Paredes de Coura () is a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 9,198, in an area of 138.19 km
2.
The municipality is located in the district of
Viana do Castelo
Viana do Castelo () is a municipality and seat of the district of Viana do Castelo in the Norte Region of Portugal. The population in 2011 was 88,725, in an area of 319.02 km². The urbanized area of the municipality, comprising the city, ...
. The present Mayor is Prof. Vitor Paulo Pereira, 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 ...
. The municipal holiday is August 10.
Parishes
The municipality is composed of 16 parishes:
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Agualonga
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Bico e Cristelo
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Castanheira
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Cossourado e Linhares
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Coura
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Cunha
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Formariz e Ferreira
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Infesta
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Insalde e Porreiras
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Mozelos
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Padornelo
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Parada
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Paredes de Coura e Resende
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Romarigães
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Rubiães
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Vascões
Paredes de Coura Festival
The town is internationally famous for the
Paredes de Coura summer rock festival.
Notable people
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Tomás Rodrigues da Cunha (1598–1638) a Portuguese
lay brother
Lay brother is a largely extinct term referring to religious brothers, particularly in the Catholic Church, who focused upon manual service and secular matters, and were distinguished from choir monks or friars in that they did not pray in choir, ...
in the Order of
Discalced Carmelites
The Discalced Carmelites, known officially as the Order of the Discalced Carmelites of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel ( la, Ordo Fratrum Carmelitarum Discalceatorum Beatae Mariae Virginis de Monte Carmelo) or the Order of Discalced Carme ...
, known as ''
Redemptus of the Cross
Redemptus of the Cross (also Redemptorus), (15 March 1598 – 27 November 1638) was a Portuguese lay brother in the Order of Discalced Carmelites. He was put to death along with other members of a group sent to Aceh by Portuguese authorities.
L ...
''. Beatified in 1900 by
Pope Leo XIII
Pope Leo XIII ( it, Leone XIII; born Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci; 2 March 1810 – 20 July 1903) was the head of the Catholic Church from 20 February 1878 to his death in July 1903. Living until the age of 93, he was the second-old ...
References
External links
Municipality official websiteParedes de Coura Festival
Municipalities of Viana do Castelo District
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