Mourisca do Vouga

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Mourisca do Vouga
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Mourisca do Vouga (Portugal)
Mourisca do Vouga
Basic data
Region : Centro
Sub-region : Aveiro Region
District : Aveiro
Concelho : Águeda
Freguesia : Trofa, Segadães e Lamas do Vouga
Coordinates : 40 ° 36 ′  N , 8 ° 28 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 36 ′  N , 8 ° 28 ′  W
Postal code : 3750-779

Mourisca do Vouga is a village in the municipality of Trofa, Segadães e Lamas do Vouga , in the Portuguese district of Águeda . Mourisca do Vouga is located on the Caminho Português , a Portuguese Way of St. James .

History and sights

In the center of the village you can see the chapel Capela da Mourisca . It was built in 1674 . In 1927 Mourisca do Vouga was elevated to a small town ( Vila ).

Culture and sport

The Tuna Mourisquense "1º de Janeiro" is an amateur music orchestra and was founded on January 1, 1916 in the village.

The football club União Desportiva Mourisquense , founded in 1949 , competes in the divisions of the Aveiro district association (as of 2013). The UD Mourisquense plays its home games in the 5000-seat Manuel Castro Azevedo stadium .

traffic

Mourisca do Vouga is a stop on the Linha do Vouga railway line .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. St James's Way from Mourisca do Vouga to Porto at www.gpsies.com, accessed on November 1, 2013
  2. Website on the municipality of Trofa ( Memento of the original from November 3, 2013 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. from the district administration website, accessed November 1, 2013 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.cm-agueda.pt
  3. ^ Official website of the orchestra (as blog), accessed on November 1, 2013
  4. The União Desportiva Mourisquense at www.fussballzz.de, accessed on November 1, 2013