Vila Verde
Vila Verde | ||||||
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Basic data | ||||||
Region : | Norte | |||||
Sub-region : | Cávado | |||||
District : | Braga | |||||
Concelho : | Vila Verde | |||||
Coordinates : | 41 ° 39 ′ N , 8 ° 26 ′ W | |||||
Residents: | 4632 (as of June 30, 2011) | |||||
Surface: | 3.11 km² (as of January 1, 2010) | |||||
Population density : | 1489 inhabitants per km² | |||||
Postal code : | 4730-721 | |||||
politics | ||||||
Mayor : | José Luis Soares Faria ( PPD / PSD ) | |||||
Address of the municipal administration: | Junta de Freguesia de Vila Verde Avenida Prof. Machado Vilela (Casa Municipal da Cultura) - Apartado 44 4730-721 Vila Verde |
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Website: | www.jf-vilaverde.pt | |||||
Vila Verde county | ||||||
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Residents: | 47,789 (as of June 30, 2011) | |||||
Surface: | 228.68 km² (as of January 1, 2010) | |||||
Population density : | 209 inhabitants per km² | |||||
Number of municipalities : | 33 | |||||
administration | ||||||
Administration address: | Câmara Municipal de Vila Verde Praça do Município 4730-733 Vila Verde |
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President of the Câmara Municipal: | Dr. António Fernando Nogueira Cerqueira Vilela ( PPD / PSD ) | |||||
Website: | www.cm-vilaverde.pt |
Vila Verde ( Green City ) is a small town ( Vila ) in northern Portugal .
history
The most important finds in the district come from the Castro culture , in particular the Citânia de São Julião de Caldelas in the municipality of Ponte. The Romans conquered the area in the 2nd century BC. And set up a civitas here .
The present place of Vila Verde already existed in the 10th century. In the 11th century, the area belonged to Countess Mumadona, who sold it to the Igreja de Santo António church with a document from 1089 . In the 14th century the place received new fortifications. The Penegate tower has been preserved.
In the course of the various administrative reforms after the Liberal Revolution in 1822 and the subsequent Miguelistenkrieg , the independent district of Vila Verde was founded on October 24, 1855 , after the Pico de Regalados, Vila Chã e Larim, Penal and Prado districts were dissolved.
administration
The circle
Vila Verde is the seat of a district of the same name ( concelho ) in the Braga district . On June 30, 2011 the district had 47,789 inhabitants on an area of 228.7 km².
The neighboring areas are (starting clockwise in the north): Ponte da Barca , Terras de Bouro , Amares , Braga , Barcelos and Ponte de Lima .
With the regional reform in September 2013 , several municipalities were merged into new municipalities, so that the number of municipalities decreased from 58 to 33.
The following municipalities ( Freguesias ) are in the Vila Verde district:
local community | Population (2011) |
Area km² |
Density of population / km² |
LAU code |
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Aboim da Nóbrega e Gondomar | 1,058 | 14.41 | 73 | 031359 |
Atães | 520 | 4.04 | 129 | 031304 |
Cabanelas | 2,102 | 6.74 | 312 | 031308 |
Carreiras e Carreiras | 930 | 4.40 | 211 | 031361 |
Cervães | 1,981 | 10.89 | 182 | 031309 |
Coucieiro | 531 | 4.22 | 126 | 031311 |
Dossãos | 500 | 3.35 | 149 | 031313 |
Escariz e Escariz | 749 | 5.78 | 130 | 031362 |
Esqueiros, Nevogilde e Travassós | 1,035 | 5.02 | 206 | 031363 |
Freiriz | 1,099 | 5.84 | 188 | 031316 |
Community | 551 | 1.60 | 345 | 031317 |
Laje | 2,895 | 4.67 | 620 | 031323 |
Lanhas | 581 | 1.83 | 318 | 031324 |
Loureira | 1,152 | 1.76 | 655 | 031325 |
Marrancos e Arcozelo | 909 | 6.49 | 140 | 031364 |
Moure | 1,421 | 4.50 | 316 | 031328 |
Oleiros | 1,169 | 3.78 | 309 | 031330 |
Oriz e Oriz | 571 | 6.06 | 94 | 031365 |
Parada de Gatim | 793 | 3.22 | 247 | 031331 |
Pico | 610 | 2.80 | 218 | 031335 |
Pico de Regalados, Gondiães e Mós | 1,515 | 9.53 | 159 | 031366 |
Ponte | 483 | 3.41 | 142 | 031337 |
Ribeira do Neiva | 3,807 | 33.76 | 113 | 031360 |
Sabariz | 443 | 2.07 | 214 | 031340 |
Sande, Vilarinho, Barros e Gomide | 1,564 | 12.38 | 126 | 031367 |
Sao Miguel do Prado | 717 | 5.51 | 130 | 031350 |
Soutelo | 2,102 | 4.17 | 504 | 031352 |
Turiz | 1,746 | 3.62 | 482 | 031354 |
Vade | 1,677 | 15.64 | 107 | 031369 |
Valbom, Passô e Valbom | 642 | 6.19 | 104 | 031368 |
Valdreu | 516 | 17.96 | 29 | 031355 |
Vila de Prado | 4,472 | 5.52 | 811 | 031342 |
Vila Verde e Barbudo | 7,047 | 7.52 | 937 | 031370 |
Vila Verde county | 47,789 | 228.68 | 209 | 0313 |
Population development
Population in Vila Verde County (1864–2011) | ||||||||
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1864 | 1900 | 1930 | 1960 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | |
31,442 | 32,053 | 36,990 | 42,256 | 44,432 | 44.056 | 46,579 | 47,768 |
Municipal holiday
- June 13th
Town twinning
- Lohmar , Federal Republic of Germany (since 1986)
- Petit-Couronne ( Canton of Grand-Couronne ), France (since 1989)
- Saint-Mandé , France (in preparation)
sons and daughters of the town
- Francisco Lopes de Azevedo Velho da Fonseca (1809–1876), noble book collector, editor, translator and author
- Francisco de Campos de Azevedo Soares (1818–1901), noble administrative politician and judge
- Manuel Joaquim Machado Rebelo (1834–1930), Catholic priest who became known as a cook
- Maria do Céu Nogueira (* 1933), writer
- Peixoto Alves (* 1941), racing cyclist, winner of the Tour of Portugal in 1965
- José Manuel Fernandes (* 1967), politician (PSD), was Mayor of Villa Verde from 1997 to 2009.
- Nuno Filipe Rodrigues Silva (* 1979), football player
- Bruno Gama (* 1987), football player
Web links
- Map of the Freguesia Vila Verde at the Instituto Geográfico do Exército
- Official website of the city administration
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ↑ a b Overview of code assignments from Freguesias on epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
- ↑ a b www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ↑ www.verportugal.net , accessed February 15, 2014
- ^ Publication of the administrative reorganization in the Diário da República gazette of January 28, 2013, accessed on March 16, 2014
- ↑ www.lohmar.de ( Memento of the original dated February 22, 2014 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. , accessed February 15, 2014
- ^ Website of the municipality of Petit-Couronne , accessed on February 15, 2014
- ↑ Website of the municipality of Saint-Mandé ( Memento des Originals from July 15, 2015 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. (see under Avec Qui? ), accessed on February 15, 2014