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Mira () is a
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In 1442, the regent Peter, Duke of Coimbra, conceded administrative autonomy to the town of Mira.
Concession of its first
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Towns in Portugal Seaside resorts in Portugal Populated places in Coimbra District Municipalities of Coimbra District {{Coimbra-geo-stub
municipality
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in the central
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Portuguese
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district of Coimbra
Coimbra District ( pt, Distrito de Coimbra, or ) is located in the Centro Region, Portugal. The district capital is the city of Coimbra.
Municipalities
The district is composed by 17 municipalities:
* Arganil
* Cantanhede
* Coimbra
* Condeixa ...
. A coastal municipality, known for its beaches, forests, and agriculture, the population was 12,465 inhabitantsInstituto Nacional de Estatística/ref> in an area of approximately .
History
In 1442, the regent Peter, Duke of Coimbra, conceded administrative autonomy to the town of Mira.
Concession of its first Foral
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(''charter'') occurred almost a century later, during the reign of King D. Manuel I Manuel I may refer to:
*Manuel I Komnenos, Byzantine emperor (1143–1180)
*Manuel I of Trebizond, Emperor of Trebizond (1228–1263)
*Manuel I of Portugal
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. At that time, on 28 August 1514, the king bestowed to Gonçalo Tavares, the first seigneur of Mira, privileges to develop the region.
In 1644, by royal concession, King D. John IV of Portugal
John IV ( pt, João, ; 19 March 1604 – 6 November 1656), nicknamed John the Restorer ( pt, João, o Restaurador), was the King of Portugal whose reign, lasting from 1640 until his death, began the Portuguese restoration of independence from H ...
transfer donatário
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title to the Casa da Rainha referring to the older concession, bestowed further rights to his successor, Manuel de Sousa Tavares (from the 1758 '' Memórias Paroquiais'').
Mira was integrated in to the bishopric and comarca of Coimbra in 1758.
Geography
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (''freguesias
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''):
* Mira
* Praia de Mira
* Seixo
* Carapelhos
Economy
A centre for artisanalfishery
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, and aquaculture
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, Mira's economic activities also rely on agriculture
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, forestry
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and tourism
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.
In 2007, the Galician fishing company Pescanova
Pescanova, S.A. was the main company of a fishing group of companies based in Redondela, Galicia. The Pescanova group operated in 24 countries with approximately 12,400 employees.
In April 2013, the company filed for bankruptcy due to liquidity ...
, headquartered in Redondela
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, Spain
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, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
, announced its intention to build several sea bass
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aquaculture plants in Mira. Pescanova invested about 350 million Euros in the Portuguese aquaculture plant, which was backed by the Portuguese government
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with about 45 million Euros in incentives. The plants incorporate wind farms
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to alleviate the high energy costs, as well as a fish feed
Manufactured feeds are an important part of modern commercial aquaculture, providing the balanced nutrition needed by farmed fish. The feeds, in the form of granules or pellets, provide the nutrition in a stable and concentrated form, enabling th ...
ing plant. The plants were projected to reach a production rate of between 30,000 and 100,000 tonnes per year.
Architecture
Civic
* Building of the Post, Telegraph and Telephones (CTT) of Mira ( pt, Edifício dos Correios, Telégrafos e Telefones, CTT, de Mira) * Fountain of São Bento ( pt, Fonte de São Bento) * Municipal Council and Judicial Courthouse of Mira ( pt, Câmara Municipal e Tribunal Judicial de Mira) * Pillory of Mira ( pt, Pelourinho de Mira) * Subregional Hospital of Mira ( pt, Hospital Subregional de Mira)Religious
* Chapel of Leitões ( pt, Capela de Leitões) * Chapel of Nossa do Carmo ( pt, Capela de Nossa do Carmo) * Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Conceição ( pt, Capela de Nossa Senhora da Conceição) * Chapel of Santa Marinha ( pt, Capela de Santa Marinha) * Chapel of São Sebastião ( pt, Capela de São Sebastião) * Church of São Tomé ( pt, Igreja Paroquial de Mira/Igreja de São Tomé) * Church of Nossa Senhora do Carmo ( pt, Igreja Paroquial de Seixo/Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Carmo) * Hermitage of Santa Maria de Mira ( pt, Ermida Santa Maria de Mira)Notable people
*Isabel Capeloa Gil
Isabel Capeloa Gil (born in Mira, Mira on 22 July 1965) is the 6th Rector of the Catholic University of Portugal (UCP) and President of the International Federation of Catholic Universities. She is a Full Professor of Culture Studies at the Scho ...
(born 1965 in Mira) the 6th Rector of the Catholic University of Portugal
The Catholic University of Portugal (Portuguese: ''Universidade Católica Portuguesa'', pronounced nivɨɾsiˈðad(ɨ) kɐˈtɔlikɐ puɾtuˈɣezɐ, also referred to as Católica or UCP for short, is a concordat university (non-state-run univers ...
References
External links
*Photos from Mira
Towns in Portugal Seaside resorts in Portugal Populated places in Coimbra District Municipalities of Coimbra District {{Coimbra-geo-stub