Santo Tirso () is a city and municipality located in the north of

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, 25 km from central

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, Portugal. In the region, the Ave Valley, there is a large center of textile industry. The population in 2021 was 67,709, in an area of . Another important center in the municipality is

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. The Santo Tirso Monastery built in 978 is a point of interest.

History

The History of Santo Tirso is tied to its benedictine monastery. The town grew around it and, from 978 until 1834, it was a "couto" – a neutral area that belonged to the clergy. Known initially as Santo Tirso de Riba de Ave, this city has been the capital of a municipality at least since 1833. Its composition changed throughout the years, especially in 1998, when the nearby city of Trofa created its own municipality, taking some of Santo Tirso's towns with it. Towards the middle of the 19th century, Santo Tirso spearheaded the industrialization of the Ave Valley. One of the first textile factories in the region, the Fábrica de Fiação e Tecidos do Rio Vizela, opened in Vila das Aves, part of its municipality, in 1845. This factory would become the largest of its kind in Portugal, with an area of about nine square kilometres and employing, at one point, over 3.000 people.

Geography

The highest point in the municipality is in the Alto de S. Jorge, in the parish of Refojos, with 527 meters of altitude. The municipality's current perimeter is .

Climate

Santo Tirso has a

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with warm to hot summers and mild, very wet winters.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 14 civil parishes ('' freguesias''): * Agrela * Água Longa * Areias, Sequeiró, Lama e Palmeira *

* Carreira e Refojos de Riba de Ave * Lamelas e Guimarei * Monte Córdova * Rebordões * Reguenga * Roriz * Santo Tirso, Couto (Santa Cristina e São Miguel) e Burgães * São Tomé de Negrelos * Vila Nova do Campo * Vilarinho

Demographics

Sports

Santo Tirso is home of the historic football club Futebol Clube Tirsense and C.D. Aves.

Notable people

* Luís Gonzaga Ferreira da Silva (1923–2013) a Prelate of the Catholic Church & bishop of the Diocese of Lichinga * Sofia Andrade (born 1988) a Portuguese politician

Sport

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(born 1946) a former footballer who played as a striker * Gaspar Azevedo (born 1975) known as ''Gaspar'', a retired footballer with 429 club caps *

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(born 1996) a footballer who plays as a defender * Chiquinho (born 1995) a footballer who plays as an

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* Alberto Festa (born 1939) a retired footballer with 143 club caps and 19 for

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* Filipe Ferreira (born 1996) a footballer who plays as a

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* Grosso (born 1986) a former footballer who played as a

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* Eusébio Guimarães (born 1966) a former footballer * Quim Machado (born 1966) a former footballer with 320 club caps a current manager * Sara Moreira (born 1985) a cross country, road, middle & long distance track runner * Pedro Moutinho (born 1979) a retired footballer with 343 club caps * Orlando Neto (born 1979), known as ''Orlando'', a former footballer with 386 club caps * Joaquim Neves (born 1970), a former footballer who played as a defender * José Pacheco (born 1942) a former cyclist, competed at the

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* Pedro Queirós (born 1984) a

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who plays as a

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. * Ricardo Rocha (born 1978) a retired footballer with 362 club caps and 6 for

* João Silva (born 1990) is a

who plays as a striker * Rui Pedro Silva (born 1981) a track and field, long distance and cross country athlete, competed at the

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* Sérgio Sousa (born 1986), a former cyclist * Bruno Tiago (born 1981), a former footballer who played as a midfielder * Romeu Torres (born 1986) a footballer who plays as a forward * José Vilaça (born 1985) a footballer who plays as a centre back * Vitinha (born 2000) a footballer who plays as a midfielder

References

External links

Santo Tirso City Fporum
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On-line Journal Santo Tirso.eu

Online Santo Tirso Portal
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