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Albergaria-a-Velha (parish)
Albergaria-a-Velha () is a town and a municipality in the Aveiro District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 25,252, in an area of 158.83 km2. It had 19,687 eligible voters in 2006. History In 1117, D. Teresa, Countess of Portucale, and mother of Afonso Henriques the first king of Portugal, donated to the nobleman Gonçalo Eriz the lands that constitute Albergaria-a-Velha. As part of the donation the nobleman was obligated to maintain open a hospice for poor travels. The document referred to this shelter for the travelling poor, or ''albergaria'', and thus the area was known as ''Albergaria''. Later, the ''Carta do Couto de Osselôa'' was discovered that definitely identified both the first document to refer to Portugal as a ''Kingdom'' and at the same figured in the identification of Albergaria-a-Velha as an administrative unit of the country. The Bishop of Coimbra, D. Egas, in 1258, ordered this document to be transcribed in order to conserve it.Camara Municipal de Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centro Region, Portugal
The Central Region ( pt, Região 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, Covilhã, 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] |
Aveiro Municipality
Aveiro ( or ) is a city and a municipality in Portugal. In 2021, the population was 80,880, in an area of : it is the second most populous city in the Centro Region of Portugal (after Coimbra). Along with the neighbouring city of Ílhavo, Aveiro is part of an urban agglomeration that includes 120,000 inhabitants, making it one of the most important populated regions by density in the North Region, and primary centre of the Intermunicipal Community of Aveiro and Baixo Vouga. Administratively, the president of the municipal government is José Ribau Esteves, elected by coalition between the Social Democratic Party and the Democratic Social Centre, who governs the ten civil parishes ( pt, freguesias). History The presence of human settlement in the territory of Aveiro extends to the period associated with the great dolmens of pre-history, which exist in most of the region. The Latinised toponym ‘'Averius'’ derived from the Celtic word ''aber'' (river-mouth, etym.< Brythonic *ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silvino Vidal
Silvino Vidal (Albergaria-a-Velha, Portugal, March 21, 1850-Pelotas, Brazil, August 9, 1937) was a Portuguese-Brazilian writer. After his mother's death, he moved to Porto Alegre Porto Alegre (, , Brazilian ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Its population of 1,488,252 inhabitants (2020) makes it the twelfth most populous city in the country and the center of Brazil's fif ... with his sister and their father, there he published his first poem in a local newspaper "Álbum Semanal". He wrote for several publications such as "Álbum Semanal", "O Mosquito", "Diabrete", "Eco do Sul" and "Diário de Rio Grande", and he was a member of "Partenon Literário" Books *Margaridas (1880) *Aquarelas (1885) Sources *FERREIRA, Delfim Bismarck. Casa e Capela de Santo António (1999) *VAZ, Artur Emilio Alarcon. A lírica de imigrantes portugueses no Brasil meridional. v. 2 *FERREIRA, Delfim Bismarck. artigo Jornal de Albergaria, 14/04/2009 E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Branca (Albergaria-a-Velha)
Branca is a feminine given name. It means "white" in Portuguese (it is a Portuguese cognate of the name Blanche). People with the surname * Infanta Branca, Lady of Guadalajara (1192–1240), Portuguese royal * Infanta Branca of Portugal (1259–1321), Portuguese nun *Giovanni Branca (1571–1645), Italian architect * Ascanio Branca (1830–1903), Italian politician and Minister of Finance *Wilhelm von Branca (born 1844), German paleontologist and vulcanologist * Giulio Branca (1851–1926), Italian sculptor * Angelo Branca (1903–1984), Canadian judge *Vittore Branca (1913–2004), Italian philologist and critic *Toni Branca (1916–1985), Swiss racing driver *Ralph Branca (1926–2016), major league baseball pitcher *Glenn Branca (born 1948), American composer * John Branca (born 1950), American entertainment lawyer *Daniel Branca (1951–2005), Argentinian artist * Dona Branca, 20th-century Portuguese con artist *Marco Branca (born 1965), Italian International footballer See a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albergaria-a-Velha (parish)
Albergaria-a-Velha () is a town and a municipality in the Aveiro District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 25,252, in an area of 158.83 km2. It had 19,687 eligible voters in 2006. History In 1117, D. Teresa, Countess of Portucale, and mother of Afonso Henriques the first king of Portugal, donated to the nobleman Gonçalo Eriz the lands that constitute Albergaria-a-Velha. As part of the donation the nobleman was obligated to maintain open a hospice for poor travels. The document referred to this shelter for the travelling poor, or ''albergaria'', and thus the area was known as ''Albergaria''. Later, the ''Carta do Couto de Osselôa'' was discovered that definitely identified both the first document to refer to Portugal as a ''Kingdom'' and at the same figured in the identification of Albergaria-a-Velha as an administrative unit of the country. The Bishop of Coimbra, D. Egas, in 1258, ordered this document to be transcribed in order to conserve it.Camara Municipal de Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São João De Loure E Frossos
