Figueira De Castelo Rodrigo
Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo () is a municipality in the District of Guarda (district), Guarda in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5,150, in an area of 508.57 km2. Located in the Riba Coa (near the River Coa), just like other municipalities around Riba Coa, such as Almeida, Meda, Pinhel and Sabugal. Known for its Castle of Castelo Rodrigo, castle which is a listed Monuments of Portugal#National monuments, National monument, as well as pine-wood forests and rolling hills. The municipality borders the frontier with Spain, formed by the Águeda River, a tributary of the Douro, which it joins at Barca D'Alva, approximately 18 km north of Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo town. The present Mayor is Carlos Condesso, elected by the Social Democratic Party (Portugal), Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is July 7. Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo figures in José Saramago's 2008 novel ''The Elephant's Journey''. Climate Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo has a Mediterranean climate ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Figueira De Castelo Rodrigo Municipal Chamber
The Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo Municipal Chamber () is the administrative authority in the municipality of Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo. It has 10 freguesias in its area of jurisdiction and is based in the town of Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo, on the Guarda District. These freguesias are: Algodres, Vale de Alfonsinho e Vilar de Amargo, Algodres, Vale de Afonsinho e Vilar de Amargo; Almofala e Escarigo; Castelo Rodrigo (parish), Castelo Rodrigo; Cinco Vilas e Reigada; Colmeal e Vilar Torpim; Escalhão; Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo (parish), Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo; Freixeda do Torrão, Quintã de Pêro Martins e Penha de Águia; Mata de Lobos and Vermiosa. The Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo City Council is made up of 5 councillors, representing, currently, two different political forces. The first candidate on the list with the most votes in a municipal election or, in the event of a vacancy, the next candidate on the list, takes office as President of the Municipal Chamber. Lis ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Elephant's Journey
''The Elephant's Journey'' () is a novel by Nobel Prize-winning author José Saramago. It was first published in 2008 with an English translation in 2010. Plot In 1551, King João III of Portugal gave Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor">Archduke Maximilian an unusual wedding present: an elephant named Solomon or Suleiman (elephant)">Suleiman. This elephant's journey from Lisbon to Vienna was witnessed and remarked upon by scholars, historians, and ordinary people. Out of this material, José Saramago has spun a novel already heralded as "a triumph of language, imagination, and humor" (El País). Solomon and his keeper, Subhro, begin in dismal conditions, forgotten in a corner of the palace grounds. When it occurs to the king and queen that an elephant would be an appropriate wedding gift, everyone rushes to get them ready: Subhro is given two new suits of clothes and Solomon a long overdue scrub. They cross the border into Spain at Castelo Rodrigo and meet the Archduke at V ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Figueira De Castelo Rodrigo
Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo () is a municipality in the District of Guarda (district), Guarda in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5,150, in an area of 508.57 km2. Located in the Riba Coa (near the River Coa), just like other municipalities around Riba Coa, such as Almeida, Meda, Pinhel and Sabugal. Known for its Castle of Castelo Rodrigo, castle which is a listed Monuments of Portugal#National monuments, National monument, as well as pine-wood forests and rolling hills. The municipality borders the frontier with Spain, formed by the Águeda River, a tributary of the Douro, which it joins at Barca D'Alva, approximately 18 km north of Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo town. The present Mayor is Carlos Condesso, elected by the Social Democratic Party (Portugal), Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is July 7. Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo figures in José Saramago's 2008 novel ''The Elephant's Journey''. Climate Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo has a Mediterranean climate ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Castelo Rodrigo Castle
The Castle of Castelo Rodrigo () is a medieval Castles in Portugal, castle in the Freguesia (Portugal), civil parish of Castelo Rodrigo (parish), Castelo Rodrigo in the Concelho, municipality of Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo, district of Guarda District, Guarda in Portugal. History It is believed that the castle was founded in the 6th century based on legends. After the village was conquered by Alfonso IX of León in the late 11th/early 12th century, he ordered to build the castle and reinforce the defensive line. The name of the village, as well as the castle comes from the name of the Count Rodrigo Gonzalez de Girón who was responsible for the defense of the castle. The Castelo Rodrigo was incorporated into the Kingdom of Portugal in 1297 with the Treaty of Alcañices (1297), Treaty of Alcañices between Denis of Portugal, King Denis of Portugal and King Ferdinand IV of Castile, Fernando IV of Castile. The fortress and walled fence were rebuilt, and 13 Turret (architecture), t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Castelo Rodrigo IPR
