Vila Nova de Gaia

Vila Nova de Gaia
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Basic data
Region :	Norte
Sub-region :	Porto metropolitan area
District :	postage
Concelho :	Vila Nova de Gaia
Coordinates :	41 ° 8 ′  N , 8 ° 37 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 8 ′  N , 8 ° 37 ′  W
Residents:	302,298 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface:	168.47 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density :	1794 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	4400
Vila Nova de Gaia county
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Residents:	302,298 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface:	168.47 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density :	1794 inhabitants per km²
Number of municipalities :	15th
administration
Administration address:	Câmara Municipal Rua Álvares Cabral 4400-017 VN Gaia
President of the Câmara Municipal:	Eduardo Vitor Rodrigues ( PS )
Website:	www.cm-gaia.pt

View from Porto over the Douro to Vila Nova de Gaia

Vila Nova de Gaia [ ˈvilɐ ˈnɔvɐ dɯ ˈɡaiɐ ] (short: Gaia ) is a city in Portugal . It is located on the Atlantic coast on the south bank of the Douro which flows there, opposite Porto on the other bank of the river. Vila Nova de Gaia has about 180,000 inhabitants and is the center of port wine production . The promenades, bars and restaurants on the Cais de Gaia are next to the port wine cellars the most important tourist destination of Vila Nova de Gaia.

Vila Nova de Gaia is the seat of a district of the same name, which with around 300,000 inhabitants is the third largest district in Portugal after Lisbon and Sintra .

history

In 1255 the settlement of Vila de Gaia became an edict from King Alfonso III. first mentioned in a document. In 1288 a settlement called Vila Nova de Rei was mentioned, of which only the name Vila Nova remained. The edict of King Manuel I in 1518 gave the villages of Vila Nova e Gaia self-government rights. In the 18th century, the settlement of foreign traders in the context of port wine production made the place a rapidly growing settlement of seafarers, craftsmen and business people. On June 20, 1834, the two places united to form the community of Vila Nova de Gaia, which still exists today . By edict of Queen Maria II , Vila Nova de Gaia received city ​​rights in 1841.

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Panoramic view of the Douro from Porto

Vila Nova de Gaia by night

Economy and Transport

An important economic factor in Vila Nova de Gaia are the extensive halls of the port wine producers on the south bank of the Douro , in which the port wine ages for years or even decades. Tourism has gained in importance, especially in the port wine cellars and the developed waterfront.

Local public transport is operated by Metro do Porto and Sociedade de Transportes Colectivos do Porto . The suburbs are served by the CP Urbanos do Porto . The Teleférico de Gaia connects the Cais de Gaia with the upper floor of the Ponte Dom Luís I and the monastery of Serra do Pilar .

Vila Nova de Gaia or the Vila Nova de Gaia train station is located on Linha do Norte .

Sports

The men's team of Valadares Gaia FC , founded on June 17, 2011, has been playing in the first division of the Porto district championship since 2014, and that of women in the top division of the national championship of Portugal.

Vila Nova de Gaia county

Neighboring areas

The neighboring areas are (starting clockwise in the north): Porto , Gondomar , Santa Maria da Feira and Espinho .

	postage	Gondomar
( Atlantic Ocean )		Gondomar
	Espinho	Santa Maria da Feira

The following municipalities ( freguesias ) are in the district of Vila Nova de Gaia:

Vila Nova de Gaia county

local community	Population (2011)	Area km²	Density of population / km²	LAU code
Arcozelo	14,352	8.50	1,689	131701
Avintes	11,497	8.82	1,303	131702
Canelas	13,459	6.90	1,950	131703
Canidelo	27,769	8.93	3,109	131704
Grijó e Sermonde	11,938	12.99	919	131725
Gulpilhares e Valadares	22,019	10.61	2,075	131726
Madalena	10,040	4.69	2.141	131709
Mafamude e Vilar do Paraíso	52,422	10.57	4,957	131727
Oliveira do Douro	22,383	7.54	2,970	131712
Pedroso e Seixezelo	20,426	20.88	978	131728
Sandim, Olival, Lever e Crestuma	17.168	34.16	503	131729
Santa Marinha e São Pedro da Afurada	33,714	6.91	4,876	131730
Sao Félix da Marinha	12,706	7.93	1,602	131717
Serzedo e Perosinho	14,250	11.97	1,191	131731
Vilar de Andorinho	18,155	7.07	2,570	131723
Vila Nova de Gaia county	302.298	168.47	1,794	1317

