Avanca
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| Basic data | ||||||
| Region : | Centro | |||||
| Sub-region : | Aveiro Region | |||||
| District : | Aveiro | |||||
| Concelho : | Estarreja | |||||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 49 ′ N , 8 ° 34 ′ W | |||||
| Residents: | 6189 (as of June 30, 2011) | |||||
| Surface: | 21.07 km² (as of January 1, 2010) | |||||
| Population density : | 294 inhabitants per km² | |||||
| Postal code : | 3860-133 Aveiro | |||||
| politics | ||||||
| Mayor : | José Borges ( PS ) | |||||
| Address of the municipal administration: | Junta de Freguesia de Avanca Lg.Igra. 15, Avanca 3860-133 Aveiro Avanca |
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| Website: | www.cm-estarreja.pt/seccao.php?s=avanca | |||||
Avanca is a small town and a municipality in Portugal .
history
The place was first officially documented in 1046. On March 14, 1973 Avanca was elevated to Vila ("small town").
Sights and culture
Here was Egaz Moniz born. He received the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1949 . In the house where he was born, the Casa-Museu Egaz Moniz has been set up, in which both his private art collection (antique porcelain and glass, painting, carpet art, etc.) as well as scientific and medical exhibits relating to his work can be seen.
One of the international film festivals in Portugal takes place in the village with the annual Festival Avanca .
Once a year in summer, the gastronomic festival week Festival da Gastronomia das Colectividades de Avanca takes place, organized by various sports and cultural associations in the area.
In 2011, the Campeonato Nacional de 1/8 TT was held for the second time in Avanca , the national championship of a model car racing type.
The annual saints festivals are Santa Marinha on July 18th, Sto. António on August 13th, Santa Luzia on December 13th, and S. Sebastião on January 21st.
Avanca is connected to the nearby water landscape of the Ria de Aveiro , which is known for its diverse biodiversity, via the Ribeira do Mourão River .
administration
Avanca is the seat of a municipality of the same name ( Freguesia ) in the district ( concelho ) of Estarreja , in the Aveiro district . On June 30, 2011 the community had 6189 inhabitants on an area of 21.1 km².
The community consists only of the eponymous place.
traffic
railroad
Avanca is a stop on the main national railway line, the Linha do Norte, between Lisbon and Porto .
Highway
Via the national road 109, Avanca is connected to the national motorway network with the district town of Estarreja, 6 km away, and its connection to the A1 motorway.
sons and daughters of the town
- António Caetano de Abreu Freire Egas Moniz (1874–1955), politician and physician, winner of the 1949 Nobel Prize in Medicine
Web links
- Page of the municipality at the district administration
- Cultural dates and other information about Avanca
- Info page about all facilities of the place (port./engl.)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 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
