porto) and Centro Region (Baixo Vouga subregion). Municipalities The district is composed of 19 municipalities: Summary of votes and seats won 1976-2022 , - class="unsortable" !rowspan=2, Parties!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S , - class="unsortable" align="center" !colspan=2 , 1976 !colspan=2 , 1979 !colspan=2 , 1980 !colspan=2 , 1983 !colspan=2 , 1985 !colspan=2 , 1987 !colspan=2 , 1991 !colspan=2 , 1995 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gafanha Da Encarnaﾃｧﾃ｣o
Gafanha da Encarnaﾃｧﾃ｣o is a village and a civil parish of the municipality of ﾃ考havo ﾃ考havo () is a municipality located in the centre of Portugal. The population in 2021 was 39,239, in an area of 73.48 kmﾂｲ. The Municipality of ﾃ考havo includes four parishes and two cities: Gafanha da Nazarﾃｩ and ﾃ考havo (City). General ..., Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5,362,Instituto Nacional de Estatﾃｭstica (INE) Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal in an area of 10.98 km2. References Freguesias of ﾃ考havo {{Aveiro-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gafanha Do Carmo
Gafanha do Carmo is a village and a civil parish of the municipality of ﾃ考havo ﾃ考havo () is a municipality located in the centre of Portugal. The population in 2021 was 39,239, in an area of 73.48 kmﾂｲ. The Municipality of ﾃ考havo includes four parishes and two cities: Gafanha da Nazarﾃｩ and ﾃ考havo (City). General ..., Portugal. The population in 2011 was 1,526,Instituto Nacional de Estatﾃｭstica (INE) Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal in an area of 7.05 km2. It is also known as Gafanha do Boi da Gafa. References Freguesias of ﾃ考havo {{Av ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gafanha Da Nazarﾃｩ
Gafanha da Nazarﾃｩ () is a city and parish (''freguesia'') in the ﾃ考havo Municipality, in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 15,240,Instituto Nacional de Estatﾃｭstica (INE) Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal in an area of 16.44 km2. Population Buildings * Casa Gafanhoa * Navio Museu Santo Andrﾃｩ * Igreja Matriz da Gafanha da NazarﾃｩSports G.D. Gafanha, founded in 1957, is a mainly known for its[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cities Of Portugal
This is a list of cities in Portugal. In Portugal, a city ( pt, cidade) is an honorific term given to locations that meet several criteria, such as having a minimum number of inhabitants, good infrastructure (schools, medical care, cultural and sports facilities), or have a major historical importance. The country's demographic expansion of the 1980s prompted the elevation of several towns to city status and, as of 2018, 159 locations in Portugal are considered a city. Overview In Portugal, the city is not an administrative division, therefore a city generally does not necessarily correspond to a municipality, with the exception of the entirely urban municipalities, such as Lisbon, Porto, Funchal, Amadora, Entroncamento, and Sﾃ｣o Joﾃ｣o da Madeira. The municipality with the most cities is Paredes Municipality, which contains four cities. Until 1910, a location was proclaimed city by royal charter, which happened 25 times to current Portuguese cities (royal charters were also g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Municipalities Of Portugal
This is a list of the municipalities of Portugal. Portugal is divided into 18 districts ( pt, distritos) and 2 autonomous regions (), Azores and Madeira. The districts and autonomous regions are further subdivided into 308 municipalities of Portugal ( or ). Usually, a municipality is named after its largest or historically most important town or city. Municipalities are typically much larger than the city or town after which they are named. Overview of districts List Maps File:Eleiﾃｧﾃｵes autﾃ｡rquicas portuguesas de 2017.png, Ruling parties per municipality (2017-2021) File:Portuguese municipalities area.PNG, The 20 biggest and the 20 smallest municipalities (2011) File:Portuguese municipalities population1.PNG, The 20 most and the 20 least populated municipalities (2011) File:Portuguese municipalities density1.PNG, The 20 most and the 20 least densely populated municipalities (2011) See also * Subdivisions of Portugal * Municipalities of Portugal * List of citie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centro Region, Portugal
The Central Region ( pt, Regiﾃ｣o do Centro, ) or Central Portugal is one of the NUTS statistical regions of Portugal, statistical regions of Portugal. The cities with major administrative status inside this region are Coimbra, Aveiro, Portugal, Aveiro, Viseu, Caldas da Rainha, Leiria, Castelo Branco, Portugal, Castelo Branco, Covilhﾃ｣, Torres Vedras and Guarda, Portugal, Guarda. It is one of the seven Regions of Portugal (Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics, NUTS II subdivisions). It is also one of the regions of Europe, as given by the European Union for statistical and Geography, geographical purposes. Its area totals . As of 2011, its population totalled 2,327,026 inhabitants, with a population density of 82 inhabitants per square kilometre. History Inhabited by the Lusitanians, an Proto-Indo-Europeans, Indo-European people living in the western Iberian Peninsula, the Roman Republic, Romans settled in the region and colonized it as a part of the Roman Province of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regiﾃ｣o De Aveiro
