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Vila Chã (Vila Do Conde)
Vila Chã may refer to the following places in Portugal: * Vila Chã (Alijó), a civil parish in the municipality of Alijó * Vila Chã (Esposende), a civil parish in the municipality of Esposende * Vila Chã (Fornos de Algodres), a parish in the municipality of Fornos de Algodres * Vila Chã (Vale de Cambra), a parish in the municipality of Vale de Cambra * Vila Chã (Vila do Conde), a parish in the municipality of Vila do Conde * Santiago de Vila Chã (Ponte da Barca), a civil parish in the municipality of Ponta da Barca * São João Baptista de Vila Chã (Ponta da Barca), a parish in the municipality of Ponta da Barca * Vila Chã da Beira (Tarouca), a civil parish in the municipality of Tarouca * Vila Chã de Braciosa (Miranda do Douro), a civil parish in the municipality of Miranda do Douro * Vila Chã de Ourique (Cartaxo), a civil parish in the municipality of Cartaxo * Vila Chã de Sá (Viseu), a civil parish in the municipality of Viseu Viseu () is a city and municipa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alijó Municipality
Alijó (), officially the Town of Alijó (), is a municipality in the Norte Region, Portugal, Norte Region of Portugal, located in the district of Vila Real (district), Vila Real. The population in 2021 was 10,486, in an area of 297.60 km2. History There are several megalithic structures, dolmens and Castro culture, castros in Alijó evidencing the pre-historic occupation of the region by semi-nomadic tribes, dating back to the 10th century BC. Many of the archaeological sites are well documented, and most of the archaeological evidence continue to be unearthed in reasonable condition.José Manuel Teixeira (2002) The remains of Roman-era settlements in the region are primarily limited to the fountains, roads and bridges that cross Alijó. During the 6th century some of the settlements were ecclesiastical parishes during the Suebi occupation: many of the local toponymies date to this era, including Sanfins (de São Félix), Santa Eugénia, São João Baptista (de Castedo), S� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esposende Municipality
Esposende () is a city and a municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ... in Braga District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 34,254, in an area of 95.41 km2. The city itself (the parish Esposende, Marinhas e Gandra) had a population of 9,197 in 2001. It gained city status on 2 July 1993. The present Mayor is Fernando Couto Cepa, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is August 19. It is located on the Portuguese Way of the Camino de Santiago. Demographics Economy Fishing, agriculture and tourism are important for the economy of the municipality. Prozis, a multinational sports nutrition company, is headquartered in Esposende. Parishes Administratively, the municipality is divided into nine civil parishes ('' freguesias'') ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fornos De Algodres Municipality
Fornos de Algodres () is a municipality and a town in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 4,989, in an area of 131.45 km2. The municipality is located in Guarda District, Centro Region, Serra da Estrela Subregion. The present Mayor is Manuel Fonseca, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is September 29. The seat of the municipality, Fornos de Algodres, is a historic town boasting panoramic views of the upper Mondego River Valley and a nineteenth-century market with nearby winding cobbled streets. It also offers views of the Serra da Estrela, the highest mountain range in mainland Portugal. Cities nearby: Mangualde, Gouveia, Seia, Guarda, Viseu, Trancoso, Pinhel. Gastronomy: Queijo da Serra (hard cheese); requeijões (soft cheese). Train station: Fornos de Algodres Linha da Beira Alta. Parishes Administratively, the municipality is divided into 12 civil parishes ('' freguesias''): * Algodres * Casal Vasco * Cortiçô e Vila Chã * Figueiró ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vila Chã (Vale De Cambra)
Vila Chã is a civil parish (freguesia) in the Portuguese municipality of Vale de Cambra Vale de Cambra (; ) is a city and a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 22,864, in an area of 147.33 km². It had 21,440 electors in 2006. The city itself has about 4,100 inhabitants and is located in the Vila Chã, Codal e Vi ... with a population of 4,133 (2001). References *Instituto Nacional de Estatistica, 2001 Census, accessed at http://www.ine.pt/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Vila Cha (Vale de Cambra) Freguesias of Vale de Cambra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vila Chã (Vila Do Conde)
