Barroselas is a former

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

Viana do Castelo Viana do Castelo () is a concelho, municipality and seat of the district of Viana do Castelo District, Viana do Castelo in the Norte Region, Portugal, Norte Region of Portugal. The population in 2021 was 85,778, in an area of . The urbanized are ...

, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish

Barroselas e Carvoeiro Barroselas e Carvoeiro is a civil parish in the municipality of Viana do Castelo, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Barroselas Barroselas is a former Freguesia (Portugal), civil parish in the municipality of Via ...

. On the 2001 census, Barroselas had a total population of 3,799. The total area is 7.47 km² which gives a

population density Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geog ...

of 508,6 inhabitants/km².

SWR Fest

The area hosts the annual heavy metal festival SWR Barroselas Metalfest (aka Steel Warriors Rebellion or simply SWR Fest) which began in 1998.SWR Fest homepage
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Notable People

João Queirós João Ricardo Pereira Queirós (born 22 April 1998) is a Portuguese professional Association football, footballer who plays as a centre-back for Armenian Premier League club FC Ararat-Armenia. Club career Born in Barroselas, Viana do Castelo, Q ...

, footballer

References

Former parishes of Viana do Castelo {{VianadoCastelo-geo-stub