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Fornos De Algodres
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 da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fornos De Algodres Municipal Chamber
The Fornos de Algodres Municipal Chamber () is the administrative authority in the municipality of Fornos de Algodres. It has 12 freguesias in its area of jurisdiction and is based in the town of Fornos de Algodres, on the Guarda District. These freguesias are: Algodres (Fornos de Algodres), Algodres; Casal Vasco; Cortiçô e Vila Chã; Figueiró da Granja; Fornos de Algodres (parish), Fornos de Algodres; Infias (Fornos de Algodres), Infias; Juncais, Vila Ruiva e Vila Soeiro do Chão; Maceira (Fornos de Algodres), Maceira; Matança (Fornos de Algodres), Matança; Muxagata (Fornos de Algodres), Muxagata; Queiriz and Sobral Pichorro e Fuinhas. The Fornos de Algodres City Council is made up of 5 councillors, with them representing, currently, two different political forces. The first candidate on the list with the most votes in a municipal election or, in the event of a vacancy, the next candidate on the list, takes office as President of the Municipal Chamber. List of the Presid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guarda, Portugal
Guarda () is a city and a municipality in the District of Guarda and the capital of the Beiras e Serra da Estrela sub-region in Norte Region, Portugal, northern Portugal. The population in 2021 was 40,126, in an area of with 31,224 inhabitants in the city proper in 2006. Founded by King Sancho I of Portugal, Sancho I in 1199, Guarda is the city located at the highest altitude in Portugal ( Height above sea level, a.s.l.) and one of the most important cities in the Portuguese region of Beira Alta Province, Beira Alta. Serra da Estrela, the highest mountain range in continental Portugal, is partially located in the district. The city is served by national and international trains on the Beira Alta and Baixa railway lines. The present mayor is Sérgio Costa, as an independent. The municipal holiday is November 27. Guarda is known as the "city of the five F's": ''Farta'', ''Forte'', ''Fria'', ''Fiel'' e ''Formosa'' - abundant (or totally satisfied), strong, cold, loyal and beautiful. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luisinho (footballer, Born 1990)
Luís Miguel Pinheiro Andrade (born 27 March 1990), known as Luisinho, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger. Club career Born in Fornos de Algodres, Guarda District, Luisinho played lower league football until the age of 23. He joined Académico de Viseu F.C. in December 2010, and helped it promote from the fourth division to the second in his first two full seasons, scoring seven goals in the process. Luisinho made his professional debut on 27 July 2013, starting in a 1–0 home win against Atlético Clube de Portugal in the first round of the Portuguese League Cup. His maiden appearance in the second tier occurred on 10 August, as he came on as a second-half substitute in a 2–0 loss at Moreirense FC. Luisinho first arrived in the Primeira Liga in 2015–16, signing a two-year contract with Boavista F.C. at the age of 25. He scored in his first game in the competition, helping to a 2–2 away draw to Vitória de Setúbal. He returned to divisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Candeias
Daniel João Santos Candeias (born 25 February 1988) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Turkish TFF First League club Adanaspor. He was on the books of both Porto and Benfica, where he was mostly loaned out, and amassed most of his 134 Primeira Liga appearances and 15 goals while at Nacional. He also played over 100 games in the Turkish Süper Lig with Alanyaspor and Gençlerbirliği, and had spells in Spain, Germany, France and Scotland. Club career Porto Born in Fornos de Algodres, Guarda District, Candeias started his professional career with FC Porto in the 2008–09 season, after emerging through the club's youth ranks and having served a loan at Varzim S.C. in the Segunda Liga. He made his official debut for the former in late August, in the 2–0 defeat to Sporting CP in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. After having appeared scarcely throughout his first year (also playing ten minutes in the 4–0 loss against Arsenal in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1924 Summer Olympics
The 1924 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad () and officially branded as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The opening ceremony was held on 5 July, but some competitions had already started on 4 May. The Games were the second to be hosted by Paris (after 1900 Summer Olympics, 1900), making it the first city to host the Olympics twice. The selection process for the 1924 Summer Olympics consisted of six bids, and Paris was selected ahead of Amsterdam, Barcelona, Los Angeles, Prague, and Rome. The selection was made at the 20th IOC Session in Lausanne in 1921. The cost of these Games was estimated to be 10,000,000 French franc, F (equivalent to in ). With total receipts at 5,496,610 F (equivalent to in ), the Olympics resulted in a hefty loss despite daily crowds of up to 60,000. The United States won the most gold and overall medals, having 229 athletes competing compared to France's 401. Highlights ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
