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Labruja
Labruja is a civil parish ( pt, freguesia) in the municipality of Ponte de Lima in northern Portugal. The population in 2011 was 439,Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE) Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal in an area of 14.56 km². History 
The name ''Labruja'' came from the Portuguese word ''laboriosa'', after the name of the mountain range where it is located; ''laboriosa'' means ''laborious'' in English.
The ancient settlement dates back to the primor ...
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Labruja is a civil parish ( pt, freguesia) in the municipality of Ponte de Lima in northern Portugal. The population in 2011 was 439,Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE) Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal in an area of 14.56 km². History
The name ''Labruja'' came from the Portuguese word ''laboriosa'', after the name of the mountain range where it is located; ''laboriosa'' means ''laborious'' in English.
The ancient settlement dates back to the primor ...
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Ponte De Lima Municipality
Ponte de Lima () is the oldest ''vila'' (chartered town, head of a municipality) in Portugal. It is part of the district of Viana do Castelo. The population in 2011 was 43,498, in an area of 320.25 km2. The town proper has about 2,800 inhabitants. It is named after the long medieval bridge (''ponte'') that passes over the Lima river that runs next to the town. The current Mayor is Victor Mendes, elected by the People's Party (CDS–PP). It is one of the six municipalities in Portugal administered by this party. The municipal holiday is 20 September. General information Ponte de Lima is located on the southern bank of the Lima, a small river with sources in Spain. One of the oldest towns in Portugal (founded on 4 March 1125), it was historically significant as a Roman settlement on the road from Braga to Santiago de Compostela and Lugo, and the first place in Portugal getting a municipal charter. Every second Monday, it holds one of the largest country markets in Portu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponte De Lima
Ponte de Lima () is the oldest ''vila'' (chartered town, head of a municipality) in Portugal. It is part of the district of Viana do Castelo. The population in 2011 was 43,498, in an area of 320.25 km2. The town proper has about 2,800 inhabitants. It is named after the long medieval bridge (''ponte'') that passes over the Lima river that runs next to the town. The current Mayor is Victor Mendes, elected by the People's Party (CDS–PP). It is one of the six municipalities in Portugal administered by this party. The municipal holiday is 20 September. General information Ponte de Lima is located on the southern bank of the Lima, a small river with sources in Spain. One of the oldest towns in Portugal (founded on 4 March 1125), it was historically significant as a Roman settlement on the road from Braga to Santiago de Compostela and Lugo, and the first place in Portugal getting a municipal charter. Every second Monday, it holds one of the largest country markets in Portu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portuguese Real
The ''real'' (, meaning "royal", plural: ''réis'' or rchaic''reais'') was the unit of currency of Portugal and the Portuguese Empire from around 1430 until 1911. It replaced the '' dinheiro'' at the rate of 1 real = 840 dinheiros and was itself replaced by the ''escudo'' (as a result of the Republican revolution of 1910) at a rate of 1 escudo = 1000 réis. The ''escudo'' was further replaced by the euro at a rate of 1 euro = 200.482 ''escudos'' in 2002. History The first ''real'' was introduced by King Fernando I around 1380.Numária nacional Tesouros Numismáticos Portugueses It was a silver coin and had a value of 120 '' dinheiros'' (10 ''soldos'' or ''libra''). In the reign of [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cunha (Paredes De Coura)
Cunha is a civil parish in the municipality of Paredes de Coura Paredes de Coura () is a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 9,198, in an area of 138.19 km2. The municipality is located in the district of Viana do Castelo. The present Mayor is Prof. Vitor Paulo Pereira, elected by the Soc ..., Portugal. The population in 2011 was 529, in an area of 9.98 km2. References Freguesias of Paredes de Coura {{VianadoCastelo-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romarigães (Paredes De Coura)
