Santo Tirso parish 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 of

Santo Tirso Santo Tirso () is a city and municipality located in the north of Porto Metropolitan Area, 25 km from central Porto, Portugal. In the region, the Ave Valley, there is a large center of textile industry. The population in 2011 was 71,530, in ...

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

Santo Tirso, Couto (Santa Cristina e São Miguel) e Burgães Santo Tirso, Couto (Santa Cristina e São Miguel) e Burgães is a civil parish in the municipality of Santo Tirso, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Santo Tirso Santo Tirso () is a city and municipality located ...

. It was the most populous parish in the city of Santo Tirso. It is an international

textile Textile is an umbrella term that includes various fiber-based materials, including fibers, yarns, filaments, threads, different fabric types, etc. At first, the word "textiles" only referred to woven fabrics. However, weaving is not the ...

center.

References

External links

Associação Humanitária B.V. Tirsenses (Amarelos)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Santo Tirso Parish Former parishes of Santo Tirso