Mar (Esposende)
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| Region : | Norte | |||||
| Sub-region : | Cávado | |||||
| District : | Braga | |||||
| Concelho : | Esposende | |||||
| Freguesia : | União das Freguesias de Belinho e Mar | |||||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 35 ′ N , 8 ° 47 ′ W | |||||
Mar is a place and a former freguesia in the Concelho Esposende in the Região Norte in northern Portugal with 1181 (as of June 30, 2011) inhabitants spread over 2.4 km².
Mar is known for its São Bartolomeu do Mar menhir next to the parish church. A well-known person from the area was António Rodrigues Sampaio , a politician and journalist from the 19th century.
Every year on August 24th there is a festival in honor of Saint São Bartolomeu . The small children are immersed in the sea, which should protect them from sore throats and stuttering.
On September 29, 2013, the municipalities Mar and were Belinho merged to the Freguesias de Belinho e Mar União together.
Web links
- Map of the Freguesia Mar (Esposende) at the Instituto Geográfico do Exército
- Junta da Freguesia de Mar. cm-esposende.pt, accessed May 22, 2011 (Portuguese).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from August 13, 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. >
- ^ Publication of the administrative reorganization in the Diário da República gazette of January 28, 2013, accessed on October 1, 2014
