Minho (province)

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Location of the province of Minho in Portugal.

Minho was one of the eleven provinces of Portugal from 1936 to 1976 . Today they only exist in colloquial language or in historically based terms.

Braga was the capital of the province that included the present-day districts of Braga and Viana do Castelo . Bordering the Atlantic to the west , its neighboring provinces were, clockwise: Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (east), Douro Litoral (south), and the Spanish provinces of Pontevedra (north) and Ourense (north-east) in Galicia .

Known as the green Minho , the rainy province was named after the Rio Minho , and has always been considered a cradle of Portugal in the country, with its first capital Guimarães , its religious center Braga , and its lively traditions, especially in folk dance , costumes , gastronomy and Folk music. The densely populated province, characterized by small-scale agriculture, was affected by strong waves of emigration for a long time, especially to Brazil from the 18th century, and to Central Europe (especially France) from the middle of the 20th century.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Hans-Peter Burmeister: Portugal. 3rd edition, Dumont Art Travel Guide, Ostfildern 2008, page 237f ( ISBN 978-3-7701-4416-7 )
  2. ^ Lydia Hohenberger / Jürgen Strohmaier: Portugal. 2nd edition, DuMont Reiseverlag, Ostfildern 2009, page 262ff ( ISBN 978-3-7701-7658-8 )