Barcelos

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Barcelos

Municipal coat of arms

Subdivisions of Portugal>Location
- Region
- Subregion
- District or A.R.
Norte
Cávado
Braga
Mayor
- List_of_political_parties_in_Portugal>Party Fernando Reis
PSD
Area 378.9 km²
Population
- Total
- Density
123,831
327/km²
No. of freguesia>parishes 89
Coordinates [41º32'N 8º37'W]
Municipal holiday
May 3
Website: http://www.cm-barcelos.pt
Barcelos (pron. IPA [bɐɾ'sɛluʃ]) is a municipality located in the district of Braga, in the north of Portugal.

It has a total populaton of 123,831 and an area of 378.9 km². With 89 parishes, it is the municipality with the highest number of parishes in the country.

The municipal holiday is May 3.

Contents

1 Parishes
2 General info
3 History
4 Sport

Parishes

General info

Barcelos is one of the growing municipalities in the country, especially in Minho metropolitan area and is well known by its textile and adobe industries.

History

Originally a Roman settlement, it expanded and became the seat of the First Duke of Bragança in the 15th century. The palace of the Dukes of Bragança was destroyed by an earthquake in 1755 and is now an open-air museum.

The town's famous symbol is a rooster, in Portuguese called o galo de Barcelos. The legend says that a rich man made a big party. When the party was over, the rich man noticed that his sterling cutlery was stolen by a guest. He accused a pilgrim and let him go to court. He protested his innocence, but the judge didn't believe him. The judge was about to eat a roasted cock and the pilgrim said: If I am innocent, this cock will crow three times. When the pilgrim was about to be hanged the cock crowed. The judge release the pilgrim. The story ends a few years later when the pilgrim returned and made a statue over the event.

Sport

Barcelos is home to Gil Vicente FC (football) and Óquei Clube de Barcelos (rink hockey).

Parishes of Barcelos municipality
Abade de Neiva \| Aborim \| Adães \| Aguiar \| Airó \| Aldreu \| Alheira \| Alvelos \| Alvito (São Martinho) \| Alvito (São Pedro) \| Arcozelo \| Areias \| Areias de Vilar \| Balugães \| Barcelinhos \| Barcelos \| Barqueiros \| Bastuço (Santo Estêvão) \| Bastuço (São João) \| Cambeses \| Campo \| Carapeços \| Carreira \| Carvalhal \| Carvalhos \| Chavão \| Chorente \| Cossourado \| Courel \| Couto \| Creixomil \| Cristelo \| Durrães \| Encourados \| Faria \| Feitos \| Fonte Coberta \| Fornelos \| Fragoso \| Galegos (Santa Maria) \| Galegos (São Martinho) \| Gamil \| Gilmonde \| Góios \| Grimancelos \| Gueral \| Igreja Nova \| Lama \| Lijó \| Macieira de Rates \| Manhente \| Mariz \| Martim \| Midões \| Milhazes \| Minhotães \| Monte de Fralães \| Moure \| Negreiros \| Oliveira \| Palme \| Panque \| Paradela \| Pedra Furada \| Pereira \| Perelhal \| Pousa \| Quintiães \| Remelhe \| Rio Covo (Santa Eugénia) \| Rio Covo (Santa Eulália) \| Roriz \| Sequeade \| Silva \| Silveiros \| Tamel (Santa Leocádia) \| Tamel (São Pedro Fins) \| Tamel (São Veríssimo) \| Tregosa \| Ucha \| Várzea \| Viatodos \| Vila Boa \| Vila Cova \| Vila Frescainha (São Martinho) \| Vila Frescainha (São Pedro) \| Vila Seca \| Vilar de Figos \| Vilar do Monte

Parishes of Barcelos municipality

Municipalities of the District of Braga
Amares \| Barcelos \| Braga \| Cabeceiras de Basto \| Celorico de Basto \| Esposende \| Fafe \| Guimarães Póvoa de Lanhoso \| Terras de Bouro \| Vieira do Minho \| Vila Nova de Famalicão \| Vila Verde \| Vizela

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