António Borges (equestrian)
António Borges d'Almeida (18 October 1898 – 24 September 1959) was a Portuguese horse rider. He competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1924, Borges and his horse ''Reginald'' won the bronze medal as part of the Portuguese show jumping Show jumping is a part of a group of English riding equestrian events that also includes eventing, hunters, and equitation. Jumping classes are commonly seen at horse shows throughout the world, including the Olympics. Sometimes shows ar ... team, after finishing fifth in the individual jumping competition. References External linksProfile 1898 births 1959 deaths Equestrians at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Portugal Olympic equestrians for Portugal Portuguese male equestrians Show jumping riders Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics People from Fornos de Algodres Sportspeople from Guarda District {{Portugal-equestrian-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
António Bernardo Da Costa Cabral, 1st Marquis Of Tomar
António Bernardo da Costa Cabral, 1st Count and 1st Marquis of Tomar (9 May 1803 – 1 September 1889) was a Portuguese 19th century statesman. Early life Born in Fornos de Algodres he trained as a lawyer in Coimbra and was later appointed as a judge. A liberal, he earned a mixed reputation of fear and admiration. Career He was appointed Governor of Lisbon in 1836 and was a confidant of Queen Maria II of Portugal. The year he was appointed, he used force to put down radical mobs in Lisbon (the Rossio massacre). He restored diplomatic relations with the Vatican and re-introduced a conservative Constitutional Charter. Following an 1842 coup d'état, he was appointed as Minister and Secretary for Royal State Affairs (the equivalent of a today's interior minister) in 1843. In 1846 famine led to the peasant revolt of '' Maria da Fonte'' in the north of Portugal, and he was removed from office. He fled to England but was restored to power in 1848. Again due to his unpopularity and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sobral Pichorro E Fuinhas
Sobral Pichorro e Fuinhas 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 Fornos de Algodres, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Sobral Pichorro and Fuinhas. The population in 2011 was 300,Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE) Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal in an area of 15.17 km2. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casal Vasco
Casal Vasco is a small village in Portugal. It belongs to the municipality of Fornos de Algodres, district of Guarda. It's also located in the former region of Beira Alta. The population in 2011 was 227, in an area of 6.73 km2. Includes the place of ''Ramirão'' and the ''Quinta das Moitas''. No one really knows when Casal Vasco was founded, but the first documentation of the village's existence is a list of Portuguese villages from 1527. Ever since, Casal Vasco is a place where most of the people dedicated their lives to agriculture. Casal Vasco has a rich heritage which includes: * 1 church: Saint Antony - from the 18th century * 4 chapels: Senhor dos Loureiros (16th century), Senhora da Encarnação (15th century), Senhora da Graça (18th century) and São Sebastião (16th century) * '' alminhas'' * Roman grave stone: from the 1st century * anthropomorphic graves: from between the 7th and 12th centuries * manor houses: both from the 15th century It also has a big traditi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algodres (Fornos De Algodres)
Algodres is a Portuguese civil parish (''freguesia'') in the municipality of Fornos de Algodres, district of Guarda Guarda may refer to: * Guarda, Portugal, city in Portugal * Guarda District, the district containing that city * Roman Catholic Diocese of Guarda, Portugal, the diocese containing that city * Guarda, Switzerland, municipality in Grisons, Switzerlan .... The population in 2011 was 349, in an area of 10.15 km2. References Freguesias of Fornos de Algodres {{Guarda-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freguesia (Portugal)
(), 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 overseas territories of Cape Verde and Macau (until 2001). In the past, it was also an administrative division of the other Portuguese overseas territories. The civil parishes and communities in England and Wales and in the Spanish autonomous communities of Galicia and Asturias is similar to a in Portugal. The average land area of a Portuguese parish is about and an average population of about 3,386 people. The largest parish by area is Alcácer do Sal (Santa Maria do Castelo e Santiago) e Santa Susana, with a land area of , and the smallest parish by area is São Bartolomeu (Borba), with a land area of . The most populous parish is Algueirão - Mem Martins, with a population of 68,649 people and the least populous is Mosteiro, with a popula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
