Senhora da Hora () 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
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 o ...
in the
Greater Porto area, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish
São Mamede de Infesta e Senhora da Hora.
It was promoted from town (''vila'') to city (''
cidade'') status on 12 June 2009. It lies just north of the
Porto
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city limits and is densely populated. It is a major suburban habitational area with many houses and some commerce.
Senhora da Hora is very developed and is well connected by road, bus and
Porto Metro to the nearby cities of
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 o ...
,
São Mamede de Infesta,
Porto
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,
Maia,
Vila do Conde, the
Porto Airport (OPO), and the port of
Leixões all north of the
Douro
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river. The large developed town of
Águas Santas is also in Grande Porto.
Infrastructures
Senhora da Hora is the site of the second-biggest shopping mall in Portugal, NorteShopping with many shops and restaurants. There is also a cinema with eight screens.
A public swimming pool was recently built near NorteShopping inside a small natural park.
The well-known Pedro Hispano Hospital is also located there.
The
metropolitan transport service of
Porto Metro passes through the centre of Senhora da Hora and the station is one of the most important stops on this public transport system with connections to other lines and road transport.
Sports
Senhora da Hora has sports facilities including small football and basket fields and tennis courts. It also has three football stadiums, home of the local teams,
Padroense F.C. and
SC Senhora da Hora.
See also
*
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 th ...
References
Former parishes of Matosinhos
Cities in Portugal
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