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Região De Coimbra
The Comunidade Intermunicipal da Região de Coimbra () is an administrative division in Portugal. It was created in October 2013, replacing the previously existing ''Greater Metropolitan Area of Coimbra''. Since January 2015, Região de Coimbra is also a NUTS3 subregion of Centro Region, that covers the same area as the intermunicipal community. Instituto Nacional de Estatística, 18 March 2015 The main city and seat of the intermunicipal community is |
Coimbra
Coimbra (, also , , or ) is a city and a municipality in Portugal. The population of the municipality at the 2011 census was 143,397, in an area of . The fourth-largest urban area in Portugal after Lisbon, Porto, and Braga, it is the largest city of the district of Coimbra and the Centro Region. About 460,000 people live in the Região de Coimbra, comprising 19 municipalities and extending into an area of . Among the many archaeological structures dating back to the Roman era, when Coimbra was the settlement of Aeminium, are its well-preserved aqueduct and cryptoporticus. Similarly, buildings from the period when Coimbra was the capital of Portugal (from 1131 to 1255) still remain. During the late Middle Ages, with its decline as the political centre of the Kingdom of Portugal, Coimbra began to evolve into a major cultural centre. This was in large part helped by the establishment of the first Portuguese university in 1290 in Lisbon and its relocation to Coimbra in 1308, makin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mealhada
Mealhada () is a city and a municipality located in Aveiro District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 20,428, in an area of 110.66 km2. It had 17,043 eligible voters (2006). The city of Mealhada itself has a population of 4,522. Census 2011 (INE - Statistics Portugal) It is included in the Região de Coimbra. The city of Coimbra is about 20 km away. The current Mayor is Rui Marqueiro, elected by the . The municipal holiday is |
Vila Nova De Poiares
Vila Nova de Poiares () is a municipality in the Coimbra district, in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 7,281, in an area of 84.45 km². Parishes Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (''freguesias''): * Arrifana * Lavegadas * Santo André de Poiares * São Miguel de Poiares International relations Vila Nova de Poiares is twinned with: * Mielec in Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ... Douchy-Les-Mines, France References External links Photos from Vila Nova de Poiares Towns in Portugal Municipalities of Coimbra District {{Coimbra-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tábua
Tábua () is a town and municipality of the Coimbra District, in Portugal. The municipality contains the town of Tábua. The population in 2011 was 12,071, in an area of 199.79 km². Parishes Administratively, the municipality is divided into 11 civil parishes (''freguesias''): * Ázere e Covelo * Candosa * Carapinha * Covas e Vila Nova de Oliveirinha * Espariz e Sinde * Midões * Mouronho * Pinheiro de Coja e Meda de Mouros * Póvoa de Midões * São João da Boa Vista * Tábua Notable people * Sara Beirão Sara Beirão (1880 - 1974) was a Portuguese writer, journalist, women's rights activist and philanthropist. As an author, she is particularly known for fiction aimed at children and youth and for her work as publisher and editor of the '' Alma fe ... (1880 in Tábua - 1974) a writer, journalist, women's rights activist and philanthropist. * António Castanheira Neves (born 1929 in Tábua) a Portuguese legal philosopher and academic * André Fontes (born 1985 in Tá ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soure, Portugal
Soure () is a town and municipality of the Coimbra District, in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 19,245, in an area of 265.06 km². It includes a castle listed as a national monument A national monument is a monument constructed in order to commemorate something of importance to national heritage, such as a country's founding, independence, war, or the life and death of a historical figure. The term may also refer to a spec .... Parishes Administratively, the municipality is divided into 10 civil parishes ('' freguesias''): * Alfarelos * Degracias e Pombalinho * Figueiró do Campo * Gesteira e Brunhós * Granja do Ulmeiro * Samuel * Soure * Tapeus * Vila Nova de Anços * Vinha da Rainha Climate References External linksPhotos from Soure Towns in Portugal Municipalities of Coimbra District {{Coimbra-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penela
Penela () is a municipality located in Coimbra District, in Portugal. It contains the town of Penela with about 3,300 inhabitants. The town's main tourist attraction is the Penela Castle. The population of the municipality in 2011 was 5,983, in an area of 134.80 km². It is among the oldest recognized municipalities in the whole country (1137). Parishes Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (''freguesias''): * Cumeeira * Espinhal * Podentes * São Miguel, Santa Eufémia e Rabaçal (town) Notable people * António Arnaut Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular m ... (1936 in Penela – 2018) a Portuguese poet, fiction writer, essayist, lawyer, politician and Govt. minister. References External links Photos from Penela Towns in Port ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penacova