Vila Chã may refer to the following places in Portugal: * Vila Chã (Alijó), a civil parish in the municipality of Alijó * Vila Chã (Esposende), a civil parish in the municipality of Esposende * Vila Chã (Fornos de Algodres), a parish in the municipality of Fornos de Algodres * Vila Chã (Vale de Cambra), a parish in the municipality of Vale de Cambra * Vila Chã (Vila do Conde), a parish in the municipality of Vila do Conde * Santiago de Vila Chã (Ponte da Barca), a civil parish in the municipality of Ponta da Barca * São João Baptista de Vila Chã (Ponta da Barca), a parish in the municipality of Ponta da Barca * Vila Chã da Beira (Tarouca), a civil parish in the municipality of Tarouca * Vila Chã de Braciosa (Miranda do Douro), a civil parish in the municipality of Miranda do Douro * Vila Chã de Ourique (Cartaxo), a civil parish in the municipality of Cartaxo * Vila Chã de Sá (Viseu), a civil parish in the municipality of Viseu Viseu () is a city and municipa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponte Da Barca Municipality
Ponte da Barca (; ) is a municipality in the district of Viana do Castelo in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 12,061, in an area of 182.11 km2. The present Mayor is Augusto Manuel Dos Reis Marinho, elected by the PSD. The municipal holiday is August 24. Climate Ponte da Barca has a Mediterranean climate with oceanic/humid subtropical A humid subtropical climate is a subtropical -temperate climate type, characterized by long and hot summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between la ... influences. It has warm to hot summers and mild, very wet winters. Parishes Administratively, the municipality is divided into 17 civil parishes ('' freguesias''): * Azias * Boivães * Bravães * Britelo * Crasto, Ruivos e Grovelas * Cuide de Vila Verde * Entre Ambos-os-Rios, Ermida e Germil * Lavradas * Lindoso * Nogueira * Oleiros * Ponte da Barca, Vila Nova da Muía e Paço Vedro de M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarouca
Tarouca () is a municipality and a city in Viseu District in Norte Region and Douro Subregion in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 8,046, in an area of 100.08 km2. The city of Tarouca proper has about 3,400 residents; it was promoted to city in December 2004. The present mayor is Mário Caetano Teixeira Ferreira, elected by the Socialist Party Socialist Party is the name of many different political parties around the world. All of these parties claim to uphold some form of socialism, though they may have very different interpretations of what "socialism" means. Statistically, most of th .... The municipal holiday is June 29. Parishes Administratively, the municipality is divided into 7 civil parishes ('' freguesias''): * Gouviães e Ucanha * Granja Nova * Mondim da Beira * Salzedas * São João de Tarouca * Tarouca e Dálvares * Várzea da Serra Notable people * José Leite de Vasconcelos (1858 in Ucanha, Tarouca – 1941) a Portuguese ethnographer, archaeol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miranda Do Douro Municipality
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Cartaxo Municipality
Cartaxo () is a concelho, municipality in the district of Santarém (district), Santarém in continental Portugal. The population in 2011 was 24,462, in an area of 158.17 km2. The urbanized centre of Cartaxo had a population of 9,507 in 2001. History In written and oral history, the territory of Cartaxo was an important point in the interior of the country. A Roman road, crossing Alenquer (Lerabriga), connected ancient Olissipo (Lisbon) to Santarém (Scallabis) through the territory of Cartaxo. Yet, before the Romans, other civilizations settled in the region, establishing Castro culture, castros in Vila Nova de São Pedro, Vale do Tejo or in the areas of Muge. Situated in the plains of the Ribatejo, Cartaxo was a battleground between Muslim and the Christians. Due to its proximity to Santarém, it was one of the centres disputed between Muslim and Christian forces for years, resulting in the destruction of Cartaxo. King Sancho II of Portugal found it necessary to repopulat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viseu
Viseu () is a city and municipality in the Centro Region of Portugal and the capital of the Viseu District, district of the same name, with a population of 100,105 inhabitants in the entire municipality, and center of the Viseu Dão Lafões Intermunicipal communities of Portugal, intermunipical community, with 267,633 inhabitants. Settled during the period of the early Iberian Castro culture, the territory of Viseu was populated by a series of cultures including the Romans, Suebs, Visigoths and Moors. During the Roman occupation of Iberia, Viriathus, the rebel leader of the Lusitanians, is assumed to have lived for a time in the vicinity. During the Middle Ages, the city often served as a seat for Visigothic nobles (such as King Roderic), and is considered one of the probable birthplaces of Afonso Henriques, first King of Portugal. Viseu is a regional economic hub with a strong wine industry and is the seat of the international conglomerate Visabeira. The city is also a cultural c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
