Old Saint James Parish Church. Currently with manneirist style (16th century), it is of Medieval Romanesque origin. Amorim is a suburban area in

Póvoa de Varzim Póvoa de Varzim (, ) is a Portuguese city in Northern Portugal and sub-region of Greater Porto, from its city centre. It sits in a sandy coastal plain, a cuspate foreland, halfway between the Minho and Douro rivers. In 2001, there were 63,470 ...

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. It is an ancient ecclesiastical parish and former civil parish. It is bordered by Aver-o-Mar to the west and by

Terroso Terroso is a suburban area in Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal. It is a former civil parish currently located in União das Freguesias de Aver-o-Mar, Amorim e Terroso. It is an ancient ecclesiastical parish and former civil parish located in Póvoa ...

to the east. In the census of 2001, it had a population of 2,856 inhabitants and a total area of 5.65 km². In 2013, it was amalgamated in the civil parish known as

União das Freguesias de Aver-o-Mar, Amorim e Terroso União das Freguesias de Aver-o-Mar, Amorim e Terroso is the north side region of the Portuguese city of Póvoa de Varzim and one of the seven civil parishes of Póvoa de Varzim. The administrative parish evolved from the amalgamation of the forme ...

. Amorim is derived from Latin, and means ''dating/love or couples place''. The Portuguese surnames ''Amorim'' and ''Morim'' can be traced to this parish. It is popular in the city for its bread, characteristically eaten at high temperatures just after being made – the ''Broa de Amorim''.

History

The parish is known to exist from, at least, the 11th century onward. The name of the parish ''Santiago de Amorim'' first appeared in 1033. Amorim belonged to Barcelos until 1836 when it was transferred to

Vila do Conde Vila do Conde (, ; "the Count's Town") is a municipality in the Norte Region of Portugal. The population in 2011 was 79,533, in an area of 149.03 km². The urbanized area of Vila do Conde, which includes the parishes of Vila do Conde, Azurar ...

. Póvoa de Varzim and Vila do Conde made parish transfers in 1853, and Amorim was made part of Póvoa de Varzim since then. In 1922, the locality of

A Ver-o-Mar 230px, The rocky Quião Beach, near Cape Santo André, is a notable beach habitat.">Cape_Santo_André.html" ;"title="Quião Beach, near Cape Santo André">Quião Beach, near Cape Santo André, is a notable beach habitat. A Ver-o-Mar, Aver-o-Mar o ...

became an independent parish.

Geography

Amorim is located just east of the city of Póvoa de Varzim; and borders

Navais Navais is a parish and former civil parish in Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal. In the census of 2001, it had a population of 1,683 inhabitants and a total area of 4.23 km². A 2013 law amalgamated it into the new União das Freguesias de Aguçadour ...

to the north,

to the northwest,

Beiriz Beiriz is a suburban area in Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal. It is an ancient ecclesiastical parish and former civil parish. In the census of 2001, it had a population of 3,229 inhabitants and a total area of 4.31 km2. A 2012 law merged the paris ...

to the southeast and Aver-o-Mar to the west.

Localities

City districts

Amorim, despite being continuous to the city, only a section of it is considered part of the city: *

Parque da Cidade 230px, View from the city park Parque da Cidade is a district of the Portuguese city of Póvoa de Varzim. It literally means City Park, as it is where the city's park is located and occupies most of the land area. This part of the city is set in fo ...

(eastern part) * Barreiros, Póvoa de Varzim (eastern part)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Amorim, Povoa de Varzim Former civil parishes of Póvoa de Varzim