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Mindelo (Vila Do Conde)
Mindelo is a civil parish in Vila do Conde Municipality, along the ''Costa Verde (Portugal), Green Coast'' in continental Portugal. Situated 21 km northwest of Porto, it is part of the Greater Metropolitan Area of Porto. The population in 2021 was 3,988, in an area of 5.74 km2. Until the first decades of the 20th century the term Mindelo may have been used to refer not only to the locality of Mindelo, but also to a larger area between the River Ave and the mouth of the River Leça. History :''"Great little smell of pine, I don't know others similar, Of the pinery of Mindelo, Which is a beautiful pinery, Where in Azurara begins, And in Porto ends..."'' A land with more than 1000 years of history, the first documents from Mindelo date back to the 10th century. The first registered reference to the region, dates back to 1068, to the village of Amidjelus, that would become Mindelo. Other resources suggest that the local toponymy developed from the terms ''Amenidello'', ''A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mindelo Ornithological Reserve
The Mindelo Ornithological Reserve (; ROM) is a bird reserve in Portugal. It is located in the coastal zone of the North Region, Portugal, North Region, in the municipality of Vila do Conde, about from Porto. It occupies an area of around 6 million square meters. It was created in 1957 in order to protect resident and migratory birds, forest and dunes, being the first area for nature conservation in Portugal. It is also said to be the first ornithological reserve in Europe. Santos Junior, professor in the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto, proposed the creation of the reserve and initiated the bird banding in Portugal with the help from roleiros. Roleiros are Streptopelia, turtle dove catchers using nets with traditional methods. From 1953 to 1989, about 20,000 doves were captured for bird ringing. External referenceMindelo Ornithological Reserve on natural.pt {{coord, 41, 19, 23, N, 8, 43, 52, W, source:kolossus-ptwiki, display=title Nature conservation in Portug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landing At Mindelo
270px, Landing of the liberal forces in Oporto on 8 July 1832 The landing at Mindelo was a landing of Portuguese Liberal forces north of Porto on 8 July 1832, marking a turning point in the Liberal Wars (1828 - 1834). It took place at the beach near Arnosa de Pampelido, known currently as praia da memória (memory beach), in the parish of Perafita, Lavra e Santa Cruz do Bispo in Matosinhos. The landing may have taken the name of Mindelo, a parish located 9 km north of the site, due to the term's historical use to refer to a larger geographical area between the rivers Ave and Leça. The landing During the first 4 years of the War, Absolutist forces loyal to Dom Miguel, who had usurped the throne of Portugal, were in control of the Portuguese mainland. While the Liberals loyal to ex-Emperor of Brazil, Dom Pedro Duke of Braganza, controlled the Azores. On 8 July 1832 a fleet of 60 ships under the command of the British Admiral George Rose Sartorius arrived from the Azores at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A28 Motorway (Portugal)
A28 is a motorway (freeway) in Portugal. It connects Porto to Viana do Castelo, further extending to Valença, on the border with Galicia (Spain). It crosses with the A27, A7, A11, and A41 motorways. The motorway is a toll Toll may refer to: Transportation * Toll (fee) a fee charged for the use of a road or waterway ** Toll road, a type of road which for which payment is required for passage ** Road pricing, the modern practice of charging for road use ** Road to ... motorway. In May 2024, a proposal was approved to discontinue tolls on the A28 between Viana do Castelo and Esposende. References Motorways in Portugal {{Portugal-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions, with an area of about . It covers approximately 17% of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface and about 24% of its water surface area. During the Age of Discovery, it was known for separating the New World of the Americas (North America and South America) from the Old World of Afro-Eurasia (Africa, Asia, and Europe). Through its separation of Afro-Eurasia from the Americas, the Atlantic Ocean has played a central role in the development of human society, globalization, and the histories of many nations. While the Norse colonization of North America, Norse were the first known humans to cross the Atlantic, it was the expedition of Christopher Columbus in 1492 that proved to be the most consequential. Columbus's expedition ushered in an Age of Discovery, age of exploration and colonization of the Americas by European powers, most notably Portuguese Empire, Portugal, Spanish Empire, Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Árvore, Portugal
Árvore is a civil parish in the municipality of Vila do Conde Vila do Conde (, ; "the Count's Town") is a municipality in the Norte Region, Portugal, Norte Region of Portugal. The population in 2011 was 79,533, in an area of 149.03 km2. The urbanized area of Vila do Conde, which includes the parishes of ..., Portugal. The population in 2021 is 5,562, according to the census. The civil parish has an area of 6.56 km2. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Arvore Freguesias of Vila do Conde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fajozes
Fajozes is a civil parish in the municipality of Vila do Conde Vila do Conde (, ; "the Count's Town") is a municipality in the Norte Region, Portugal, Norte Region of Portugal. The population in 2011 was 79,533, in an area of 149.03 km2. The urbanized area of Vila do Conde, which includes the parishes of ..., Portugal. The population in 2011 was 1,425, in an area of 5.96 km². References Freguesias of Vila do Conde {{Porto-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modivas
Modivas is a civil parish in the municipality of Vila do Conde Vila do Conde (, ; "the Count's Town") is a municipality in the Norte Region, Portugal, Norte Region of Portugal. The population in 2011 was 79,533, in an area of 149.03 km2. The urbanized area of Vila do Conde, which includes the parishes of ..., Portugal. The population in 2011 was 1,806, in an area of 4.10 km². References Freguesias of Vila do Conde {{Porto-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vila Chã (Vila Do Conde)
Vila Chã may refer to the following places in Portugal: * Vila Chã (Alijó), a civil parish in the municipality of Alijó * Vila Chã (Esposende), a civil parish in the municipality of Esposende * Vila Chã (Fornos de Algodres), a parish in the municipality of Fornos de Algodres * Vila Chã (Vale de Cambra), a parish in the municipality of Vale de Cambra * Vila Chã (Vila do Conde), a parish in the municipality of Vila do Conde * Santiago de Vila Chã (Ponte da Barca), a civil parish in the municipality of Ponta da Barca * São João Baptista de Vila Chã (Ponta da Barca), a parish in the municipality of Ponta da Barca * Vila Chã da Beira (Tarouca), a civil parish in the municipality of Tarouca * Vila Chã de Braciosa (Miranda do Douro), a civil parish in the municipality of Miranda do Douro * Vila Chã de Ourique (Cartaxo), a civil parish in the municipality of Cartaxo * Vila Chã de Sá (Viseu), a civil parish in the municipality of Viseu Viseu () is a city and municipa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Póvoa De Varzim
Póvoa de Varzim () is a Portugal, Portuguese city in Norte Region, Portugal, Northern Portugal and sub-region of Greater Porto, from its city centre. It sits in a sandy coastal plain, a cuspate foreland, halfway between the Minho River, Minho and Douro rivers. In 2001, there were 63,470 inhabitants, with 42,396 living in the city proper. The city expanded southwards, to Vila do Conde, and there are about 100,000 inhabitants in the urban area alone. It is the seventh-largest urban agglomeration in Portugal and the third largest in Northern Portugal. Permanent settlement in Póvoa de Varzim dates back to around four to six thousand years ago. Around 900 BC, unrest in the region led to the establishment of Cividade de Terroso, a fortified city, which developed maritime trade routes with the civilizations of classical antiquity. Modern Póvoa de Varzim emerged after the conquest by the Roman Republic of the city by 138 BC; fishing and fish processing units soon developed, which bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porto Metropolitan Area
The Porto Metropolitan Area (; abbreviated as AMP) is a metropolitan area in northern Portugal centered on the City of Porto, Portugal's second largest city.Fernanda Paula Oliveira (2009), The metropolitan area, covering 17 municipalities, is the second largest urban area in the country and one of the largest in the European Union, with a population in 2021 of 1,737,395 in an area of 2,040.31 km². The Porto Metropolitan Area is a major economic engine in Portugal, with a very high HDI (Human Development Index) and a GDP above the European average. Porto has been Portugal's largest manufacturing region since the Industrial Revolution and is home to many of the country's largest corporations. It is chaired by Eduardo Vítor Rodrigues ( PS). History The original ''Metropolitan Area of Porto'' was constituted by nine municipalities: Porto (the capital), Espinho, Gondomar, Maia, Matosinhos, Póvoa de Varzim, Vila Nova de Gaia, Valongo, and Vila do Conde. The process ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canon Regular
The Canons Regular of St. Augustine are Catholic priests who live in community under a rule ( and κανών, ''kanon'', in Greek) and are generally organised into religious orders, differing from both secular canons and other forms of religious life, such as clerics regular, designated by a partly similar terminology. As religious communities, they have laybrothers as part of the community. At times, their Orders have been very popular: in England in the 12th century, there were more houses of canons (often referred to as an abbey or canonry) than monasteries of monks. Preliminary distinctions All canons regular are to be distinguished from secular canons who belong to a resident group of priests but who do not take public vows and are not governed in whatever elements of life they lead in common by a historical rule. One obvious place where such groups of priests are required is at a cathedral, where there were many Masses to celebrate and the Divine Office to be praye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matosinhos
Matosinhos () is a City#Portugal, city and a Concelho, municipality in the district of Porto District, Porto in Portugal. The municipality covers an area of approximately and had 172,557 inhabitants in 2021. It is bordered by the municipalities of Porto to the south, Maia, Portugal, Maia to the east and Vila do Conde to the north and the Atlantic Ocean lies to its west. It is a part of the Porto metropolitan area, the second largest urban area in Portugal. The city of Matosinhos is the seat of the municipality and it is located at the mouth of the Leça River, only away from Porto's city center. It comprises the parish of Matosinhos e Leça da Palmeira, Matosinhos and Leça da Palmeira, which had 49,034 inhabitants in 2021. There are two other cities within the municipality, São Mamede de Infesta and Senhora da Hora, in the east of the municipality. History Origins and roman era The oldest traces of human settlement in this territory extend back thousands of years and include ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
