Beiriz

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Beiriz
coat of arms map
Beiriz coat of arms
Beiriz (Portugal)
Beiriz
Basic data
Region : Norte
Sub-region : Porto metropolitan area
District : postage
Concelho : Póvoa de Varzim
Freguesia : União das Freguesias da Póvoa de Varzim, Beiriz e Argivai
Coordinates : 41 ° 24 ′  N , 8 ° 43 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 24 ′  N , 8 ° 43 ′  W
Postal code : 4495-386

Beiriz is a place and a former municipality in northern Portugal .

The place is known for its knots and especially its traditional wool carpets, the Tapetes de Beiriz .

history

Beiriz Church Square

The village goes back to the Villa Viarizi estate, first mentioned in 1044 .

Until the administrative reforms after the Liberal Revolution in 1822 , Beiriz was a municipality in the district of Barcelos , before it was annexed to Vila do Conde in 1836 . Since 1853 it has belonged to the Póvoa de Varzim district.

With the municipal reorganization in 2013 , the municipalities of Beiriz and Argivai were dissolved and merged with the municipality of Póvoa de Varzim to form the new municipality of Póvoa de Varzim, Beiriz e Argivai .

administration

Beiriz was a municipality ( freguesia ) in the district ( concelho ) of Póvoa de Varzim in the district of Porto . The community had an area of ​​4.9 km² and 3684 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011).

Location of the former municipality in the new municipality in the Póvoa de Varzim district

The following localities and districts are in the former municipal area:

The town of Calves in the municipality of Beiriz
  • Beiriz de Baixo
  • Calves (partly to Argivai )
  • Cutéres
  • Fraião
  • Fonte Nova
  • Mau Verde
  • Outeiro
  • Paredes
  • Pedreira
  • Penela
  • Póvoa de Varzim (parts of the urban area)
  • Quintã
  • Silvas
  • Xisto

With the territorial reform in Portugal on September 29, 2013 , the municipalities of Beiriz, Argivai and Póvoa de Varzim were merged to form the new municipality of União das Freguesias da Póvoa de Varzim, Beiriz e Argivai . Póvoa de Varzim became the new seat of the municipality, while the previous municipal administrations in Beiriz and Argivai remained as citizens' offices.

Web links

Commons : Beiriz  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Information on Beiriz on the page about the new municipality of Póvoa de Varzim, Beiriz e Argivai on the website of the Póvoa de Varzim district administration, accessed on February 19, 2016
  2. ↑ www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  3. ^ Publication of the administrative reorganization in the Diário da República gazette of January 28, 2013, accessed on October 1, 2014