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Urrós E Peredo Dos Castelhanos
Urrós may refer to: Places in Portugal * Urrós (Mogadouro), a civil parish * Urrós (Torre de Moncorvo), a former civil parish * Urrós e Peredo dos Castelhanos, a current civil parish in Torre de Moncorvo Others * Urrós halt The Urrós halt was a station on the Sabor line that served the town of Urrós (Mogadouro), Urrós, in the municipality of Mogadouro, Portugal. Description The complex consists of a passenger building (EP), a covered pier (CC), a Public toilet, ...
, a disused station of the Sabor line {{Disambiguation, geo ...
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Urrós (Mogadouro)
Urrós is a civil parish of the municipality of Mogadouro, with 32,47 km² of area and 250 inhabitants (2021 census). Population Topography Located on the right bank of the Douro River, as it enters Portugal surrounded by small valleys, the parish of Urrós is twenty kilometers from the town of Mogadouro. Its frontier character, together with its rugged geography, has marked its character and evolution throughout history. Ribeirinhos do Douro is located to the east, Algoso and Matela to the north, Travanca to the west, and Brunhozinho and Bemposta to the south. Some authors say that its name has a topographical origin, while others suggest that it was owned by the Muslim Oborrós in 1019. The name of Urros appears differently in various documents: Urros (840), Duros, Durros, Huros, Orrio (in the Foral of 1182). In the 14th and 15th centuries it appears as Orge, Ordo, Orgho and Orio, possibly derived from barley. Other authors say that its name derives from the fact ...
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Urrós (Torre De Moncorvo)
Urrós is a former parish of the municipality of Torre de Moncorvo, with an area of and 265 inhabitants (2011). Population History It was a fortified town in the High Middle Ages, having previously had castreja fortifications: the Castelo de Oleiros. In Urrós there is a record of the last silk looms in Trás-os-Montes, which made the workshops in Bragança and Chacim famous.Terra portuguesa : revista ilustrada de arqueologia artistica e etnografia N.º1, Fevereiro de 1916, pág. 30. In 2013, Urrós became part of the new parish of Urrós e Peredo dos Castelhanos Urrós may refer to: Places in Portugal * Urrós (Mogadouro), a civil parish * Urrós (Torre de Moncorvo), a former civil parish * Urrós e Peredo dos Castelhanos, a current civil parish in Torre de Moncorvo Others * Urrós halt The Urrós ha .... References Former parishes of Torre de Moncorvo {{Bragança-geo-stub ...
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Urrós E Peredo Dos Castelhanos
Urrós may refer to: Places in Portugal * Urrós (Mogadouro), a civil parish * Urrós (Torre de Moncorvo), a former civil parish * Urrós e Peredo dos Castelhanos, a current civil parish in Torre de Moncorvo Others * Urrós halt The Urrós halt was a station on the Sabor line that served the town of Urrós (Mogadouro), Urrós, in the municipality of Mogadouro, Portugal. Description The complex consists of a passenger building (EP), a covered pier (CC), a Public toilet, ...
, a disused station of the Sabor line {{Disambiguation, geo ...
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Torre De Moncorvo
Torre de Moncorvo (), officially the Town of Torre de Moncorvo (), is a municipality in the district of Bragança in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 8,572, in an area of 531.56 km2. The present mayor is Nuno Gonçalves, elected by the PSD. Torre de Moncorvo is also a well-developed and promising mining area. Iron ore is mined at the Mua Mine by Aethel Partners. The municipal holiday is March 19. In early November, the directorate-general for energy and geology (DGEG) authorised Aethel to control the Torre de Moncorvo iron mine, a company that hopes to put Portugal in a leading position in European mining Parishes Administratively, the municipality is divided into 13 civil parishes ('' freguesia (Portugal), freguesias''): * Açoreira * Adeganha e Cardanha * Cabeça Boa * Carviçais * Castedo * Felgar e Souto da Velha * Felgueiras e Maçores * Horta da Vilariça * Larinho * Lousa * Mós * Torre de Moncorvo * Urrós e Peredo dos Castelhanos Famous people ...
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