Vila Verde () is a
municipality
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in the district of
Braga
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in Portugal. The population in 2021 was 46,446,
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in an area of 228.67 km².
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Vila Verde's current mayor, as of 26 September 2021, is Júlia Fernandes of the Social Democratic Party
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. She succeeded António Vilela of the same party. The municipal holiday is 13 June.
The county of Vila Verde has a little over 150 years of existence and is one of the biggest counties in the 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 ha ...
.
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 33 civil parishes (''freguesias
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''):Loureira
Loureira is a Portuguese parish, located in the municipality of Vila Verde. The population in 2021 was 1106 in an area of 1.87 km².
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Freguesias of Vila Verde
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* Marrancos e Arcozelo
* Moure
* Oleiros
* Oriz (Santa Marinha e São Miguel)
* Parada de Gatim
* Pico
* Pico de Regalados, Gondiães e Mós
* Ponte
* Ribeira do Neiva
Ribeira do Neiva is a civil parish
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* Sabariz
* Sande, Vilarinho, Barros e Gomide
* São Miguel do Prado
* Soutelo
* Turiz
* Vade
* Valbom (São Pedro), Passô e Valbom (São Martinho)
* Valdreu
* Vila de Prado
* Vila Verde e Barbudo
Main sights
Vila Verde and surrounding region have many historical monuments.
*Penegate Tower
The Tower of Penegate (), is a 3-storey quadrilateral tower, located in the freguesia, civil parish of São Miguel de Carreiras in concelho, municipality of Vila Verde Municipality, Vila Verde, in the Norte Region, Portugal, northern region of Port ...
Gallery
File:Igreja de Carreiras S. Miguel.JPG, Saint Michael's church, Carreiras
File:Torre de Penegate.JPG, Penegate tower
File:Torre e Casa de Gomariz (2).jpg, Gomariz tower
File:Igreja de Pedregais.jpg, Pedregais church
Notable people
* Augusto Gama (born 1970) a former footballer with 484 club caps and a manager
* Bruno Gama
Bruno Alexandre Vilela Gama (born 15 November 1987) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right winger.
He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 129 matches and 11 goals over seven seasons, mainly representing Vitória de Setúbal a ...
(born 1987) a professional footballer with over 440 club caps
References
External links
Municipality official website
Towns in Portugal
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