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Garrano
The Garrano or Raça Garrana is a Portuguese list of horse breeds, breed of small horse. It is distributed principally in the North Region, Portugal, North Region of Portugal, and is equivalent to the Faco Galego of Galicia (Spain), Galicia in north-western Spain, which lies immediately to the north. It is one of four Portuguese breeds, the others being the Lusitano, the Sorraia and the Pónei da Terceira. History The Garrano falls within the Celtic group of Iberian horse breeds, and is genetically close to other Celtic breeds such as the Connemara (horse), Connemara, the Exmoor Pony and the Shetland (pony), Shetland. Horses of this type are thought to have been introduced to the north-western Iberian Peninsula by migrating Celts in the sixth or seventh century BC; these people probably had trade relations with other Celtic populations in Brittany and Ireland. A breed association, the , was formed within the farmers' co-operative of Vieira do Minho in 1988; in 1990 it becam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peneda-Gerês National Park
Peneda-Gerês National Park (, ), also known simply as Gerês, is a national park in Norte Region, Portugal. Created in May 1971, it is the oldest protected area and the only national park in Portugal. It covers an area of , occupying the Districts of Portugal, Districts of Viana do Castelo District, Viana do Castelo, Braga District, Braga, and Vila Real District, Vila Real and bordering the Spanish Baixa Limia – Serra do Xurés natural park to the north, with which forms the UNESCO biosphere reserve of Gerês-Xurés. Peneda-Gerês was given its name by its two main granite massifs, the Serra da Peneda and the Serra do Gerês which, with the Serra Amarela and the Serra do Soajo, constitute the park's highest peaks. On the other hand, the precipitous valleys, crossed by high flowing streams, host lush temperate broadleaf and mixed forests of oak and pine, being one of the last strongholds of the typical Atlantic European flora of Portugal, contrasting with an evolving Mediterrane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vieira Do Minho
Vieira do Minho () is a municipality in the district of Braga, in the north of Portugal. The population in 2011 was 12,997, in an area of 216.44 km2. The present mayor is António Cardoso, elected by a coalition between PSD and the CDS–PP. Parishes Administratively, the municipality is divided into 16 civil parishes ('' freguesias''): * Anissó e Soutelo * Anjos e Vilar do Chão * Caniçada e Soengas * Cantelães * Eira Vedra * Guilhofrei * Louredo * Mosteiro * Parada do Bouro * Pinheiro * Rossas * Ruivães e Campos * Salamonde * Tabuaças * Ventosa e Cova * Vieira do Minho General information Vieira do Minho is essentially a rural municipality. Along with the town of Vieira do Minho, the seat of the municipality, the other major location in the municipality is the town of with 2,071 inhabitants. Notable people * Senhorinha of Basto (942–982) a Portuguese Benedictine abbess An abbess (Latin: ''abbatissa'') is the female superior of a community of nuns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terras De Bouro
Terras de Bouro (), also known as Terras de Boiro, is a municipality in the district of Braga in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 7,253, in an area of 277.46 km². It is bordered to the north by Ponte da Barca and Spain, to the east by Montalegre, to the south by Vieira do Minho, to the southwest by Amares, and to the west by Vila Verde. Its municipal seat of power is in Town of Terras de Bouro , located in the Moimenta parish. Said town was previously named Vila da Cova, which made Terras de Bouro the only municipality in Portugal with a unique name (instead of simply being named after its seat of power). The town's name would eventually be changed in 2005 to match that of the municipality, getting rid of this exception. The present Mayor is Manuel Tibo, elected by the PSD. The municipal holiday is 20 October, day that celebrates the granting of a charter by King D. Manuel I in 1514 . History The Germanic tribe of the Buri accompanied the Suebi in their invasion o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Póvoa De Lanhoso
Póvoa de Lanhoso (), officially Póvoa de Lanhoso Town (), is a town and municipality in the district of Braga in northern Portugal. The population in 2011 was 21,886, in an area of 134.65 km². The present Mayor is Avelino Silva, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is March 19. Economy Agriculture, forestry and tourism are important economic activities in the municipality. Light industry is present too. Prozis, a multinational sports nutrition company headquartered in Esposende, has a major industrial plant in Póvoa de Lanhoso. Parishes The municipality is subdivided into the following 22 parishes: * Águas Santas e Moure * Calvos e Frades * Campos e Louredo * Covelas * Esperança e Brunhais * Ferreiros * Fonte Arcada e Oliveira * Galegos * Garfe * Geraz do Minho * Lanhoso * Monsul * Póvoa de Lanhoso * Rendufinho * Santo Emilião * São João de Rei * Serzedelo * Sobradelo da Goma * Taíde * Travassos * Verim, Friande e A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponte De Lima
Ponte de Lima () is the oldest ''vila'' (chartered town, head of a municipality) in Portugal, in the district of Viana do Castelo (district), Viana do Castelo. Situated on the southern bank of the Lima River, it takes its name from the medieval bridge (ponte) that crosses the waterway. In 2021, the municipality had a population of 41,164 within an area of . The town itself has approximately 2,800 inhabitants. The current mayor is Vasco Ferraz, elected by the CDS – People's Party, People's Party (CDS–PP). As of 2024, Ponte de Lima is one of the six municipalities in Portugal administered by this party. The municipal holiday is celebrated on the Tuesday following the ''Feiras Novas'' (New Fairs), a festivity held annually during the second weekend of September. History The area of Ponte de Lima has been inhabited since prehistoric times, with archaeological evidence of settlements dating back over 3,000 years. During the Iron Age, numerous ''Castro culture, castros'' (hillforts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponte Da Barca
