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Azibo Reservoir Protected Landscape
Located at 12 km from Macedo de Cavaleiros and 30 km from Bragança at the northeast of Portugal, the Azibo's Lagoon Protected Landscape it is one of the 30 areas which are officially under protection in the country. Established by Decree No. 13/99 of 3 August, is a protected area of regional interest, partly integrated in the Morais Natura 2000 Site (PTCON0023), it aims the preservation and enhancement of natural heritage in a harmonious combination between the wildlife, the natural habitat of numerous species of flora and fauna, with the leisure and outdoor recreation. With an area of 4,897 ha, is located, almost entirely, in the municipality of Macedo de Cavaleiros, covering the parishes of Vale da Porca, Santa Combinha, Podence, Salselas, Vale de Prados and Quintela Lampaças of the municipality of Bragança. External links www.azibo.org See also * Macedo de Cavaleiros Municipality * Azibo River * List of Birds of Azibo Reservoir Protected Landscape * Morais Natura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salselas (Macedo De Cavaleiros)
Salselas is a Portuguese parish located in the municipality of Macedo de Cavaleiros ( Bragança District). The population in 2011 was 386, in an area of 36.31 km². References Freguesias of Macedo de Cavaleiros {{Bragança-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Protected Landscapes Of Portugal
Protection is any measure taken to guard a thing against damage caused by outside forces. Protection can be provided to physical objects, including organisms, to systems, and to intangible things like civil and political rights. Although the mechanisms for providing protection vary widely, the basic meaning of the term remains the same. This is illustrated by an explanation found in a manual on electrical wiring: Some kind of protection is a characteristic of all life, as living things have evolved at least some protective mechanisms to counter damaging environmental phenomena, such as ultraviolet light. Biological membranes such as bark on trees and skin on animals offer protection from various threats, with skin playing a key role in protecting organisms against pathogens and excessive water loss. Additional structures like scales and hair offer further protection from the elements and from predators, with some animals having features such as spines or camouflage s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morais Natura 2000 Site
The Morais ''Natura 2000'' Site (PTCON0023) is located in the northeast of Portugal. With an area of 12878 (ha) almost entirely in the municipality of Macedo de Cavaleiros (12219 ha), partially integrates the Azibo Reservoir Protected Landscape, extending itself thru the neighboring municipalities of Bragança (546 ha) and Mogadouro (114 ha). This average altitude mountainous area, has in its core the Morais Ophiolite Complex The Morais ophiolite complex, also known as Morais Massif (''in Portuguese, Maciço de Morais''), is located in the northeast of Portugal in the Bragança District, with its main core in the Macedo de Cavaleiros Municipality. Generally speaking the ..., one of the most representative areas of ultramafic rocks, and the largest continuous units of serpentinite in Portugal. Covered with several endemic species and communities, the site has high geological, botanical and zoological interest. Notes See also * * * * * {{annotated link, List of b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azibo River
The Azibo River () is a Portuguese river in the Douro River basin. It has its source in the Nogueira mountains, near the place of Rebordainhos, Bragança Municipality, in the northeast of Portugal. Along its of length, it crosses the Macedo de Cavaleiros Municipality, where in 1982 an earthfill dam was built near Santa Combinha place ( Azibo Reservoir). The Azibo river has its mouth near the place of Lagoa ( Macedo de Cavaleiros Municipality), on the right bank of Sabor River, which is a tributary of Douro River. See also * Geography of Europe *List of European rivers with alternative names *Latin names of European rivers __NOTOC__ Following is a list of rivers of classical antiquity stating the Latin name, the equivalent English name, and also, in some cases, Greek and local name. The scope is intended to include, at least, rivers named and known widely in the R ... * European river zonation * :pt:Anexo:Lista de rios de Portugal * :pt:Lista de ribeiras de Portugal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macedo De Cavaleiros Municipality
Macedo de Cavaleiros () is a city and municipality in northeastern Portugal, in Bragança District. The population in 2011 was 15,776, in an area of 699.14 km². History During antiquity, the region was occupied by the Celts, then Romans and finally the Arab forces of the Umayyad Caliphate, who dominated the region until the Christian Reconquista. The Romans defeated the local hill tribes, and reorganized settlements in the region, influencing local culture and social administration. The territory east of the Tua River, from Mirandela until the confluence of the Douro (which almost represents the district of Bragança) was Romanized, as was all of Iberia. In the 5th century, when the first barbarians invaded from the Pyrenees, this region, which was part of the Roman province of Gallaecia, which was administered and judicially subordinate to the religious courts and chancellery of Asturias. The Roman process of assimilation accelerated after resistance was defeated, and many o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vale Prados (Macedo De Cavaleiros)
Vale de Prados is a Portuguese parish located in the municipality of Macedo de Cavaleiros ( Bragança District). The population in 2011 was 431, in an area of 10.37 km². References Freguesias of Macedo de Cavaleiros {{Bragança-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Podence (Macedo De Cavaleiros)
Podence is a former civil parish in the municipality (''concelho'') of Macedo de Cavaleiros, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Podence e Santa Combinha. The population in 2011 was 250, in an area of 14.44 km². Podence is internationally known for its tradition of Careto or Caretos, during the festivities of Carnival when gangs of masked youths terrorize young girls and rob the cellars of the village. See also * Azibo Reservoir Protected Landscape Located at 12 km from Macedo de Cavaleiros and 30 km from Bragança at the northeast of Portugal, the Azibo's Lagoon Protected Landscape it is one of the 30 areas which are officially under protection in the country. Established by Decree No. ... References External links Podence in azibo.org Article by José Paulo Carvalho Pereira in azibo.org, Feb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Combinha (Macedo De Cavaleiros)
Podence e Santa Combinha is a civil parish in the municipality of Macedo de Cavaleiros, northern Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Podence Podence is a former civil parish in the municipality (''concelho'') of Macedo de Cavaleiros, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Podence e Santa Combinha. The population in 2011 was 250, in an area of 14.44 km². Podenc ... and Santa Combinha. The population in 2011 was 306,Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE) Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal in an area of 19.46 km². References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vale Da Porca (Macedo De Cavaleiros)
Vale da Porca is a Portuguese parish located in the municipality of Macedo de Cavaleiros (Bragança District Bragança District ( pt, Distrito de Bragança ; mwl, Çtrito de Bergáncia) is a traditional political division of Portugal, in the northeast corner bordering on Spain (Castile and Leon and Galicia), covering 7.4% of the nation's continental l ...). The population in 2011 was 286, in an area of 17.43 km². References Freguesias of Macedo de Cavaleiros {{Bragança-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
