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Cerejais (Alfândega Da Fé)
Cerejais is a ''freguesia'' ("civil parish") in the municipality of Alfândega da Fé, in continental Portugal. The population in 2011 was 202, in an area of 17.00 km2. History A settlement in the area of Cerejais dates back to the 9th century. The origin of its name is also remotely associated with the ''Ceresales'', ''Cersares'' and ''Cersales'', a zone historically known for the cultivation of cherries and cherry orchards. In 1706, from the writings of Father Carvalho da Costa, the settlement had about 70 homes.João Baptista Vilares (1926) Later (1758), in the '' Memórias Paroquiais'', the clergy in the settlement are represented by the rector of Alfândega da Fé, receiving annual 8$000 reis stipend. By 1759, the lands of Cerejais were owned by the estate of the Marquis of Távora; that year, the Marquess' lands and property were confiscated by the state, stemming from the events of the Távora affair. In 1855, until that year, the parish pertained to the municipali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norte Region, Portugal
The North Region ( ) or Northern Portugal is the most populous region in Portugal, ahead of Lisbon, and the third most extensive by area. The region has 3,576,205 inhabitants according to the 2017 census, and its area is with a density of 173 inhabitants per square kilometre. It is one of five regions of Mainland Portugal ( NUTS II subdivisions). Its main population center is the urban area of Porto, with about one million inhabitants; it includes a larger political metropolitan region with 1.8 million, and an urban-metropolitan agglomeration with 2.99 million inhabitants, including Porto and neighboring cities, such as Braga, Guimarães and Póvoa de Varzim. The Commission of Regional Coordination of the North (CCDR-N) is the agency that coordinates environmental policies, land-use planning, cities and the overall development of this region, supporting local governments and associations. Northern Portugal is a culturally varied region. It is a land of dense vegetation and prof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folar
Folar or folar de Páscoa is a traditional Portuguese bread served at Easter. The recipe varies from region to region and it may be sweet or savory. During Easter festivities, godchildren usually bring a bouquet of violets to their godmother on Palm Sunday and this, on Easter Sunday, offers him a folar. Folar is sometimes served with a boiled egg, that symbolically represents rebirth and the Resurrection. Folar de Chaves, popular in the north-eastern Portuguese regions of Chaves and Valpaços, is stuffed with pork, ham, salpicão and linguiça. There are also sweet folars like the folar from Olhão, that consists of seven layers with melted sugar and cinnamon, and the more common folar with anise and cinnamon. See also *Šoldra, Silesian Easter bread stuffed with meat *Easter foods The holiday of Easter is associated with various Easter customs and foodways (food traditions that vary regionally). Preparing, coloring, and decorating Easter eggs is one such popular tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parada (Alfândega Da Fé)
Parada may refer to: Places Portugal * Parada (Alfândega da Fé), a civil parish in the municipality of Alfândega da Fé * Parada (Almeida), a civil parish in the municipality of Almeida * Parada (Arcos de Valdevez), a civil parish in the municipality of Arcos de Valdevez * Parada (Bragança), a civil parish in the municipality of Bragança * Parada (Carregal do Sal), a civil parish in the municipality of Carregal do Sal * Parada (Monção), a civil parish in the municipality of Monção * Parada (Paredes de Coura), a civil parish in the municipality of Paredes de Coura * Parada (Vila do Conde), a civil parish in the municipality of Vila do Conde * Parada de Cima, a hamlet in the civil parish of Fonte de Angeão, municipality of Vagos People * Antônio Parada Neto (1939–2018), Brazilian footballer * Esther Parada (1938–2005), American photographer Other * Parada (Kuršumlija) Parada is a village in the municipality of Kuršumlija, Serbia , image_flag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sendim Da Ribeira (Alfândega Da Fé)
Sendim e Atenor (mirandese: ''Sendin i Atanor'') is a civil parish in the municipality of Miranda do Douro, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Sendim and Atenor. The population in 2011 was 1,487,Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE) Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal in an area of 58.93 km2.Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país /ref> Sendim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfândega Da Fé (parish)
Alfândega da Fé (), officially the Town of Alfândega da Fé (), is a municipality in northeast Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5,104,Instituto Nacional de Estatística in an area of 321.95 km2. History Early archaeological sites, such as Castro hill fort-settlements, can be found scattered throughout the municipality. The municipality has an origin that comes from mixed influences and |
Sabor River
Sabor River, ''Rio Sabor'' in Portuguese, is a river that rises in Spain and enters Portugal in the Natural Park of Montesinho, in the northeast of the country. It is a tributary of the right bank of the Douro River, passing near the city of Bragança from where it receives the waterbody of the River Fervença, going to empty close to the Torre de Moncorvo downstream of the Pocinho Dam, in the village of Foz do Sabor. The Sabor River basin is a large basin (3170 km2) located in the northeast of Portugal and used mostly for agroforestry Agroforestry (also known as agro-sylviculture or forest farming) is a land use management system that integrates trees with crops or pasture. It combines agricultural and forestry technologies. As a polyculture system, an agroforestry system c ...,Hydrologic and Water Allocation Model to Assess Water Availability in the Sabor River Basin (Portugal), July 2019 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16(13):2419, DO ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torre De Moncorvo
Torre de Moncorvo (), officially the Town of Torre de Moncorvo (), is a municipality in the district of Bragança in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 8,572, in an area of 531.56 km2. The present mayor is Nuno Gonçalves, elected by the PSD. Torre de Moncorvo is also a well-developed and promising mining area. Iron ore is mined at the Mua Mine by Aethel Partners. The municipal holiday is March 19. In early November, the directorate-general for energy and geology (DGEG) authorised Aethel to control the Torre de Moncorvo iron mine, a company that hopes to put Portugal in a leading position in European mining Parishes Administratively, the municipality is divided into 13 civil parishes ('' freguesia (Portugal), freguesias''): * Açoreira * Adeganha e Cardanha * Cabeça Boa * Carviçais * Castedo * Felgar e Souto da Velha * Felgueiras e Maçores * Horta da Vilariça * Larinho * Lousa * Mós * Torre de Moncorvo * Urrós e Peredo dos Castelhanos Famous people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Távora Affair
The Távoras affair () was a political scandal of the 18th century Portugal, Portuguese court. The events triggered by the attempted assassination of King Joseph I of Portugal in 1758 ended with the public execution of the entire Távora family, their closest relatives and some servants in 1759. Some historians interpret the incident as an attempt by prime minister Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo (later Marquis of Pombal) to curb the growing powers of the old aristocratic families. Even today, historians doubt whether the Távoras were actually involved in the plot or whether they were the victims of a coup set up by the Prime Minister. Queen Maria I of Portugal, Maria I, after removing Pombal, rehabilitated the name of the Távora family in 1781, following a review of the trial. Prelude In the aftermath of the 1755 Lisbon earthquake, Lisbon earthquake on 1 November 1755, which destroyed the royal palace, King Josep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terras De Trás-os-Montes
The Comunidade Intermunicipal das Terras de Trás-os-Montes (; Mirandese: ''Tierras de Trás ls Montes''; English: ''Lands of Trás-os-Montes'') is an administrative division in northeastern Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it share .... Since January 2015, Terras de Trás-os-Montes is also a NUTS3 subregion of Norte Region, that covers the same area as the intermunicipal community. The seat of the intermunicipal community is Bragança. Terras de Trás-os-Montes comprises a large part of the district of [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |