Fornos De Fundição

	Fornos De Fundição Fornos may refer to the following places in Portugal: * Fornos (Castelo de Paiva), a civil parish in the municipality of Castelo de Paiva * Fornos (Freixo de Espada à Cinta), a civil parish in the municipality of Freixo de Espada à Cinta * Fornos (Marco de Canaveses), a civil parish in the municipality of Marco de Canaveses * Fornos (Santa Maria da Feira), a civil parish in the municipality of Santa Maria da Feira * Fornos de Algodres, a municipality in the district of Guarda * Fornos de Algodres (parish), a civil parish in the municipality of Fornos de Algodres * Fornos de Maceira Dão, a civil parish in the municipality of Mangualde * Fornos do Pinhal, a civil parish in the municipality of Valpaços Valpaços () is a municipality in northern Portugal. The population in 2011 was 16,882, in an area of 548.74 km2. History The first documents that cite Valpaços date back to the 12th century. Its toponymy evolved from pre-national settlem ... {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Castelo De Paiva Castelo de Paiva () is a town and a municipality of the Aveiro District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 16,733, in an area of 115.01 km2. On 4 March 2001 at 9 pm, a 116-year-old metal bridge linking the parish/council of Sobrado (a.k.a. Castelo de Paiva) and Entre-os-Rios (a bridge connecting Castelo de Paiva to Penafiel) collapsed, killing 59 people, including those in a bus from the Asadouro company and three cars that were attempting to get to the other side of the Douro river. The Hintze Ribeiro Bridge disaster prompted accusations of government negligence, and the Public Works minister Jorge Coelho resigned shortly after the disaster. There is a monument near the bridge in honour of the people who died, known as the "Anjo de Portugal" (The Angel of Portugal). The Mayor is Gonçalo Rocha, elected by the Socialist Party (PS). His term goes until 2021. The municipal holiday is 24 June, Saint John's day. Demographics Parishes Administratively, the municipalit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Fornos (Freixo De Espada à Cinta) Fornos () is a former civil parish in the municipality of Freixo de Espada à Cinta, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Lagoaça e Fornos. It is located 17 kilometres south of the municipal seat, in the northeast of Portugal. In 2001 its population was less than 418 inhabitants, in an area of 28.67 km² bordering the Spanish border along the Douro River. History Early references to the parish refer to the existence of ancient kilns used in the production of ceramic pottery.António Pimenta de Castro (2002) The land was probably inhabited before record-keeping was begun, and is substantiated by the discovery of a granite-sculpted pig (likely a wild boar) that was discovered by abbot Tavares in Escouradal. This was during a period when an ecclesiastical vicarage under the authority of the archpriest ''ad nutum'' from the religious college in Freixo de Espada à Cinta governed the lands in this region. In 1644, during the Portuguese Restoration War, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Marco De Canaveses Marco de Canaveses () is a city and municipality on Porto district, in northern Portugal. The population in 2011 was 53,450, in an area of 201.89 km². The city itself had a population of 9,042 in 2001. Geography The city of Marco Canaveses is strongly influenced by its topography, with mainly areas at altitudes between 200 and 600 meters, reaching the highest levels in Aboboreira and Montedeiras Mountains. The highest point of the county is situated at an altitude of 962 meters, in Aboboreira Mountain, which is shared by the municipalities of Marco de Canaveses, Amarante and Baião. In Montedeiras Mountain is reached a peak of 640 meters. To the north it lies the Marão Mountain, in the municipality of Amarante. The region is also traversed by two of the most important Portuguese rivers, the Douro river and Tâmega river. The Douro, reaching from "Trás-os-Montes" region (interior north of Portugal), east to west course, limits the county to the south, separating it fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Fornos (Santa Maria Da Feira) Fornos is a Portuguese parish, located in the municipality of Santa Maria da Feira Santa Maria da Feira () is a city and a municipality in Aveiro District in Portugal, 23 km from central Porto. The population in 2011 was 139,309,Eurostat References Freguesias of Santa Maria da Feira {{Aveiro-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Santa Maria Da Feira Municipality Santa Maria da Feira () is a city and a municipality in Aveiro District in Portugal, 23 km from central Porto. The population in 2011 was 139,309,Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE) Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal in an area of 215.88 km². History Santa Maria is located in area that allowed it to be a crossroads of various peoples. Ancient Roman roadways connected Porto, Viseu, Lisbon and Braga and intersected the region, and was used until the 19th century. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Guarda (district) The district of Guarda ( pt, Distrito de Guarda ) is located in the Centro Region of Portugal, except Vila Nova de Foz Côa, which is in the Norte Region. The district capital and most populous city is Guarda. Municipalities The district contains 14 municipalities: * Aguiar da Beira * Almeida * Celorico da Beira * Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo * Fornos de Algodres * Gouveia * Guarda * Manteigas * Mêda * Pinhel * Sabugal * Seia * Trancoso * Vila Nova de Foz Côa Cities The following seat of municipalities have city (cidade)status: Gouveia, Guarda, Meda, Pinhel, Sabugal, Trancoso. Subregions Included within the District of Guarda Beira Interior Norte, Serra da Estrela, Douro and Dão-Lafões. Geography The main mountain ranges are the Serra da Estrela and Serra da Marofa. The main rivers are the Mondego, Côa, and Douro. Main Monuments/Castles * Guarda Sé/ Cathedral of Guarda. Castles:(Castelos de) Pinhel, Sabugal, Sortelha, Marialva, Celorico, Rodrigo, Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Fornos De Algodres Fornos may refer to the following places in Portugal: * Fornos (Castelo de Paiva), a civil parish in the municipality of Castelo de Paiva * Fornos (Freixo de Espada à Cinta), a civil parish in the municipality of Freixo de Espada à Cinta * Fornos (Marco de Canaveses), a civil parish in the municipality of Marco de Canaveses * Fornos (Santa Maria da Feira), a civil parish in the municipality of Santa Maria da Feira * Fornos de Algodres, a municipality in the district of Guarda * Fornos de Algodres (parish), a civil parish in the municipality of Fornos de Algodres * Fornos de Maceira Dão, a civil parish in the municipality of Mangualde * Fornos do Pinhal, a civil parish in the municipality of Valpaços Valpaços () is a municipality in northern Portugal. The population in 2011 was 16,882, in an area of 548.74 km2. History The first documents that cite Valpaços date back to the 12th century. Its toponymy evolved from pre-national settlem ... {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mangualde Mangualde () is a municipality in the subregion of Dão-Lafões (historical Beira Interior), central region of Portugal. The population in 2011 was 19,880, in an area of 219.26 km2. History The region of Mangualde has been a crossroads of many peoples: Viriathus's warriors, transhumance shepherds, Romans, Moors and Christian conquerors, including soldiers from Castile or France, or even pilgrims. Mangualde was an important outpost in the textile trade from Covilhã, Seia and Gouveia. Its location, on the frontier with the Serra da Estrela and marginalized by its geography to north, was nonetheless a channel of pre-historic cultures associated with the dolmens that are found through the region. The mount of Nossa Senhora do Castelo, is one such example of the pre-Romanic castros that were used by the early settlers, then reappropriated by the Roman soldiers as forts. The Romans, attracted by the riches of the Iberian Peninsula (primarily minerals), began to progressively occu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

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