Espinho

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Espinho
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Espinho Coat of Arms
Espinho (Portugal)
Espinho
Basic data
Region : Norte
Sub-region : Porto metropolitan area
District : Aveiro
Concelho : Espinho
Coordinates : 41 ° 1 ′  N , 8 ° 38 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 1 ′  N , 8 ° 38 ′  W
Residents: 9832 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 1.77 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 5555 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 4501
politics
Address of the municipal administration: Junta de Freguesia de Espinho
Rua 23, n.º 271
4501-908 Espinho
Website: www.ciberjunta.com/espinho.html
Espinho district
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Flag of Espinho Location of the Espinho district
Residents: 31,786 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 21.05 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 1510 inhabitants per km²
Number of municipalities : 4th
administration
Administration address: Câmara Municipal de Espinho
Praça Dr. José Salvador Apartado 700
4501-901 Espinho
President of the Câmara Municipal: Joaquim José Pinto Moreira ( PSD )
Website: www.cm-espinho.pt







Espinho is a Portuguese city and municipality on the Atlantic coast in the metropolitan area of Porto . It belongs to the Aveiro District , the Norte Região and the Grande Porto sub-region .

Espinho town hall

history

Casino, cinema (left) and train station (right) around 1900

At the end of the 18th century, fishermen from Furadouro ( Ovar County ) settled here . After living here only seasonally in light huts in the beginning, only to return to their hometowns in winter, some began to build permanent dwellings and to become permanent residents here. From the middle of the 19th century, the beach was increasingly frequented by the emerging middle class from the burgeoning industrial centers in the wider area.

With the arrival of the railroad in 1867, the development of the place took off rapidly. The urban development of Espinho began in 1870 with an initial plan. Streets were laid out like a chessboard, casinos, hotels and tourist bars were built. After the appointment as an independent municipality in 1889, Espinho became an independent district in 1899, by assigning territory to the district of Santa Maria da Feira .

Culture and sights

The place is known for its wide sandy beaches, for its casino, for its lively nightlife and its fish restaurants. Cycle paths and hiking trails are laid out, for example the 14 km long hiking trail along the coast from Espinho to Vila Nova de Gaia . Bird watching is possible at the Lagoa de Paramos lagoon . The Piscina Solário Atlântico outdoor swimming pool offers further bathing opportunities in addition to the lagoon and the beaches .

One of the most important cultural institutions in the city is the Fórum de Arte e Cultura de Espinho (FACE) art and cultural center, which has been set up in a former factory and offers an auditorium and various galleries with changing exhibitions, as well as the municipal museum ( Museu Municipal ). is housed. The Centro Multimeios is a planetarium , but also a congress and cultural center. The Cinamina - Festival Internacional de Cinema de Animação de Espinho , a film festival for animated films, has been taking place here since 1977 . A classical music festival takes place every year in the Academia de Música .

Sports

The most important sports club in the district is SC Espinho , whose football department was relegated from the second division ( Liga de Honra ) in 2005 and is currently playing in the third division . His volleyball team won the European Cup in 2001 and came second in 2002. Even indoor soccer ( Futsal ), handball, swimming, athletics and other sports are practiced in the club.

Espinho beach has repeatedly hosted beach volleyball tournaments on the FIVB World Tour and a European beach volleyball championship . The FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup also took place there in summer 2015 .

In 1932 the Free Game World Championship was held in the Espinho Casino . It was the first World Cup in billiards that took place in Portugal.

  • Panoramic picture of the beach coast of Espinho

administration

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Espinho is the capital of a district of the same name ( município ) with an area of ​​21.1 km² and 31,786 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011). The district, which is the fourth smallest in Portugal by area, borders in the north on Vila Nova de Gaia , in the east on Santa Maria da Feira , in the south on Ovar and in the west on the Atlantic Ocean . It is divided into four parishes ( freguesias ) :

Espinho district
local community Population
(2011) 		Area
km² 		Density of
population / km² 		LAU
code
Anta e Guetim 11,766 7.96 1,477 010706
Espinho 9,832 1.77 5,567 010702
Paramos 3,515 5.87 599 010704
Silvalde 6,673 5.45 1,223 010705
Espinho district 31,786 21.05 1,510 0107

Population development

Population in Espinho County (1900–2011)
1900 1930 1960 1981 1991 2001 2011
3691 11,736 23,084 32,409 34,956 33,701 31,786

Municipal holiday

  • June 16

Town twinning

traffic

Rail transport

Espinho is crossed in a north-south direction by the Linha do Norte railway line , which has been running underground for around 1 km inside the city since 2008. Long-distance and regional services of the Portuguese railways and the Linha de Aveiro of the suburban railway from Porto operate on the route . The underground Espinho station, which was also completed in 2008, is the stopping point for all connections with the exception of a few express trains .

The Espinho (Vouga) station building

At the southern end of the city is the Espinho (Vouga) train station , the starting point for Linha do Vouga .

Road traffic

Espinho is integrated into the country's motorway network through its connections to the A1 , A29 and A41 .

Air traffic

Espinho is also the namesake of an airfield in Paramos, 3 km to the south . This is not approached by regular airliners and is only used as a private and sports airport.

The nearest international airport is Porto Airport, about 40 km to the north .

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. ↑ a b Overview of code assignments from Freguesias on epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
  3. ↑ Election 2009
  4. ↑ www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  5. ↑ www.verportugal.pt , accessed December 31, 2012
  6. ↑ www.cm-espinho.pt ( Memento of the original from August 15, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed December 31, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / portal.cm-espinho.pt
  7. ^ Lydia Hohenberger, Jürgen Strohmaier: Portugal. 2nd edition, DuMont Reiseverlag, Ostfildern 2009, page 254f ( ISBN 978-3-7701-7658-8 )
  8. ↑ Espinho sands awaiting World Tour action. July 7, 2017. Retrieved August 23, 2017 .
  9. ^ Website for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2015
  10. ^ Publication of the administrative reorganization in the Diário da República gazette of January 28, 2013, accessed on March 16, 2014
  11. ↑ www.anmp.pt , accessed December 31, 2012
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