The City Hall ( Câmara Municipal )

Population development

Population in the district of Vila Nova de Gaia (1801–2011)
1801	1849	1900	1930	1960	1981	1991	2001	2011
24,675	43,454	74,072	102,950	157.357	226,331	248,565	288,749	302.296

Town twinning

•  Mozambique : Manhiça , Maputo Province (since 2000)
•  Spain : Zamora , Zamora Province (since 2005)
•  Brazil : Cotia , State of São Paulo

Personalities

Manuel Bento Rodrigues da Silva (1800–1869), Bishop, Patriarch of Lisbon José Sardinha (1845–1906), architect António Soares dos Reis (1847–1889), sculptor and university professor Joaquim Domingues de Oliveira (1878–1967), Archbishop of Florianópolis António Teixeira Lopes (1866–1942), sculptor Alves de Sousa (1884–1922), sculptor Diogo de Macedo (1889–1959), sculptor, museologist and author Henrique Moreira (1890–1979), sculptor Manuel Marques (1890–1956), architect and university professor José Maria Sá Lemos (1892–1971), sculptor José Sousa Caldas (1894–1965), sculptor and teacher Manuel Lima Fernandes de Sá (1903–1980), engineer and architect Guilherme Camarinha (1912–1994), painter Isolino Vaz (1922–1992), painter, journalist and university professor Fernando Azevedo (1923–2002), painter Salvador Caetano (1926–2011), entrepreneur in the automotive industry Maria Alberta Menéres (* 1930), journalist and author Alcino Soutinho (* 1930), architect José Rentes de Carvalho (* 1930), writer António Manuel Louro Paula (* 1937), football player José Vaz (* 1940), writer Venceslau Fernandes (* 1945), racing cyclist Joaquim Pinto Vieira (* 1946), painter António Sala (* 1949), TV presenter and singer António Pinho Vargas (* 1951), pianist and composer Celeste Ferreira (* 1953), painter Manuel Abranches de Soveral (* 1953), historian, author, journalist and publisher Agostinho Santos (* 1960), painter, journalist and author João Domingos Pinto (* 1961), football player Manuel Cunha (* 1962), racing cyclist Paulo Barros (born 1963), heavy metal guitarist

Paulo Rangel (* 1968), lawyer and politician Vítor Baía (* 1969), football goalkeeper Cesário Costa (* 1970), conductor Manuel Jorge da Silva Cruz (* 1972), football coach Rui Jorge (* 1973), football player Dalila Carmo e Sousa (born 1974), actress Fernando Alvim (* 1974), comedian, television and radio presenter Paula Cristina (* 1975), national soccer player Fernando Jorge Tavares de Oliveira , called Bock (* 1975), football player António Jorge Pereira dos Santos (* 1976), football player Carolina Salgado (* 1977), author Jorge Carlos Santos Moreira Baptista (* 1977), soccer goalkeeper Reinaldo Ventura (* 1978), roller hockey player Artur Dias (* 1979), international soccer referee Evandro Oliveira (* 1979), communication scientist, journalist, PR consultant and poet Sérgio da Silva Pinto (* 1980), football player Ricardo Costa (* 1981), football player Manuel José Vieira (* 1981), football player Bruno Vale (born 1983), football player Jorge Miguel Dias Gonçalves (born 1983), football player Igor Miguel Castro da Rocha (* 1984), football player Ana Macedo (* 1985), writer Vanessa Fernandes (* 1985), track and field athlete Nuno Miguel Sousa Pinto (* 1986), football player Rui Pedro Couto Ramalho (* 1988), football player Hugo Ventura (* 1988), football player Rui Pinto (* 1988/1989), football whistleblower Cátia Tavares (* 1989), actress André Almeida Pinto (* 1989), football player Ivo Oliveira (* 1996), cyclist Rui Oliveira (* 1996), cyclist

Web links

Commons : Vila Nova de Gaia  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• www.cm-gaia.pt (Portuguese)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
2. ↑ ^{a b} Overview of code assignments from Freguesias on epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
3. ↑ List of partnerships Vila Nova de Gaias , Association of Portuguese District Governments (ANMP), accessed on January 5, 2019