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Olive Tree Of Mouchão
The Olive Tree of Mouchão () is a tree of the species ''Olea europaea'', considered a since 2007. It is located in the parish of Mouriscas, a municipality of Abrantes, Portugal. It came in second place for the Tree of the Year in both 2020 and 2021. Age In 2016, José Luís Lousada, a researcher at the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, estimated the tree's age at approximately 3350 years using dendrometry—the measurement of tree dimensions such as trunk diameter. However, dendrometry alone cannot determine the precise age of a tree, especially in ancient olive trees where internal hollowing and variable growth rates complicate direct measurement. According to this assessment with an estimate age precision of 2%, it is considered the oldest tree in Portugal. It is additionally one of the oldest olive trees in the world. Etymology Its name derives from fishing, since from the beginning of the 20th century, fishermen would gather at the tree before going fishing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliveira De Mouchão
Oliveira may refer to: People * Oliveira (surname) * Oliveira (footballer, born 1981), full name Ederaldo Antonio de Oliveira, Brazilian football goalkeeper * Oliveira (footballer, born 1985), full name Bruno Giglio de Oliveira, Brazilian football centre-back Places Brazil * Oliveira, Minas Gerais, a municipality in the State of Minas Gerais * Sales Oliveira, a municipality in the State of São Paulo Portugal * Oliveira (Barcelos), a civil parish in the municipality of Barcelos * Oliveira (Póvoa de Lanhoso), a civil parish in the municipality of Póvoa de Lanhoso * Oliveira (Amarante), a civil parish in the municipality of Amarante * Oliveira (Arcos de Valdevez), a civil parish in the municipality of Arcos de Valdevez * Oliveira (Mesão Frio), a civil parish in the municipality of Mesão Frio * Oliveira do Douro (Cinfães), a civil parish in the municipality of Cinfães * Oliveira do Douro (Vila Nova de Gaia), a civil parish in the municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia * Oliveir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olea Europaea
The olive, botanical name ''Olea europaea'' ("European olive"), is a species of subtropical evergreen tree in the family Oleaceae. Originating in Asia Minor, it is abundant throughout the Mediterranean Basin, with wild subspecies in Africa and western Asia; modern cultivars are traced primarily to the Near East, Aegean Sea, and Strait of Gibraltar. The olive is the type species for its genus, '' Olea'', and lends its name to the Oleaceae plant family, which includes species such as lilac, jasmine, forsythia, and ash. The olive fruit is classed botanically as a drupe, similar to the cherry or peach. The term oil—now used to describe any viscous water-insoluble liquid—was virtually synonymous with olive oil, the liquid fat made from olives. The olive has deep historical, economic, and cultural significance in the Mediterranean; Georges Duhamel remarked that the "Mediterranean ends where the olive tree no longer grows". Among the oldest fruit trees domesticated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mouriscas
Mouriscas is a Portuguese ''freguesia'' ("civil parish"), located in Abrantes Municipality, in Santarém District The District of Santarém ( ) is a district of Portugal, located in Portugal's West and Tagus Valley region. The district capital is the city of Santarém. The district is the 3rd largest in Portugal, with an area of , and a population of 475 .... The population in 2011 was 1,832,Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE) Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal in an area of 35.02 km2. The parish stands in the north bank of the Tagus River and borders the parishes of [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abrantes
Abrantes () is a concelho, municipality in the central Médio Tejo Subregion, Médio Tejo subregion of Portugal. The population was 39,325, in an area of . The municipality includes several parishes divided by the Tagus River, which runs through the middle of the municipality. The urbanized part, the parish of Abrantes (São Vicente e São João) e Alferrarede, located on the north bank of the Tagus, has about 17,000 residents. History The Celts are believed to have established the first settlement in Abrantes around 300 BC. The name is derived from Latin ''Aurantes'', perhaps referring to deposits of alluvial gold (Latin: '':wiktionary:aurum, aurum'') along the Tagus. Similarly, Roman art, Roman mosaics, coins, the remains of ancient aqueducts, as well as other antiquities, have been discovered in the vicinity of Abrantes. The village of Abrantes and the Abrantes Castle were conquered from the Al-Andalus, Moors by Afonso I of Portugal in 1148. After 1172, Abrantes was a milit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it shares Portugal-Spain border, the longest uninterrupted border in the European Union; to the south and the west is the North Atlantic Ocean; and to the west and southwest lie the Macaronesia, Macaronesian archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira, which are the two Autonomous Regions of Portugal, autonomous regions of Portugal. Lisbon is the Capital city, capital and List of largest cities in Portugal, largest city, followed by Porto, which is the only other Metropolitan areas in Portugal, metropolitan area. The western Iberian Peninsula has been continuously inhabited since Prehistoric Iberia, prehistoric times, with the earliest signs of Human settlement, settlement dating to 5500 BC. Celts, Celtic and List of the Pre-Roman peoples of the Iberia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tree Of The Year (Portugal)
The Tree of the Year () competition is held every winter in Portugal. Nominated Tree, trees are shortlisted by a panel of experts, before going to public votes to select the winner tree of that year. The panel then selects one of these to become Portugal's tree of the year and be nominated for that year's European Tree of the Year, an annual contest held to find the most "loveable" tree in Europe. The contest is held by the Environmental Partnership Association (EPA), an organization supported by the European Landowners' Organization, European Land Owners Association and the European Commission. Portugal won the European Tree of the Year award in 2018 with the Sobreiro Monumental. The competition has been run in Portugal each year since 2018. Winners Portugal has had 8 national winners, one of whom has also won at the continental level. Some of these trees include the oldest cork oak in the world, the Sobreiro Monumental, the 180 year old Plane Tree of Rossio, the 150 year old ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
