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Beira Baixa Province
Beira Baixa (; "Lower Beira") was a Portuguese province. It was abolished with the Constitution of 1976. Municipalities The 13 municipalities in the province: * Belmonte - Castelo Branco District - Cova da Beira Subregion * Castelo Branco - Castelo Branco District - Beira Interior Sul Subregion *Covilhã Municipality - Castelo Branco District - Cova da Beira Subregion * Fundão Municipality - Castelo Branco District - Cova da Beira Subregion *Idanha-a-Nova Municipality - Castelo Branco District - Beira Interior Sul Subregion *Mação Municipality - Santarém District Pinhal Interior Sul Subregion * Oleiros Municipality - Castelo Branco District - Pinhal Interior Sul Subregion *Pampilhosa da Serra Municipality - Coimbra District - Pinhal Interior Norte Subregion * Penamacor Municipality - Castelo Branco District - Beira Interior Sul Subregion *Proença-a-Nova Municipality - Castelo Branco District - Pinhal Interior Sul Subregion *Sertã Municipality - Castelo Branco Distr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Administrative Divisions Of Portugal
Administratively, Portugal is ''de jure'' unitary and decentralized state. Nonetheless, operationally, it is a highly centralized system with administrative divisions organized into three tiers.Carlos Nuno Silva (2002), p.5 The State is organized under the principles of subsidiarity, local government autonomy, and democratic decentralization of the public service. The government structure is based on the 1976 Constitution, adopted after the 1974 Carnation Revolution. In addition to defining the status of the autonomous regions ( pt, regiões autónomas) Azores and Madeira (Articles 225-234), the Constitution specifically identifies the three tiers of government (Article 235-262): civil parishes (''freguesias''), municipalities (''municípios'') and administrative regions (). In addition, the Portuguese territory was redefined during European integration, under a system of statistical regions and subregions known as Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics. These NUT ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinhal Interior Sul Subregion
Pinhal Interior Sul () is a former subregion in the Centro region of Portugal. It was abolished at the January 2015 NUTS 3 revision. Instituto Nacional de Estatística, 18 March 2015 Its main town was Sertã
Sertã () is a municipality in Castelo Branco District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 15,880, in an area of 446.73 km ...
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1936 Establishments In Portugal
Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King Edward VIII. * January 28 – Britain's King George V state funeral takes place in London and Windsor. He is buried at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle * February 4 – Radium E (bismuth-210) becomes the first radioactive element to be made synthetically. * February 6 – The IV Olympic Winter Games open in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. * February 10– 19 – Second Italo-Ethiopian War: Battle of Amba Aradam – Italian forces gain a decisive tactical victory, effectively neutralizing the army of the Ethiopian Empire. * February 16 – 1936 Spanish general election: The left-wing Popular Front coalition takes a majority. * February 26 – February 26 Incident (二・二六事件, ''Niniroku Jiken''): Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vila Velha De Ródão Municipality
Vila may refer to: People *Vila (surname) Places Andorra * Vila, Andorra, a town in the parish of Encamp Brazil * Vila Bela da Santíssima Trindade, a municipality in the State of Mato Grosso * Vila Boa, Goiás, a municipality in the State of Goiás * Vila Flores, a municipality in Rio Grande do Sul * Vila Flor, a municipality in Rio Grande do Norte * Vila Lângaro, a municipality in Rio Grande do Sul * Vila Maria (district of São Paulo), a municipality in Rio Grande do Sul * Vila Nova do Piauí, a municipality of Piauí * Vila Nova dos Martírios, a municipality of Maranhão * Vila Nova do Sul, a municipality in Rio Grande do Sul * Vila Pavão, a municipality in Espírito Santo * Vila Propício, a municipality in the State of Goiás * Vila Rica, a municipality in the State of Minas Gerais * Vila Valério, a municipality in Espírito Santo * Vila Velha, a municipality in Espírito Santo Estonia * Vila, Estonia, village in the parish of Vihula, country of Lääne-Viru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vila De Rei Municipality
Vila de Rei (; "Royal City") is a municipality in the district of Castelo Branco in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 3,452,Instituto Nacional de Estatística in an area of 191.55 km2.Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país /ref> A small municipality covered with woods, located precisely at the cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sertã Municipality
Sertã () is a municipality in Castelo Branco District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 15,880, in an area of 446.73 km2. The present mayor is José Farinha Nunes, elected by the PSD. The municipal holiday is the June 24. General information Local sports club: Sertanense Futebol Clube (mainly devoted to soccer, playing (2004-2005) the 3rd Division Championship). Local newspaper: A Comarca da Sertã (weekly) Parishes Administratively, the municipality is divided into 10 civil parishes ('' freguesias''): : Notable people * Nuno Álvares Pereira (born 1360 in Cernache de Bonjardim - 1431) a Portuguese general, he became a mystic and was beatified by Pope Benedict XV, in 1918, and canonised by Pope Benedict XVI Pope Benedict XVI ( la, Benedictus XVI; it, Benedetto XVI; german: link=no, Benedikt XVI.; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, , on 16 April 1927) is a retired prelate of the Catholic church who served as the head of the Church and the soverei ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Proença-a-Nova Municipality
