Paradinha is a former

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...

in the municipality ('' concelho'') of

Moimenta da Beira Moimenta da Beira () is a municipality in the northern part of Portugal, located in the district of Viseu. The population in 2011 was 10,212, in an area of 219.97 km². History Moimenta's history is fairly recent: Alfonso III of Asturias co ...

, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish

Paradinha e Nagosa Paradinha e Nagosa is a civil parish in the municipality of Moimenta da Beira, northern Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Paradinha Paradinha is a former civil parish in the municipality (''concelho'') of Moim ...

. The population in 2011 was 125, in an area of 5.72 km².Eurostat
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History

Paradinha, an ancient settlement emerged from the remnants of the castro of Moreiró. Many notable noblemen passed through this area, including the Infante John (son of

Peter I of Portugal Peter I (Portuguese: ''Pedro I'', ; 8 April 1320 – 18 January 1367), called the Just (''o Justiceiro'') or the Cruel (''o Cruel''), was King of Portugal from 1357 until his death. He was the third but only surviving son of Afonso IV of Portuga ...

and

Inês de Castro Inês de Castro (; in Castilian: Inés; 1325 – 7 January 1355) was a Galician noblewoman and courtier, best known as lover and posthumously-recognized wife of King Peter I of Portugal. The dramatic circumstances of her relationship with Peter ...

), but it was the Morais Sarmento family that influenced the growth of the settlement. Settling in this corner the noble family established several rich estates and concentrated their activities in the region. This auspicious plutocracy helped to establish the first roadways into the area, inaugurated in 1882. In 1859, the central government decided to extinguish the parish of Paradinha and incorporate the lands into Moimenta da Beira. It was the Morais Sarmento clan that protested this decision and forced the government to rethink the decision, allowing the civil parish to exist at the municipal reforms.

References

External links

Paradinha Moimenta da Beira Blogspot
{{Authority control Former parishes of Moimenta da Beira