Moninhas is a neighbourhood of the
Portuguese city 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 ...
. Located in the south of Barreiros/Moninhas district, Moninhas is where the weekly fair of the city is located.
The most ancient reference to Moninhas appears in 1586, as ''Agra de Moninhas'' of
Giesteira
Giesteira or Bairro de Belém is a neighbourhood of the Portuguese city of Póvoa de Varzim. It is one of the six traditional neighbourhoods of the city, and one of the eleven city districts. Giesteira is located northeast of the Póvoa de Varzim ...
, in Póvoa's border. In the place, some ancient farming families existed, but the settlement of the neighbourhood seems to have occurred after the 16th century.
{{Póvoa de Varzim districts
Neighbourhoods of Póvoa de Varzim