University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto DouroThe University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD; Portuguese: Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro) is a public university located in the north-eastern city of Vila Real, Portugal. It became a public university in 1986, although its history also includes a heritage received from its predecessor, the Polytechnic Institute of Vila Real, created in 1973.
Corgo RiverThe Corgo River (Portuguese pronunciation:) is a river in northern Portugal which flows through the settlement of Covelo and the city of Vila Real. It flows southwards into the Douro River, merging near Granja. The Corgo River Viaduct carries the A4 motorway (Transmontana Highway) over the river. The cable-stayed bridge, opened in 2013, is ranked 56th highest in the world, 4th highest in Europe, the highest and 5th longest in Portugal.
Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Province41°17′43.696″N7°44′46.550″W / 41.29547111°N 7.74626389°W / 41.29547111; -7.74626389Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (Portuguese pronunciation:) is a historical province of Portugal located in the northeastern corner of the country, known for its scenery, which includes plateaux, river valleys, mountains, and castles. HistoryA first attempt to register its constitution was made under the reign of King Sancho II (1223–1248).
ForalThe carta de foral, or simply foral, was a royal charter in Portugal and its former empire, whose purpose was to establish a concelho (council) and regulate its administration, borders and privileges. A newly-founded town would also need the king's approval through a foral, in order to be considered one; in this case, the town's administration and privileges would be defined in that document. Forais (plural form of foral) were granted between the 12th and the 16th centuries.
Panoias SanctuaryThe Panóias Sanctuary, also called "Fragas de Panóias", is located in Vale de Nogueiras, in the municipality of Vila Real, Portugal, a few kilometres from the city. Its construction dates back to the end of the 2nd century - early 3rd century AD. DistributionThe sanctuary is an enclosure with three large rocks, where several cavities of various sizes were opened and access stairs were also built.
PortugalPortugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country in Southwestern Europe. Mainland Portugal is located on the southwestern portion of the Iberian Peninsula, and bordered by Spain to the north and east. Portugal also includes the archipelagos of Madeira and the Azores in the Atlantic Ocean. The country has a population of 11.4 million, and Lisbon, its capital, is the largest city.
Douro (intermunicipal community)The Comunidade Intermunicipal do Douro (Portuguese pronunciation:) is an administrative division in Portugal. It replaced the Comunidade Urbana do Douro, created in 2004. It takes its name from the Douro River. The seat of the intermunicipal community is Vila Real. Douro comprises parts of the former districts of Bragança, Guarda, Vila Real and Viseu. The population in 2011 was 205,157, in an area of 4,031.58 square kilometres (1,556.60 mi).
Marquis of Vila RealMarquis of Vila Real (in Portuguese Marquês de Vila Real) was a Portuguese title of nobility created by a royal decree, dated from 1 March 1489, by King John II of Portugal, and granted to Dom , also known as Peter II of Menezes, 3rd Count of Vila Real. The House of Vila Real was the most powerful aristocratic House in Portugal, during the 16th and 17th centuries, after the Dukes of Braganza and the Dukes of Aveiro.Vila Real DistrictThe District of Vila Real (Portuguese: Distrito de Vila Real) is a district of northern Portugal. With an area of 4,239 km (1,637 sq mi), the district is located east of the port city of Porto and north of the Douro River. Vila Real has always belonged to the historical province of Trás-os-Montes. It is bordered by Spain (Galicia) in the north and east, Braga District and Porto District in the west, Viseu District in the south and Bragança District in the east.
Intermunicipal communities of PortugalIntermunicipal communities (Portuguese: comunidades intermunicipais) are a type of administrative division in Portugal. Since the 2013 local government reform, there are 21 intermunicipal communities. They replaced the urban communities, the intermunicipal communities for general purposes and some metropolitan areas that were created in 2003, and abolished in 2008. The territories of the intermunicipal communities are the basis of the NUTS III statistical regions.
MunicipalityA municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term municipality may also mean the governing body of a given municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district.
North Region, PortugalThe North Region (Portuguese: Região do Norte; Mirandese: Region de l Norte) 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 21,278 kilometres (13,222 mi) with a density of 173 inhabitants per square kilometre. It is one of five regions of Mainland Portugal (NUTS II subdivisions).
PromontoryA promontory is a raised mass of land that projects into a lowland or a body of water (in which case it is a peninsula). Most promontories either are formed from a hard ridge of rock that has resisted the erosive forces that have removed the softer rock to the sides of it, or are the high ground that remains between two river valleys where they form a confluence. One type of promontory is a headland, or head.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.