Felgueiras

History

Subdivisions

Cities:

Felgueiras and Lixa.

Cities:

Barrosas and Longra

civil Parishes:

Aião, Airães, Borba de Godim, Caramos, Fond of delicacies, Idães, Jugueiros, Lagares, Lordelo, Macieira da Lixa, Margaride, Moure, Pedreira, Penacova, Pinheiro, Pombeiro de Ribavizela, Rand, Refontoura, Regilde, Revinhade, Santão, Sendim, Sernande, Sousa, Torrados, Unhão, Várzea, Varziela, Villa Cova da Lixa, Villa Fria, Villa Verde and Vizela.

Municipal bodies

The Portuguese municipal bodies are the assemblies and councils of parish, the municipal assembly (deliberative body) and the municipal council (executive body).

assemblies and councils of parish ( assembleias E juntas of freguesia ):

There are thus 32 civil parishes in the municipality of Felgueiras (the " group; PD / PSD " is majority in 19 parishes whereas the " group; PS " is majority only in 13 parishes):

Parishes having " majorities; PD / PSD " : Borba de Godim, Fond of delicacies, Idães, Jugueiros, Margaride, Moure, Pedreira, Penacova, Rand, Refontoura, Regilde, Revinhade, Santão, Sendim, Unhão, Várzea, Villa Cova da Lixa and Villa Fria.

Parishes having " majorities; PS " : Aião, Airães, Caramos, Lagares, Lordelo, Macieira da Lixa, Pinheiro, Pombeiro de Ribavizela, Sernande, Sousa, Torrados, Varziela and Vizela.

the municipal assembly ( assembleia municipal ):

The municipal assembly of Felgueiras includes/understands 64 members (including 32 presidents of the councils of parish):

" Group; Sempre presente" (Always present): 14.
Groupe " PD / PSD " : 31 (including 19 presidents of councils of parish).
" Group; PS " : 19 (including 13 presidents of councils of parish).

The municipal assembly is currently chaired by Jose Orlando Dias da Rocha E Sousa, of the goupe " Sempre presente".

the municipal room (will câmara municipal):

The municipal room of Felgueiras is composed of 7 members:

" Group; Sempre presente" (Always present): 5.
" Group; PD / PSD " : 2.
" Group; PS " : 1.

The municipal room is currently chaired by Fátima Felgueiras, of the " group; Sempre presente".

Economy

Culture

Equipment:

Public library (of which the pole of Idães.
Arts center of Lixa.
House of the risk.
Museum " C assento" put;.
Theater Fonseca E Moreira.
School of conservation and restoration of the graphic documents of Felgueiras.

Personalities of Felgueiras

António Jose da Fonseca Moreira (1841-1938), playwright and benefactor.
Commander Agostinho Ribeiro (1848-1916), benefactor.
Colonel Francisco Sarmento Pimentel (1895-1988), soldier and aviator.
Doutor Sitted António Teixeira de Magalhães (1850-1914), academician, lawyer and 1st count de Felgueiras.
Doutor António de Sousa Magalhães Lemos (1855-1931), psychiatrist and professor of university.
Doutor Eduardo de Freitas (1866-1926), former president of the municipal room.
Doutor Jose Maria Machado de Matos (1915-1989), lawyer, volunteer fireman and former president of the municipal assembly.
Doutor Custódio Rebelo de Carvalho (1805-1883), has which it city owes the public construction of schools and the creation of the comarca of Felgueiras.
Doutor Ribeiro de Magalhães (1847-1919), lawyer, prosecutor with the general junta of the district and former president of the municipal room.
General João Sarmento Pimentel (1888-1987), author of " Memória of capitão".
Leonardo Coimbra (1883-1936), writer, philosopher and politician.
Manual of Faria E Sousa (1590-1649), historian and philosopher.
Nicolau Coelho (15th - XVIe centuries), sailor having taken part in the voyage to the Indies of 1498 and the maritime forwarding of Pedro Álvares Cabral in Brazil in 1500.

Sport

Equipment:

15 football fields.
5 rooms of the sports.
2 public swimming pools.
1 football stadium (Estádio Doutor Machado de Matos, 15.000 places).
1 complex of tennis.

important Clubs:

FC founded Felgueiras in 1934.

Twinning

Bridge Holy-Maxence (France)
Boa Vista (Cape Verde)
Santa Cruz de Cabrália ()
São Vicente (Cape Verde)

Images

Internet

Official site of the municipality of Felgueiras.

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