Mêda
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Mêda (ˈmeðɐ) is a municipality in Portugal
with a total area of 286.1 km² (110 sq mi) and a total population of 6,000 inhabitants. The city of Mêda
has a population of 2,004.
It was promoted to city in December 2004.
The present Mayor is João Germano Mourato Leal Pinto, elected by the Social Democratic Party
.
Main monument:Marialva Castle
/Castelo de Marialva.Also nearby in the municipalities of Foz Coa
and Pinhel
is the: Parque Arqueologico do Vale do Coa,(Coa
Valley,a World Heritage sight/ Coa Valley
pre-historic rupestre art archaeological site.
The municipal holiday is November 11.
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...
with a total area of 286.1 km² (110 sq mi) and a total population of 6,000 inhabitants. The city of Mêda
Mêda
Mêda is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of and a total population of 6,000 inhabitants. The city of Mêda has a population of 2,004.It was promoted to city in December 2004.-Municipality:...
has a population of 2,004.
It was promoted to city in December 2004.
Municipality
The municipality is composed of 16 parishes, and is located in Guarda District, Centro Region, Beira Interior Norte Subregion.The present Mayor is João Germano Mourato Leal Pinto, elected by the Social Democratic Party
Social Democratic Party (Portugal)
The Social Democratic Party , is a centre-right liberal conservative political party in Portugal. It is commonly known by its initials, PSD; on ballot papers, its initials appear as PPD/PSD, with the first three letters coming from the party's original name, Democratic People's Party...
.
Main monument:Marialva Castle
Marialva Castle
The Marialva Castle is a Portuguese castle in Mêda, Guarda. It has been listed as a National monument since 1978.-External links:* at IPPAR...
/Castelo de Marialva.Also nearby in the municipalities of Foz Coa
Côa Valley Paleolithic Art
The Côa Valley Paleolithic Art site is an open air sites of Paleolithic art in northeastern Portugal.In the late 1980s, the engravings were discovered in Vila Nova de Foz Côa. The site in situated in the valley of the Côa River, and comprises thousands of engraved drawings of horses, bovines and...
and Pinhel
Pinhel
Pinhel is a municipality in Centro Region, Beira Interior Norte Subregion, Portugal with a total area of 484.5 km² and a total population of 10,436 inhabitants.The city of Pinhel has about 3.500 inhabitants....
is the: Parque Arqueologico do Vale do Coa,(Coa
Coa
Coa can refer to:*Coa, Rural community in County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland.*Coa de jima, a specialized tool for harvesting agave cactus.*Côa river, Portugal, a major tributary of the Douro....
Valley,a World Heritage sight/ Coa Valley
Côa Valley Paleolithic Art
The Côa Valley Paleolithic Art site is an open air sites of Paleolithic art in northeastern Portugal.In the late 1980s, the engravings were discovered in Vila Nova de Foz Côa. The site in situated in the valley of the Côa River, and comprises thousands of engraved drawings of horses, bovines and...
pre-historic rupestre art archaeological site.
The municipal holiday is November 11.
Parishes
- Aveloso
- Barreira
- Carvalhal
- Casteição
- CoriscadaCoriscadaCoriscada is a freguesia of Portugal, in the municipality of Mêda, in Guarda district.A typical interior village of Portugal, it extends itself over 25.33 km² and has about 246 inhabitants....
- Fonte Longa
- Longroiva
- Marialva
- Mêda
- Outeiro de Gatos
- Pai Penela
- Poço do CantoPoço do CantoPoço do Canto is a freguesia of Portugal, in the municipality of Mêda, in Guarda district....
- Prova
- Rabaçal
- Ranhados
- Vale Flor