Ponte da Barca (; ) is a municipality in the district of Viana do Castelo (district), 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 Social Democratic Party (Portugal), PSD. The municipal holiday is August 24. Climate Ponte da Barca has a Mediterranean climate with oceanic climate, oceanic/humid subtropical climate, humid subtropical influences. It has warm to hot summers and mild, very wet winters. Parishes Administratively, the municipality is divided into 17 civil parishes (''freguesia (Portugal), 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 Magalhães * Sampriz * Vade São Pedro * Vade São Tomé * Touvedo (São Lourenço e Salvador) * Vila Chã (São João Baptista ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paredes De Coura
Paredes de Coura () is a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 9,198, in an area of 138.19 km2. The municipality is located in the district of Viana do Castelo. The present Mayor is Prof. Vitor Paulo Pereira, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is August 10. Parishes The municipality is composed of 16 parishes: * Agualonga * Bico e Cristelo * Castanheira * Cossourado e Linhares * Coura * Cunha * Formariz e Ferreira * Infesta * Insalde e Porreiras * Mozelos * Padornelo * Parada * Paredes de Coura e Resende * Romarigães * Rubiães * Vascões Paredes de Coura Festival The town is internationally famous for the Paredes de Coura summer rock festival. Notable people * Tomás Rodrigues da Cunha (1598–1638) a Portuguese lay brother in the Order of Discalced Carmelites, known as '' Redemptus of the Cross''. Beatified in 1900 by Pope Leo XIII Pope Leo XIII (; born Gioacchino Vincenzo Raffaele Luigi Pecci; 2March 181020J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monção
Monção (; ) is a municipality in the district of Viana do Castelo (district), Viana do Castelo in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 19,230, in an area of 211.31 km2. The current mayor is the Social Democrat António Barbosa. The municipal holiday is March 12. Climate Monção has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification, Köppen: ''Csa'') with mild, rainy winters and hot dry summers. Although short, the summer season is dry enough to avoid being classified has a humid subtropical climate or an oceanic climate like nearby Vigo. Notable people * Joaquim Pereira Pimenta de Castro (1846 in Pias, Monção – 1918) an army officer and politician; 10th Count of Pimenta de Castro * José Gomes Temporão (born 1951) a Brazilian public health physician and Minister of Health of Brazil, 2007 to 2010. * Fernando Vilar (born 1954 in Lara, Monção) a Uruguayan journalist and news anchor. Population Parishes Administratively, the municipality is divide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melgaço, Portugal
Melgaço () is a municipality in the district of Viana do Castelo District, Viana do Castelo in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 9,213, in an area of 238.25 km2. It is the northernmost municipality in Portugal. The present Mayor is Manoel Batista, elected by the Socialist Party (Portugal), Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is Ascension Day. Melgaço is certified by the EarthCheck, EarthCheck Sustainable Destinations program. History Parada do Monte, Gave and the plateau of Castro Laboreiro were locations of many megalithic burial mounds and graves that suggest the presence of human settlement in the mountains of the region. Alongside is the hilltop castle, that stood firm during the Galician-Leonese battles. Over the streams they built bridges in solid masonry, while dozens of fishing villages sprung from the banks of the River Minho, in addition to the Romanesque convents, churches and chapels, some of which are quite Romanesque. Oral tradition suggest that the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caminha
Caminha () is a municipality in the north-west of Portugal, 21 km north from Viana do Castelo, located in the Viana do Castelo District. The population in 2011 was 16,684, in an area of 136.52 km². Caminha is subdivided into 14 civil parishes. The parish Vilar de Mouros is well known for the oldest rock festival in Portugal. The seat of the municipality is the town (or ''vila'' in Portuguese) of Caminha, with 2,500 inhabitants. The town is on the coastal part of the Portuguese Way path of the Camino de Santiago. The present Mayor is Luís Miguel da Silva Mendonça Alves. The municipal holiday is Easter Monday. General information Caminha is located 2 km from the Atlantic Ocean, on the southern side of the Minho estuary, where this river is met by the smaller and meandering Coura. Here the Minho reaches its widest point (about 2 km) and marks the border between Portugal and Galiza. The highly scenic area, with the wide estuary marked by low-tide sandbar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cabeceiras De Basto
Cabeceiras de Basto () is a municipality in the district of Braga Braga (; ) is a cities of Portugal, city and a Municipalities of Portugal, municipality, capital of the northwestern Portugal, Portuguese Braga (district), district of Braga and of the historical and cultural Minho Province. Braga Municipality ... in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 16,710,Instituto Nacional de Estatística in an area of 241.82 km². The municipality borders the municipality of Montalegre to the north, Boticas to the northeast, Ribeira de Pena to the east, Mondim de Basto to the southeast, Celorico de Basto to the south, Fafe to the west and Vieira do Minho to the northwest. The present mayor is Francisco Alves, elected by the Socialis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