SAO or Sao may refer to: Places * Sao civilisation, in Middle Africa from 6th century BC to 16th century AD * Sao, a town in Boussé Department, Burkina Faso * Saco Transportation Center (station code SAO), a train station in Saco, Maine, U.S. * SAO, the ICAO airline designator for Sahel Aviation Service, Mali * SAO, the IATA airport code for airports in the São Paulo metropolitan area, Brazil * Serb Autonomous Regions during the breakup of Yugoslavia * São Paulo, the largest city in Brazil Science * Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory of the Smithsonian Institution in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. ** Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Star Catalog, which assigns SAO catalogue entries * Special Astrophysical Observatory of the Russian Academy of Science (SAO RAS) Entertainment * ''Sword Art Online'', a Japanese light novel series ** ''Sword Art Online'' (2012 TV series), an anime adaptation of the light novels * Sao Sao Sao, a Thai pop music trio Other uses * S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ribeira De Fráguas
Ribeira de Fráguas is a village and a civil parish of the municipality of Albergaria-a-Velha Albergaria-a-Velha () is a town and a municipality in the Aveiro District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 25,252, in an area of 158.83 km². It had 19,687 eligible voters in 2006. History In 1117, D. Teresa, Countess of Portucale, an ..., Portugal. The population in 2011 was 1,713,Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE) Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal in an area of 26.75 km2. References Freguesias of Albergaria-a-Velha { ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Branca, Albergaria-a-Velha
Branca is a village and a civil parish of the municipality of Albergaria-a-Velha Albergaria-a-Velha () is a town and a municipality in the Aveiro District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 25,252, in an area of 158.83 km². It had 19,687 eligible voters in 2006. History In 1117, D. Teresa, Countess of Portucale, an ..., Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5,621,Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE) Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal in an area of 30.29 km2. References Freguesias of Albergaria-a-Velha {{Aveiro-geo- ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angeja
Angeja is a civil parish in the municipality of Albergaria-a-Velha, in the Portuguese Centro region. In 2011, there were 2073 inhabitants in an area of . History The presence of Greeks and Phoenicians presuppose the Roman occupation in the territory, but it was in 1166 that the first reference Angeja appeared, in the form of ''ANSEGIA''. Angeja obtained a foral from King D. Manuel I on 15 August 1514, that included the lands of Assequins, Bemposta, Branca, Canelas, Casais de Grijó, Casais do Ribeiro, Contumil, Devesa, Fermelã, Figueiredo, Fonte Chã, Pinheiro, Salreu and Santiães. Initially, this territory was part of the ''Terras de Santa Maria'' (''Lands of Santa Maria''), commonly known as ''Terras da Feira'' (''Lands of the Fair''), which were incorporated into coat-of-arms. By 1853 Angeja was the municipal seat, but this lasted until the end of the year, when the municipality became extinct and integrated into the much larger municipality of Albergaria-a-Velha. The old tow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alquerubim
Alquerubim is a civil parish in the municipality of Albergaria-a-Velha Albergaria-a-Velha () is a town and a municipality in the Aveiro District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 25,252, in an area of 158.83 km². It had 19,687 eligible voters in 2006. History In 1117, D. Teresa, Countess of Portucale, an ..., Portugal. The population in 2011 was 2,381.http://www.ine.pt/ngt_server/attachfileu.jsp?look_parentBoui=165404348&att_display=n&att_download=y References Freguesias of Albergaria-a-Velha {{Aveiro-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albergaria-a-Velha E Valmaior
Albergaria-a-Velha () is a town and a municipality in the Aveiro District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 25,252, in an area of 158.83 km². It had 19,687 eligible voters in 2006. History In 1117, D. Teresa, Countess of Portucale, and mother of Afonso Henriques the first king of Portugal, donated to the nobleman Gonçalo Eriz the lands that constitute Albergaria-a-Velha. As part of the donation the nobleman was obligated to maintain open a hospice for poor travels. The document referred to this shelter for the travelling poor, or ''albergaria'', and thus the area was known as ''Albergaria''. Later, the ''Carta do Couto de Osselôa'' was discovered that definitely identified both the first document to refer to Portugal as a ''Kingdom'' and at the same figured in the identification of Albergaria-a-Velha as an administrative unit of the country. The Bishop of Coimbra, D. Egas, in 1258, ordered this document to be transcribed in order to conserve it.Camara Municipal de A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freguesia (Portugal)
''Freguesia'' (), usually translated as "parish" or "civil parish", is the third-level administrative subdivision of Portugal, as defined by the 1976 Constitution. It is also the designation for local government jurisdictions in the former Portuguese overseas territories of Cape Verde and Macau (until 2001). In the past, was also an administrative division of the other Portuguese overseas territories. The ''parroquia'' in the Spanish autonomous communities of Galicia and Asturias is similar to a ''freguesia''. A ''freguesia'' is a subdivision of a ''município'' (municipality). Most often, a parish takes the name of its seat, which is usually the most important (or the single) human agglomeration within its area, which can be a neighbourhood or city district, a group of hamlets, a village, a town or an entire city. In cases where the seat is itself divided into more than one parish, each one takes the name of a landmark within its area or of the patron saint from the usually cot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
