Santa Maria Maior (Viana do Castelo)
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| Region : | Norte | |||||
| Sub-region : | Alto Minho | |||||
| District : | Viana do Castelo | |||||
| Concelho : | Viana do Castelo | |||||
| Freguesia : | União das Freguesias de Viana do Castelo (Santa Maria Maior e Monserrate) e Meadela | |||||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 42 ′ N , 8 ° 49 ′ W | |||||
Santa Maria Maior is a place and a former municipality ( freguesia ) of the Vila Viana do Castelo in the northern Portuguese district of Viana do Castelo in the Minho-Lima sub-region .
The community had 10,623 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011).
On September 29, 2013, the municipalities of Viana do Castelo (Santa Maria Maior), Viana do Castelo (Monserrate) and Meadela were merged to form the new municipality União das Freguesias de Viana do Castelo (Santa Maria Maior e Monserrate) e Meadela . Viana do Castelo (Santa Maria Maior) is the seat of this newly formed municipality.
Buildings
- Convento de Sao Francisco do Monte
- Chafariz da Praça da Rainha
- Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Carmo
- Casa da Capela das Malheiras
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ^ Publication of the administrative reorganization in the Diário da República gazette of January 28, 2013, accessed on October 1, 2014
Web links
- Map of the Freguesia Santa Maria Maior at the Instituto Geográfico do Exército