The Comunidade Intermunicipal da Regiﾃ｣o de Aveiro () is an administrative division in Portugal. It was created in October 2008, replacing the previously existing ''Greater Metropolitan Area of Aveiro''. Since January 2015, Regiﾃ｣o de Aveiro is also a NUTS3 subregion of Centro Region The Central Region ( pt, Regiﾃ｣o do Centro, ) or Central Portugal is one of the statistical regions of Portugal. The cities with major administrative status inside this region are Coimbra, Aveiro, Viseu, Caldas da Rainha, Leiria, Castelo Branco, ..., that covers the same area as the intermunicipal community. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Funchal
Funchal () is the largest city, the municipal seat and the capital of Portugal's Madeira, Autonomous Region of Madeira, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean. The city has a population of 105,795, making it the sixth largest city in Portugal. Because of its high cultural and historical value, Funchal is one of Portugal's main tourist attractions; it is also popular as a destination for New Year's Eve, and it is the leading Portuguese port on cruise liner dockings. Etymology The first settlers named their settlement Funchal after the abundant wild fennel that grew there. The name is formed from the Portuguese language, Portuguese word for fennel, ''funcho,'' and the suffix ''-al'', to denote "a plantation of fennel": History This settlement began around 1424, when the island was divided into two ''Captaincy, captaincies.'' The zones that would become the urbanized core of Funchal were founded by Joﾃ｣o Gonﾃｧalves Zarco who settled there with members of his family. Owing to its geograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grindavﾃｭk
Grindavﾃｭk () is a fishing town on the Southern Peninsula (Iceland), Southern Peninsula of Iceland not far from the tuya ﾃ柞rbjﾃｶrn (mountain), ﾃ柞rbjﾃｶrn. It is one of the few cities with a harbour on this coast. Most of the inhabitants work in the fishing industry. The Blue Lagoon (geothermal spa), Blue Lagoon, Grindavﾃｭk's premiere attraction, is located from the town centre. History Landnﾃ｡ma or ''The Book of Settlements'' mentions that around 934, two Viking settlers, Molda-Gnﾃｺpur Hrﾃｳlfsson and ﾃ榲ｳrir Haustmyrkur Vﾃｭgbjﾃｳﾃｰsson , arrived in the Reykjanes area. ﾃ榲ｳrir settled in Selvogur and Krﾃｭsuvﾃｭk and Molda-Gnﾃｺpur in Grindavﾃｭ The sons of Moldar-Gnﾃｺpur established three settlements; ﾃ榲ｳrkﾃｶtlustaﾃｰahverfi , Jﾃ｡rngerﾃｰarstaﾃｰarhverfi and Staﾃｰarhverfi . The modern version of Grindavik is situated mainly in what was Jﾃ｡rngerﾃｰarstaﾃｰarhverfi. In June 1627 Grindavik was raided by Barbary Pirates in an event known as the Turkish Abductions. Twelve Icelanders and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ihtiman
Ihtiman ( bg, ﾐ佯ﾑひｸﾐｼﾐｰﾐｽ ) is a town in western Bulgaria, part of Sofia Province. It is located in the Ihtimanska Sredna Gora mountains and lies in a valley 48 km from Sofia and 95 km from Plovdiv, close to the Trakiya motorway. Formerly a Roman defensive station guarding the important roads to the Bosphorus, Ihtiman was then called ''Stipon''. It continued to play this role under the Byzantine Empire and the Bulgarian Empire, which however shifted its main defensive centre in the region to the Gate of Trajan hill pass. Following the Ottoman domination in the 14th century, the town's name was changed to ''Ihtiman'', which is thought to be of Ottoman Turkish origin. The traditional and dominant religion is Eastern Orthodox Christianity. Ihtiman Hook on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after Ihtiman. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Bedford, Massachusetts
New Bedford (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ) is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, Bristol County, Massachusetts. It is located on the Acushnet River in what is known as the South Coast (Massachusetts), South Coast region. Up through the 17th century, the area was the territory of the Wampanoag Native American people. English colonists bought the land on which New Bedford would later be built from the Wampanoag in 1652, and the original colonial settlement that would later become the city was founded by English Quakers in the late 17th century. The town of New Bedford itself was officially incorporated in 1787. During the first half of the 19th century, New Bedford was one of the world's most important whaling ports. At its economic height during this period, New Bedford was the wealthiest city in the world per capita. New Bedford was also a Abolitionism in New Bedford, Massachusetts, center of abolitionism at this time. The city attracted many freed or escaped Afric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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