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Melgaço, Portugal
Melgaço () is a municipality in the district of Viana do Castelo District, Viana do Castelo in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 9,213, in an area of 238.25 km2. It is the northernmost municipality in Portugal. The present Mayor is Manoel Batista, elected by the Socialist Party (Portugal), Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is Ascension Day. Melgaço is certified by the EarthCheck, EarthCheck Sustainable Destinations program. History Parada do Monte, Gave and the plateau of Castro Laboreiro were locations of many megalithic burial mounds and graves that suggest the presence of human settlement in the mountains of the region. Alongside is the hilltop castle, that stood firm during the Galician-Leonese battles. Over the streams they built bridges in solid masonry, while dozens of fishing villages sprung from the banks of the River Minho, in addition to the Romanesque convents, churches and chapels, some of which are quite Romanesque. Oral tradition suggest that the ... [...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] |
Cousso
Cousso is a Portuguese ''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 Portuguese over ...'' ("civil parish") in the municipality of Melgaço. The population in 2011 was 294,Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE) Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal in an area of 7.23 km2. Architecture  [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fountain Of São João (Melgaço)
The Fountain of São João () is a fountain located in the freguesia, civil parish of, municipality of Melgaço Municipality, Portugal, Melgaço, in the Norte Region, Portugal, northern Portugal. History The fountain dates to 1780, with the payment for the construction funded by Dr. João Pedro de Sá, the ''juiz de fora'' for the town of Melgaço, who lived in the locality of Assadura. He was supported with donations from the nobility of the town of Melgaço. In 1903, the fountain was transferred to the ''Praça da República'' in the municipality. At the beginning of the 20th century, the ''Praça da Repúblic'' was already punctuated with trees; the fountain was located in the area opposite the castle and old Conde de Ferreira Primary School. In May 1970, a ministerial dispatch approved the study into moving the fountain from eastern part of the ''Praça da República'' to the northeast corner of the square. From a document to the director of the Fine Arts School (in 197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Loup Passek
Jean-Loup Passek (29 July 1936 – 4 December 2016) was a French film critic. He was the director of cinematic collections at the Centre Georges Pompidou, and the author of several books about cinema. Early life Jean-Loup Passek was born on 29 July 1936 in Boulogne-Billancourt near Paris. He was of Slavic descent. He inherited the merry-go-round in the Jardin du Luxembourg. Passek graduated from the University of Paris, where he earned a bachelor of arts degree in history and geography. Career Passek began his career as a poet. Passek was the editor of all articles on geography in '' Petit Larousse'' from 1963 to 1985. Passek authored several books of cinematic criticism, including the ''Dictionnaire du cinéma'' published by Éditions Larousse. In 1978, he became the director of cinematic collections at the Centre Georges Pompidou. Passek worked on the La Rochelle International Film Festival from 1977 onwards. Under his leadership, the film festival focused on comparing f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinema Museum Of Melgaço
Cinema may refer to: Film * Film or movie, a series of still images that create the illusion of moving image ** Film industry, the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking ** Filmmaking, the process of making a film * Movie theater (US), called a cinema elsewhere, a building in which films are shown Music Bands * Cinema (band), a band formed in 1982 by ex-Yes members Alan White & Chris Squire * The Cinema, an American indie pop band Albums * ''Cinema'' (Andrea Bocelli album), released 2015 * ''Cinema'' (The Cat Empire album), released 2010 * ''Cinema'' (Elaine Paige album), released 1984 * ''Cinema'' (Nazareth album), or the title song, released 1986 * ''Cinema'', a 2009 album by Brazilian band Cachorro Grande * ''Cinema'', a 1990 album by English musician Ice MC (Ian Campbell), or the title song * ''Cinema'', a 2004 album by Portuguese musician Rodrigo Leão * ''Cinema'', a 2010 album by Karsh Kale * ''Cinema'', a 2021 album by The Marías Songs * "Cinema" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponte Da Cava Da Velha
The Bridge of Cava da Velha () is a Roman bridge, situated in the civil parish of Castro Laboreiro e Lamas de Mouro, in the municipality of Melgaço in northern Portuguese district of Viana do Castelo. History The name ''Ponte Nova'' indicates the existence of another structure constructed in the same local (or nearby) at one time anteceding the current bridge. This may actually be the nearby ''Ponte de São Brás'' or ''Ponta da Assureira''. The bridge linked the Roman road to Espanha through Portela do Homem, passing through Estrimo (in Spain), Ameixoeira, Porto do Vaga and Assureira - Cova da Velha - Varziela - Castro Laboreiro. The bridge was largely constructed in the 1st century, but does not appear in the two most comprehensive lists of Roman bridges.Vittorio Galliazzo (1994), p.313-319 During the Middle Ages, the bridge was reconstructed to take on its current form. On 11 May 1758, there was a reference to the bridge, alongside the bridge of São Brás (or Assureir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vila E Roussas
Vila e Roussas is a 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. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ... in the municipality of Melgaço, Portugal. It contains the town centre of Melgaço. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Vila and Roussas. The population in 2011 was 2,667,Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE) Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal in an area of 11.51 km2. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Paio (Melgaço)
São Paio is a Portugal, Portuguese parish, located in the municipality of Melgaço, Portugal, Melgaço. The population in 2011 was 602,Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE) Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal in an area of 9.95 km2.Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país /ref> [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
