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Guimarães Castle
Guimarães () is a city and municipality located in northern Portugal, in the district of Braga. Its historic town centre has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2001, in recognition for being an "exceptionally well-preserved and authentic example of the evolution of a medieval settlement into a modern town" in Europe. The Nicolinas are the city's main festivities. Guimarães is referred as the capital of the Ave Subregion (one of the most industrialised subregions in the country), and located in the historical Minho Province. The municipality has a population of 156,830 inhabitants according to the most recent data of 2021 in an area of . The current mayor is Domingos Bragança, of the Socialist Party. Guimarães, along with Maribor, Slovenia, was the European Capital of Culture in 2012. Guimarães also received the 2026 European Green Capital Award. The city was settled in the 9th century, at which time it was called ''Vimaranes''. This name might have had it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guimarães Municipal Chamber
The Guimarães Municipal Chamber () is the administrative authority in the municipality of Guimarães. It has 48 freguesias in its area of jurisdiction and is based in the city of Guimarães, on the Braga District. These freguesias are: Abação e Gémeos; Airão Santa Maria, Airão São João e Vermil; Aldão; Arosa e Castelões, Atães e Rendufe; Azurém; Barco; Briteiros Salvador e Briteiros Santa Leocádia; Briteiros Santo Estêvão e Donim; Brito; Caldelas; Candoso (São Martinho); Candoso São Tiago e Mascotelos; Conde e Gandarela; Costa; Creixomil; Fermentões; Gonça; Gondar; Guardizela; Infantas; Leitões, Oleiros e Figueiredo; Longos; Lordelo; Mesão Frio; Moreira de Cónegos; Nespereira; Oliveira, São Paio e São Sebastião; Pencelo; Pinheiro; Polvoreira; Ponte; Prazins (Santa Eufémia); Prazins Santo Tirso e Corvite; Ronfe; Sande São Lourenço e Balazar; Sande (São Martinho); Sande Vila Nova e Sande São Clemente; São Torcato; Selh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minho Province
Minho () was a former province in Portugal, established in 1936 and dissolved in 1976. It consisted of 23 municipalities, with its capital in the city of Braga. Today, the area would include the districts of Braga and Viana do Castelo. Minho has substantial Celtic influences and shares many cultural traits with neighbouring Galicia, in northwestern Spain. The region was part of the Roman Province and early Germanic medieval Kingdom of Gallaecia. Historical remains of Celtic Minho include Briteiros Iron Age Hillfort, the largest Gallaecian native stronghold in the Entre Douro e Minho region, in north Portugal. The University of Minho, founded in 1973, takes its name from the former province. Although the province no longer exists, its name is still commonly used to refer to the region, as its origin vastly predates its official institution as an administrative region, and its people have a unique culture and way to be. Minho is famous as being the origin of the soup ''cald ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
