Fontela
| Fontela | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
||||||
| Basic data | ||||||
| Region : | Centro | |||||
| Sub-region : | Region of Coimbra | |||||
| District : | Coimbra | |||||
| Concelho : | Figueira da Foz | |||||
| Freguesia : | Vila Verde | |||||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 9 ′ N , 8 ° 48 ′ W | |||||
| Postal code : | 3090-653 | |||||
Fontela is a place in the Portuguese municipality of Vila Verde , in the district ( concelho ) of Figueira da Foz .
In earlier times the place was known as Fontanela.
With Fontela A and Fontela train station, there are two stops on the Linha do Oeste railway line .
The racing cyclist Alves Barbosa was born here in 1931.