Beiriz is a Portuguese

Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

 parish, located in the municipality of Póvoa de Varzim

Póvoa de Varzim

Póvoa de Varzim is a Portuguese city in the Norte Region and sub-region of Greater Porto, with a 2011 estimated population of 63,364. According to the 2001 census, there were 63,470 inhabitants with 42,396 living in the city proper. The urban area expanded, southwards, to Vila do Conde, and there...

. In the census of 2001, it had a population of 3,229 inhabitants and a total area of 4.31 km².

Beiriz is known for its Tapetes de Beiriz (Beiriz carpets).

History

Beiriz has origins in a medieval rural place known as Villa Viarizi as it is known by a document from 1044. The parish is very old, and it is known to exist from at least from this century onwards. It belonged to Barcelos until 1836 when it was transferred to Vila do Conde. Póvoa de Varzim and Vila do Conde made parish transfers in 1853, and Beiriz was made part of Póvoa de Varzim since then.

Geography

Beiriz is located 4 km from downtown Póvoa de Varzim. Most of the parish is considered part of the rural area of the city.

Hamlets

The hamlets of the parish are Penouces, Arroteia, Giesteira, Paredes, Calves, Mau Verde, Silvas, Penela, Xisto, Beiriz de Baixo, Outeiro, Igreja, Fraião, Pedreira, Cutéres, Quintã, and Fonte Nova.

City districts

Despite not being part of the city, part of the parish (Penouces, Arroteia, Giesteira, and part of Paredes) is included in Giesteira

Giesteira

Giesteira or Bairro de Belém is a neighourhood of the Portuguese city of Póvoa de Varzim. It is one of the six traditional neighbourhoods of the city, and one of the eleven city districts...

district of the city.