Vila C Cop

Vila C Cop is a Portuguese Ville of the District of Oporto, Northern Région and under-area Grande Oporto, of 25.731 inhabitants, in 2003. Vila C Cop is the seat of a Ville of 149.31 km ² of surface and sheltering 74.391 inhabitants (2001), subdivided into 30 Paroisse S. the Ville is limited to North by the town of Póvoa de Varzim, to the east by the town of Vila Nova de Famalicão and the town of Trofa, in the south by the town of Maia and by Matosinhos and in the west by the Atlantic Ocean.

Located on northern bank of the Rio Ave, Vila C Cop is an important industrial center, fishing port and also zone balneal and tourist, having one of the principal and more snuffed balneal centers of the country. The city belongs to the same urban agglomerate as Póvoa de Varzim.

History

The population of Vila C Cop is very old, former to the foundation of Portugal, and the toponimy of the city did not subbît deteriorations, being already known under the name of Vila C Cop. The first reference to the city dates from year 953 in the book of the countess Mumadona Dias where the city is described under the name of Villa C Committee .

D. Sancho I fell in love with D. Maria Pais, taking it along with him until the field is in the possession of its beloved. His/her back-back-small daughter, D. Teresa Martins and her husband, illegitimate Afonso Sanches, wire of D. Dinis, founded the Real Mosteira de Santa Clara, '' the Royal Monastery of Santa Clara '' in 1318.

D. Manuel I conceded the seigniory with the population in 1516 and this one took an active part in the Great Discoveries portuguaises, of which enter other Paulo and Francisco Faria the voyage of Vasco de Gama in India. At the 19th century, the French invasions caused great damage at the population. It is with the beach of Mindelo, in 1832, qu ' accosted the troops of the Regent D. Pedro, who fought against the absolutist mode of D. Miguel. In 1987, Vila C Cop is high with the row of city.

Demography

Subdivisions

The municipality of Villa C Cop is recut 30 parishes (Freguesia, in Portuguese). Except for the seat, no other has a statute, that it is city or quoted , even if the toponimy of some of them could suggest it. These subdivision are mainly rural villages which occupies the territory densemment made up of forests. However, of small villages like Mindelo or Vilar C Pinheiro are spaces in continual urbanization.

Arcos
Árvore
Aveleda
Azurara
Bagunte
Canidelo
Fajozes
Ferreiró
Fornelo
Gião
Guilhabreu
Junqueira
Labruge
Macieira da Maia
Malted
Mindelo
Modivas
Mosteiró
Outeiro Maior
Parada
Retorta
Rio Mau
Tougues
Touguinha
Touguinhó
Vairão
Villa Chã
Villa C Cop
Vilar
Vilar de Pinheiro

Inheritance

The city had a rather rich historical heritage, in particular imposing it Couvent of Santa Clara, built at the beginning of the 14th century and which until today dominates the landscape of the city. Also, the Matriz de Vila C Cop dating from the 16th century, the fort São João Baptista (or Castle of Villa C Cop ), the aqueduct of Santa Clara, the vault C Socorro which dates from the 17th century, the vault of Nossa Senhora da Guia on the margins of Rio Ave, the church of Lapa (plain with the co-operative of Villa C Cop) and the Pilori of Villa C Cop. In its council is detached Cividade de Bagunte, the Romance Church of São Cristóvão to Rio Mau and the Church of Santa Maria de Azurara.

Sports

Football:

Bonds

Public library Jose Régio
Town hall of Villa C Cop
Club Rio Ornithological Ave F.C
Reserve of Mindelo

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