Penacova ( or ) is a town and a municipality in the Coimbra District, in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 15,251, in an area of 216.73 km². Parishes Administratively, the municipality is divided into 8 civil parishes (''freguesias''): * Carvalho * Figueira de Lorvão * Friúmes e Paradela * Lorvão * Oliveira do Mondego e Travanca do Mondego * Penacova * São Pedro de Alva e São Paio do Mondego * Sazes do Lorvão Demographics Notable people * António José de Almeida (1866 in Penacova, São Pedro de Alva – 1929) a politician, the sixth President of Portugal The president of Portugal, officially the president of the Portuguese Republic ( pt, Presidente da República Portuguesa, ), is the head of state and highest office of Portugal. The powers, functions and duties of prior presidential offices, an ..., 1919 until 1923. References External links * Photos from Penacova Municipalities of Coimbra District {{Coimbra-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pampilhosa Da Serra
Pampilhosa da Serra () is a town and a municipality in the Coimbra District Coimbra District ( pt, Distrito de Coimbra, or ) is located in the Centro Region, Portugal. The district capital is the city of Coimbra. Municipalities The district is composed by 17 municipalities: * Arganil * Cantanhede * Coimbra * Condei ..., in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 4,481, in an area of 396.46 km². Parishes Administratively, the municipality is divided into 8 civil parishes ('' freguesias''): * Cabril * Dornelas do Zêzere * Fajão - Vidual * Janeiro de Baixo * Pampilhosa da Serra * Pessegueiro * Portela do Fojo - Machio * Unhais-o-Velho Notable people * António Fernandes (born 1962 in Pampilhosa da Serra) a chess player, became Grandmaster in 2003 * Tony Carreira (born 1963 in Armadouro) a Portuguese musician. References Municipalities of Coimbra District People from Pampilhosa da Serra {{Coimbra-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliveira Do Hospital
Oliveira do Hospital () is a municipality in the district of Coimbra, in the central part of continental Portugal. The population in 2011 was 20,855, in an area of 234.52 km². History Inhabited by ancient civilizations, Oliveira do Hospital has Roman settlements, Visigothic relics, noble Gothic mansions as well as ancient villages built of slate. One can find Neolithic and Bronze Age burial grounds and genuine religious and rural relics such as the large granite outcroppings used as threshing floors, the Holy Cross Church and the Ferreiros Chapel, a Roman Gothic style temple dating to the 13th century and the Church of Sao Gião, known as the cathedral of its region due to its richly carved and painted 18th century Baroque interior. Geography It is located at the northern edge of the district of Coimbra in the foothills of the Serra da Estrela Mountains, bisected by the Alva and Alvoco River valleys. Administratively, the municipality is divided into 16 civil parishes (''fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mortágua
Mortágua ( or ) is a municipality in the district of Viseu, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 9,607, in an area of 251.18 km2. The present mayor is José Júlio Norte, elected in 2013 by the Social Democratic Party. History Legend suggests that that village was formed on a lake; settlers recalled that ''Água Morta'' (''dead water'') existed here, but no physiological evidence remains of the body of water. Over time, the name stayed and evolved, becoming the variant today of the local municipality. About from the main village is a hill, covered in vegetation, but whose lateral flank was occupied by a Moorish settlement known as ''Crasto''.J.L. de V. (1895), p.10 Over a cliff archeologists discovered several homes including a building that was defined as a kitchen, on its edge. By 1895, several chapels were situated on this hilltop, which had become known as ''Cabeça da Senhora do Mundo'' (owing to the existence of an image to that invocation). Geography Administrat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montemor-o-Velho
Montemor-o-Velho () is a town and municipality of the Coimbra District, in Portugal. The population of the municipality in 2011 was 26,171, in an area of 228.96 km². History In 711, the Arab occupation of the Iberian Peninsula began. Montemor-o-Velho, a fluvial-maritime port of great importance at the time, was the target of conquests and reconquests throughout the 9th to the 12th centuries: in 848 the first Christian reconquest of Montemor was made by king Ramiro I of León, who gave the castle to abbot João, who resisted in the same year the siege made by the caliph of Córdoba Abd al-Rahman II. In 878 Afonso III the Great occupied Coimbra and proceeded to repopulate the Mondego line; on December 2, 990 there was another onslaught of Arabs led by Almançor, who take the castle of Montemor-o-Velho, and its government is given to Froila Gonçalves, a descendant of the Portucalense count Gonçalo Moniz. This was dislodged during the reign of Alfonso V of León, by M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miranda Do Corvo
Miranda do Corvo () is a town and a municipality in the Portuguese district of Coimbra, with an area of and 2011 population of 13,098 inhabitants. History The first reference to the region of Miranda do Corvo arrived at the end of the 10th century, although evidence of archaeological evidence to human settlement extend further back in history. The 10th century document that referenced these lands were associated with the Monastery of Lorvão in 998, that identified a military structure in Miranda do Corvo, that included tower. Today there is recognition that the settlement of Vila Nova occurred in pre-history and that Chão de Lamas during a proto-historical interval. Archaeological excavations around the Roman settlement of Eira Velha in Lamas also unearthed the vestiges of the agricultural community important along Roman roadways. The oldest settlement, in Alto do Calvário, suggests a period colonization dating to the Middle Ages, from dating of tombs and earthen burial exca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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