Castelo Rodrigo () is a Portuguese wine region centered on the town of Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo in the wider Beiras wine region south of the Douro river. Castelo Rodrigo was initially a separate '' Indicação de Proveniencia Regulamentada'' (IPR) region, but in 2005, it became one of three subregions of the Beira Interior DOC, which has the higher ''Denominação de Origem Controlada'' (DOC) status. Its name may still be indicated together with that of Beira Interior, as Beira Interior-Castelo Rodrigo. (reflects situation as of July 31, 2009) Located along the border with Spain, this warm climate region i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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João Pedro (footballer, Born 1986)
João Pedro Guerra Cunha (born 4 May 1986), known as João Pedro, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Club career Born in Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo, Guarda District, João Pedro began his youth career at hometown club Ginásio Figueirense and completed it at S.C. Braga, where he made his debut with the reserve team in the third division in 2004. After two fairly regular seasons, he spent the following two loaned out a league higher, to F.C. Penafiel and S.C. Beira-Mar. In 2008, he moved to U.D. Leiria of the same level and one year later U.D. Oliveirense. In 2010, João Pedro signed for Primeira Liga club Associação Naval 1º de Maio. He made his debut in the competition on 14 August, playing the full 90 minutes of a 0–1 home loss against FC Porto, and scored his first goal for them 16 days later, consolation in a 1–3 defeat to Sporting CP also at the Estádio Municipal José Bento Pessoa. In the second half of the campaign he was u ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Escalhão
Escalhão is a Portuguese parish and village in the municipality of Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo, Guarda district The District of Guarda ( ) is located in the Centro Region of Portugal, except Vila Nova de Foz Côa, which is in the Norte Region. The district capital and most populous city is Guarda. It borders Castile and León (Spain). Municipalities T ... with 566 inhabitants ( 2021 census). References Villages in Portugal Freguesias of Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo {{Guarda-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Algodres, Vale De Alfonsinho E Vilar De Amargo
Algodres, Vale de Alfonsinho e Vilar de Amargo is a civil parish in the municipality of Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo () is a municipality in the District of Guarda (district), Guarda in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5,150, in an area of 508.57 km2. Located in the Riba Coa (near the River Coa), just like other municipalities ..., Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Algodres, Vale de Alfonsinho and Vilar de Amargo. The population in 2011 was 535,Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE) Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal in an area of 72.36 km2. References [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Freguesia (Portugal)
(), 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 Portuguese overseas territories of Cape Verde and Macau (until 2001). In the past, it was also an administrative division of the other Portuguese overseas territories. The civil parishes and communities in England and Wales and in the Spanish autonomous communities of Galicia and Asturias is similar to a in Portugal. The average land area of a Portuguese parish is about and an average population of about 3,386 people. The largest parish by area is Alcácer do Sal (Santa Maria do Castelo e Santiago) e Santa Susana, with a land area of , and the smallest parish by area is São Bartolomeu (Borba), with a land area of . The most populous parish is Algueirão - Mem Martins, with a population of 68,649 people and the least populous is Mosteiro, with a popula ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Instituto Português Do Mar E Da Atmosfera
The Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera (; abbreviated as IPMA) is the national meteorological, seismic, sea and atmospheric organization of Portugal. It also provides the weather for RTP's channels. History What is now IPMA was originally created in 1946 as the National Meteorological Service (''Serviço Metereológico Nacional'', SMN), which centralized the functions of the previous existing meteorological sectorial services (Civil Aviation, Army, Military Aeronautics, Navy and Agriculture) as well as the Azores regional meteorological service and part of the university meteorological institutes. In 1976, the SMN was renamed National Institute of Meteorology and Geophysics (''Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia e Geofísica'', INMG) and then renamed Institute of Meteorology (''Instituto de Meteorologia'', IM) in 1993. It was renamed in 2012, when the agency assumed responsibility for the fisheries Fishery can mean either the enterprise of raising or harvesting fish ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mediterranean Climate
A Mediterranean climate ( ), also called a dry summer climate, described by Köppen and Trewartha as ''Cs'', is a temperate climate type that occurs in the lower mid-latitudes (normally 30 to 44 north and south latitude). Such climates typically have dry summers and wet winters, with summer conditions being hot and winter conditions typically being mild. These weather conditions are typically experienced in the majority of Mediterranean-climate regions and countries, but remain highly dependent on proximity to the ocean, altitude and geographical location. The dry summer climate is found throughout the warmer middle latitudes, affecting almost exclusively the western portions of continents in relative proximity to the coast. The climate type's name is in reference to the coastal regions of the Mediterranean Sea, which mostly share this type of climate, but it can also be found in the Atlantic portions of Iberia and Northwest Africa, the Pacific portions of the United States ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |