Castelo de Paiva () is a town and a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of the
Aveiro District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 16,733,
[Instituto Nacional de Estatística]
/ref> in an area of 115.01 km2.Penafiel
Penafiel ( or () is a municipality and former bishopric (now a Latin Catholic titular see) in the northern Portuguese district of Porto. Capital of the Tâmega Subregion, the population was 72,265 in 2011, in an area of .
History
The region ...
) 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
The Douro (, , ; es, Duero ; la, Durius) is the highest-flow river of the Iberian Peninsula. It rises near Duruelo de la Sierra in Soria Province, central Spain, meanders south briefly then flows generally west through the north-west part of ...
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
Socialist Party is the name of many different political parties around the world. All of these parties claim to uphold some form of socialism, though they may have very different interpretations of what "socialism" means. Statistically, most of th ...
(PS). His term goes until 2021.
The municipal holiday is 24 June, Saint John's day.
Demographics
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 6 civil parishes (''freguesias
''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 Port ...
''):
* Fornos
* Raiva, Pedorido e Paraíso
* Real
* Santa Maria de Sardoura
* São Martinho de Sardoura
* Sobrado e Bairros
Points of interest
* Câmara Municipal (Municipal Palace)
* Largo do Conde (Cont's Square)
* Douro River
* Passadiços do Paiva (Paiva Walkways)
* Paiva River
The Paiva River () is a river that rises in the Sierra de Leomil, more specifically in the parish of Pêra Velha, Aldeia de Nacomba e Ariz - belonging to the municipality of Moimenta da Beira - and flows into the Douro, in Castelo de Paiva, flowi ...
The Legend of Saint Anthony in Castelo de Paiva
Researchers, archeologists and journalists have found documents that proves the connection between Saint Anthony of Padua
Anthony of Padua ( it, Antonio di Padova) or Anthony of Lisbon ( pt, António/Antônio de Lisboa; born Fernando Martins de Bulhões; 15 August 1195 – 13 June 1231) was a Portuguese Catholic priest and friar of the Franciscan Order. He was bor ...
and Castelo de Paiva. His parents, Martim de Bulhões, and D. Teresa Taveira were born in this council.
Other notable people
* José Nunes (born 1977) a Portuguese former footballer with 501 club caps
* Pedro Filipe Soares (born 1979) a Portuguese mathematician and politician
* Sérgio Fernando da Silva Rodrigues (born 1985) known as ''Serginho'', is a Portuguese footballer with over 300 club caps
* Marco Pereira (born 1987) known as ''Marco'', a Portuguese footballer with over 330 club caps
References
External links
Town Hall official websiteBBC News story: Portugal bridge collapse 'kills 70'
Municipalities of Aveiro District
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