Proença-a-Nova () is a municipality in the district of Castelo Branco in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 8,314, in an area of 395.40 km2. The present mayor is João Lobo. The municipal holiday is June 13. Parishes Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes ('' freguesias''): * Montes da Senhora * Proença-a-Nova e Peral * São Pedro do Esteval * Sobreira Formosa e Alvito da Beira ** Figueira History Proença-a-Nova traces its origins to Roman times when it was called Cortiçada in the province of the Lusitani. This is corroborated by archaeological findings and the innumerable Latin names. The name Cortiçada was abandoned in C.XVI in favour of Proença. Cortiçada perhaps related to the abundant production of cork oak (cortiça) or the number of tenement houses (colmeias) that had been of great importance in the region. "The town of Proença, situated nine leagues (35km) north of Crato, and seven (23km) west of Castelo Branco, was ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penamacor Municipality
Penamacor ( or ) is a municipality in the district of Castelo Branco in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5,682, in an area of . The mayor is António Luís Beites Soares. The municipal holiday is Easter Monday. Parishes Administratively, the municipality is divided into 9 civil parishes (''freguesias''): * Aldeia do Bispo, Águas e Aldeia de João Pires * Aranhas * Benquerença * Meimão * Meimoa * Pedrógão de São Pedro e Bemposta * Penamacor * Salvador * Vale da Senhora da Póvoa Notable people * António Nunes Ribeiro Sanches (1699 in Penamacor – 1783 in Paris) a physician, philosopher and encyclopédiste. * Francisco Cunha Leal (1888 in Pedrógão – 1970) politician during the Portuguese First Republic; 84th Prime Minister of Portugal, 1921/1922. * Joaquim Furtado (born 1948 in Penamacor) a journalist, reporter, TV anchor and documentary film director. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinhal Interior Norte Subregion
Pinhal Interior Norte () is a former Portuguese subregion, in Centro Region, Portugal. It was abolished at the January 2015 NUTS 3 revision. Instituto Nacional de Estatística, 18 March 2015 The principal and most populous town is . The only city is |
Coimbra District
Coimbra District ( pt, Distrito de Coimbra, or ) is located in the Centro Region, Portugal. The district capital is the city of Coimbra. Municipalities The district is composed by 17 municipalities: * Arganil * Cantanhede * Coimbra * Condeixa-a-Nova * Figueira da Foz * Góis * Lousã * Mira * Miranda do Corvo * Montemor-o-Velho * Oliveira do Hospital * Pampilhosa da Serra * Penacova * Penela * Soure * Tábua * Vila Nova de Poiares 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 !colspan=2 , 1999 !colspan=2 , 2002 !colspan=2 , 2005 !colspan=2 , 2009 !colspan=2 , 2011 !colspan=2 , 2015 !colspan=2 , 2019 !colspan=2 , 2022 , - , align="left", PS , , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pampilhosa Da Serra Municipality
Pampilhosa da Serra () is a town and a municipality in the Coimbra District, in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 4,481, in an area of 396.46 km². Parishes Administratively, the municipality is divided into 8 civil parishes (''freguesias''): * Cabril * Dornelas do Zêzere * Fajão - Vidual * Janeiro de Baixo * Pampilhosa da Serra * Pessegueiro * Portela do Fojo - Machio * Unhais-o-Velho Notable people * António Fernandes (born 1962 in Pampilhosa da Serra) a chess player, became Grandmaster in 2003 * Tony Carreira António Manuel Mateus Antunes (born 30 December, 1963), known professionally as Tony Carreira, is a Portuguese singer and musician. Born in the small rural locality of Armadouro, Pampilhosa da Serra, he moved to Paris at age 10 with his emigrant ... (born 1963 in Armadouro) a Portuguese musician. References Municipalities of Coimbra District People from Pampilhosa da Serra {{Coimbra-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oleiros Municipality, Portugal
Oleiros () is a municipality in the district of Castelo Branco in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5,721, in an area of 471.09 km2. The present mayor is José Santos Marques, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is the Monday after the 2nd Sunday of August. Economy Built in 2006, a wind farm (Pinhal Interior Wind Farm) operates in Oleiros, comprising a 54 MW power generation capacity. Population Oleiros has a total population of 5,271 in 2011. Parishes Administratively, the municipality is divided into 10 civil parishes ('' freguesias''): * Álvaro * Amieira - Oleiros * Cambas * Estreito - Vilar Barroco * Isna * Madeirã * Mosteiro * Orvalho * Sarnadas de São Simão * Sobral Notable people * Father António de Andrade (1580 – 1634) a Jesuit priest and explorer; a missionary in India, 1600–1634; the first known European to cross the Himalayas and reach Tibet Tibet (; ''Böd''; ) is a region in East Asia, covering much of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
