Vizela () is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in the

Braga District The district of Braga ( pt, Distrito de Braga ) is a district in the northwest of Portugal. The district capital is the city of Braga, and it is bordered by the district of Viana do Castelo in the north, Vila Real in the east, Spain ( Galicia) ...

in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 23,736,Instituto Nacional de Estatística
/ref> in an area of 24.70 km².Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país
/ref> The present mayor is Vitor Hugo Salgado, elected as an independent. The municipal holiday is March 19.

History

In August 2000, an outbreak of Legionaires' disease occurred in Vizela. A total of 11 persons infected with Legionnaires' disease, all of them inhabitants of Vizela, were admitted to the

Guimarães Guimarães () is a city and municipality located in northern Portugal, in the district of Braga. Its historic town centre has been listed as a UNESCWorld Heritage Sitesince 2001, in recognition for being an "exceptionally well-preserved and a ...

Hospital. There were no fatalities. All infectees had been in the main square of Vizela in the night of August 11–12, 2000, where the annual festivities of the municipality were being held. Investigators traced the source of the outbreak to a decorative fountain located in the square.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 5 civil parishes (''

freguesias ''Freguesia'' (), usually translated as "parish" or "civil parish", is the third-level administrative subdivision of Portugal, as defined by the 1976 Constitution. It is also the designation for local government jurisdictions in the former Port ...

''): * Caldas de Vizela (São Miguel e São João) * Infias * Santa Eulália * Santo Adrião de Vizela * Tagilde e Vizela (São Paio)

Sport

*Minigolf: Vizela has a miniature golf club association called Vizelgolfe equipped with two courses. In 2016 Vizela hosted the Minigolf European Championship and the Nations cu
(Vizela Open 16)
Vizelgolfe is a member of the Portuguese Minigolf Association. *Football: Futebol Clube de Vizela is a professional football club based in the city.

Notable people

* Gundisalvus of Amarante (1187–1259) a Catholic priest and a professed member from the

Dominican Order The Order of Preachers ( la, Ordo Praedicatorum) abbreviated OP, also known as the Dominicans, is a Catholic mendicant order of Pontifical Right for men founded in Toulouse, France, by the Spanish priest, saint and mystic Dominic of Cal ...

of Preachers. * João Pedro (born 1989) a former footballer with 195 club caps for

F.C. Vizela Futebol Clube de Vizela is a Portuguese football club based in Vizela, Braga District. Founded in 1939, it currently plays in the Liga Portugal Bwin, holding home games at the Estádio do Futebol Clube de Vizela, with a capacity for 6,100 spect ...

. * Carla Salomé Rocha (born 1990) a long-distance runner.

References

External links

Municipality official website
Towns in Portugal Municipalities of Braga District {{Braga-geo-stub