Laundos or Laúndos is one of the seven civil parishes of

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 ...

, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 2,055,Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE)
Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal in an area of 8.53 km². The name was first documented in 1033 as ''Montis Lanutus'' referring to

São Félix Hill São Félix Hill or Mount São Félix, ''Monte de São Félix'' in Portuguese, is the highest hill in Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal, as measured by the height above sea level of its summit, . São Félix is the north of the two hills east of the city ...

History

Its arid soil didn’t help in developing an appropriate Castro town like in neighbouring Cividade Hill in the parish of

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 ...

despite its rise, but Castro ruins from the 2nd century BC are known, probably a north surveillance post of

Cividade de Terroso Cividade de Terroso was an ancient city of the Castro culture in North-western coast of the Iberian Peninsula, situated near the present bed of the Ave river, in the suburbs of present-day Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal. Located in the heart of the ...

. Ancient Castro culture jewellery were found complete and are important for the jewel history of North-western Iberian Peninsula. This is an ancient parish, existing from time immemorial, as it already existed in the 11th century. During the Middle Ages it was the border of Varzim. In the modern period and until 1836, the parish was part of Barcelos, when it was transferred to Póvoa de Varzim.

Geography

Laundos is located 7.5 km east of downtown Póvoa de Varzim in the extreme point of "Póvoa's league" (Légua da Póvoa). During the Middle Ages, along with Cividade Hill, it is often referenced as the medieval border of Varzim (''subtus mons Lanudos''). It borders

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to the east, Estela, Terroso and the municipality of

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 ...

to the south. The parish is crowned by São Félix Hill (202 m, 663 ft), the peak of Póvoa de Varzim. Despite the modest rise, the expanse of the plain makes this an easy reference point on the horizon. During the Middle Ages, Saint Félix would have lived and meditated in this hill, the legends says, he found the body of

Saint Peter of Rates Peter of Rates ( pt, Pedro de Rates), also known in English as Peter of Braga, is traditionally considered to be the first bishop of Braga between the years AD 45 and 60. Tradition says he was ordered to preach the Christian faith by James th ...

from it. The São Félix Hill, in fact, is the best site to see the municipality of Póvoa de Varzim as a whole and is often used for that.

Localities

Águas Férreas, Machuqueiras, Laúndos, Recreio, Pé do Monte, Senhora da Saúde, Real, Igreja, and Rapijães.

References

{{Authority control Parishes of Póvoa de Varzim