Romarigães is a civil parish in the municipality of Paredes de Coura Paredes de Coura () is a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 9,198, in an area of 138.19 km2. The municipality is located in the district of Viana do Castelo. The present Mayor is Prof. Vitor Paulo Pereira, elected by the Soc ..., Portugal. The population in 2011 was 246, in an area of 7.13 km². Sites of interest *Casa Grande de Romarigães *Castro do Coto de Ouro References {{DEFAULTSORT:Romarigaes Freguesias of Paredes de Coura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paredes De Coura Municipality
Paredes de Coura () is a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 9,198, in an area of 138.19 km2. The municipality is located in the district of Viana do Castelo. The present Mayor is Prof. Vitor Paulo Pereira, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is August 10. Parishes The municipality is composed of 16 parishes: * Agualonga * Bico e Cristelo * Castanheira * Cossourado e Linhares * Coura * Cunha * Formariz e Ferreira * Infesta * Insalde e Porreiras * Mozelos * Padornelo * Parada * Paredes de Coura e Resende * Romarigães * Rubiães * Vascões Paredes de Coura Festival The town is internationally famous for the Paredes de Coura summer rock festival. Notable people * Tomás Rodrigues da Cunha (1598–1638) a Portuguese lay brother in the Order of Discalced Carmelites, known as ''Redemptus of the Cross''. Beatified in 1900 by Pope Leo XIII Pope Leo XIII ( it, Leone XIII; born Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci; 2 M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arcozelo (Ponte De Lima)
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Arcozelo may refer to the following places in Portugal: *Arcozelo (Barcelos), a parish in the municipality of Barcelos * Arcozelo (Gouveia), a parish in the municipality of Gouveia *Arcozelo (Ponte de Lima), a parish in the municipality of Ponte de Lima *Arcozelo (Vila Nova de Gaia), a parish in the municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia * Arcozelo (Vila Verde), a parish in Vila Verde Municipality See also * Arcozelos, a parish in the municipality of Moimenta da Beira Moimenta da Beira () is a municipality in the northern part of Portugal, located in the district of Viseu. The population in 2011 was 10,212, in an area of 219.97 km². History Moimenta's history is fairly recent: Alfonso III of Asturias co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norte Region, Portugal
The North Region ( pt, Região do Norte ) or Northern Portugal is the most populous region in Portugal, ahead of Lisbon Region, Lisbon, and the third most extensive by area. The region has 3,576,205 inhabitants according to the 2017 census, and its area is with a density of 173 inhabitants per square kilometre. It is one of five Regions of Portugal, regions of Mainland Portugal (Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics, NUTS II subdivisions). Its main population center is the urban area of Porto, with about one million inhabitants; it includes a larger political metropolitan region with 1.8 million, and an urban-metropolitan agglomeration with 2.99 million inhabitants, including Porto and neighboring cities, such as Braga, Guimarães and Póvoa de Varzim. The Commission of Regional Coordination of the North (CCDR-N) is the agency that coordinates environmental policies, land-use planning, cities and the overall development of this region, supporting local governments and ass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rendufe (Ponte De Lima)
Rendufe is a parish in Amares Municipality in the Braga District The district of Braga ( pt, Distrito de Braga ) is a district in the northwest of Portugal. The district capital is the city of Braga, and it is bordered by the district of Viana do Castelo in the north, Vila Real in the east, Spain ( Galicia) ... in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 1,124, in an area of 3.06 km². References Freguesias of Amares {{Braga-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foral
200px, Foral of Castro Verde - Portugal The word ''foral'' ({{IPA-pt, fuˈɾaɫ, eu, plural: ''forais'') is a noun derived from the Portuguese word ''foro'', ultimately from Latin ''forum'', equivalent to Spanish ''fuero'', Galician ''foro'', Catalan ''fur'' and Basque '' foru''. The ''Carta de Foral'', or simply ''Foral'', was a royal document in Portugal and its former empire, whose purpose was to establish a ''concelho'' (Council) and regulate its administration, borders and privileges. A newly founded town would also need the king's approval through a ''Foral'', in order to be considered one. In this case, the town's administration and privileges would be defined in that document. ''Forais'' were granted between the 12th and the 16th centuries. The ''Foral'' was the basis for municipal foundation, thus the most important event of a city or town's history. It was critical to a successful land settling and an increase in crop yields, by giving more freedom and dignity, via a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
