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Aveiro
Flag of Aveiro
Municipal flag
Coat of arms of Aveiro
Municipal coat of arms
Location of Aveiro
Location  
 - Country Flag of Portugal Portugal
 - Region Centro
 - Subregion Baixo Vouga
 - District or A. The administrative divisions of Portugal are undergoing changes Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Baixo Vouga is a Portuguese subregion integrated in the Centro region. R. Aveiro
Mayor Élio Maia
 - Party PSD-CDS
Area 199. The District of Aveiro ( pron a'vɐiɾu is located in the central coastal region of Portugal, the District Capital is the city of Aveiro Political parties in Portugal lists political parties in Portugal. History The Social Democratic Party was born on May 6, 1974, when Francisco Sá Carneiro, 9 km²
Population
 - Total 73,521
 - Density 368/km²
No. of parishes 14
Coordinates 40º37'N 8º38'W
Municipal holiday
May 12
Website: http://www.cm-aveiro.pt

Aveiro (pronounced [aˈvɐiɾu]) is a city of some 57,000 people and a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 199. "Freguesia" ( pron fɾɛgɨ'ziɐ is the Portuguese term for Civil parish, a secondary Local administrative unit in Portugal Aveiro (aˈvɐjɾu is a city of some 57000 people and a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 199 Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. This is a list of the municipalities of Portugal. Portugal is divided into 18 districts (distritos and 2 autonomous regions (Portuguese regiões autónomas) Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. 9 km² and a total population of 73,521 inhabitants, and 59,860 electors (2006). Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of

The municipality is composed of 14 parishes, and is located in the District of Aveiro. The District of Aveiro ( pron a'vɐiɾu is located in the central coastal region of Portugal, the District Capital is the city of Aveiro The present Mayor is Élio Manuel Delgado da Maia, elected by a coalition between the Social Democratic Party and the Democratic Social Centre

The municipal holiday is May 12. History The Social Democratic Party was born on May 6, 1974, when Francisco Sá Carneiro, Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre.

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Parishes

City Information

The seat of the municipality is the city of Aveiro, with about 57,000 inhabitants in the 5 urban parishes. Esgueira is an urban parish in the municipality of Aveiro, in Portugal. Glória is a high-rise residential building in Bratislava district Ružinov, located on the Záhradnícka street. Located on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean, Aveiro is an industrial city with an important seaport. ||-||-|-||-||-||-||-||-||-|} A port is a facility for receiving Ships and transferring cargo The city of Aveiro is also the capital of the District of Aveiro,and the largest city in the Baixo Vouga subregion. The District of Aveiro ( pron a'vɐiɾu is located in the central coastal region of Portugal, the District Capital is the city of Aveiro The city is serviced by regional trains and Alfa Rapidos/fast trains.

Aveiro has a university and many malls.

Aveiro's canal
Aveiro's canal

Aveiro is known in Portugal for its traditional sweets, the ovos-moles and the trouxas de ovos, both made from eggs. Ovos-moles is a local Delicacy from Aveiro, Portugal, made of Egg yolks and Sugar. It is sometimes called "The Portuguese Venice", because of its canals and boats that remind one of the Italian city of Venice, as the city faced similar problems when it tried to conquer the water. Venice ( Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venesia or Venexia) is a city in Northern Italy, the capital of the

The city dates back at least to the 10th century when it was known by its first Latin name of Aviarium, literally, "a gathering place or preserve of birds". The Moors invaded and then held it until the 11th century, after which it became popular with Portuguese royalty. In the winter of 1575 a terrible storm closed the entrance to its port, ending a thriving trade in metals and tiles. The same storm also created a reef barrier at the Atlantic Ocean.

The city is also famous for its production of salt and for its seaweed harvest, which is used for fertiliser in the area.

The famous explorer João Afonso was also born in Aveiro. He was the first European to visit the region of Benin in Nigeria and named the river located there, Rio Fermoso. He helped to build a fort in Mina: he never came back to Portugal. He died in the region and is credited for bringing to Lisbon the first pepper that ever came out of those parts. He was also credited as one of the discoverers of the Newfoundland fisheries. [1]

The city is also famous for the Convento de Jesus (now known as the City Museum "Santa Joana"), built in the 15th century, which contains the tomb of the daughter of Alfonso V, St. Joana, who died in 1490. Afonso V (ɐˈfõsu in Portuguese; English Alphonzo) or Affonso (Archaic Portuguese the African ( Port For the Portuguese infanta daughter of Edward of Portugal see Joan of Portugal Blessed Joan of Portugal ( February 6 1452 The presence of this royal personage, beatified in 1673, proved to be of great benefit when she bequeathed her valuable estate to the convent. In the 17th and 18th centuries the convent housed a school of embroidery, which produced many of the sumptuous pieces kept in the museum.

Aveiro hosted 3 games of the 2004 European Football Championship. The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship (or just Euro 2004) was the twelfth edition of the UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial football

The University of Aveiro was created in 1973 and is considered one of the most dynamic and innovative universities of Portugal, attracting thousands of students to the city. Aveiro University is a Portuguese Public university located in Aveiro, and created in 1973. The University has about 430 professors (with Ph. D. degree), 11,000 undergraduate students and 1,300 post-graduate students.

News from local newspapers are available at http://www.recortes.pt .

Gallery

Aveiro streets by night

Cathedral of Aveiro

Aveiro and one of its canals

The train station

Sister cities

Aveiro's sister cities are:

See also

External links

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