Alvaredo
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| Region : | Norte | ||||
| Sub-region : | Alto Minho | ||||
| District : | Viana do Castelo | ||||
| Concelho : | Melgaço | ||||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 6 ′ N , 8 ° 18 ′ W | ||||
| Residents: | 528 (as of June 30, 2011) | ||||
| Surface: | 4.36 km² (as of January 1, 2010) | ||||
| Population density : | 121 inhabitants per km² | ||||
Alvaredo is a Portuguese parish ( freguesia ) in the Concelho Melgaço .
The freguesia is located in the north-western area of the concelhos. The Freguesia Paderne borders in the east and the Freguesia Penso in the south and west . In the north, the Minho River forms the Portuguese border with Spain.
The place was curate of São Fins, the Society of Jesus and later the University of Coimbra before it finally became independent. Until 1855 it belonged to the old concelho Valadares .
The patron saint of the community is St. Martin .
Buildings
- Parish Church of São Martinho
- Alto de Sao Joao
- Capela de São João
- Capela de Sao Brás
- Adega Quintas de Melgaço
- Margens de Rio Minho
- Monte do Barbeito
Web links
Commons : Alvaredo - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Map of the Freguesia Alvaredo at the Instituto Geográfico do Exército
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ↑ Overview of code assignments from Freguesias on epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
Freguesias in the concelho Melgaço