Ponte de Lima
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| - Country |  Portugal |
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| - Region | Norte | |||||
| - Subregion | Minho-Lima | |||||
| - District or A.R. | Viana do Castelo | |||||
| Mayor | Daniel Campelo | |||||
| - Party | CDS | |||||
| Area | 320.3 km² | |||||
| Population | ||||||
| - Total | 44,667 (2006) | |||||
| - Density | 139.5/km² | |||||
| No. of parishes | 51 | |||||
| Coordinates | 41º45'N 8º34'W | |||||
| Municipal holiday | September 20 |
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| Website: http://www.cm-pontedelima.pt | ||||||
Ponte de Lima (pron. IPA: ['põt(ɨ) dɨ 'limɐ]) is a town of 2800 inhabitants and also a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 320.3 km² and a total population of 44,667 inhabitants (2006).
The municipality is composed of 51 parishes, and is located in the district of Viana do Castelo.
The present Mayor is José Daniel Rosas Campelo da Rocha, elected by the Democratic Social Center.
The municipal holiday is September 20.
[edit] Parishes
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[edit] General info
Ponte de Lima is located in the southern bank of the Lima, a small river with sources in Spain.
One of the oldest towns in Portugal, it was historically significant as a Roman settlement in the road from Braga to Compostela and Lugo, and the first place in Portugal getting a municipal chart. Every second Monday it holds one of the largest country markets in Portugal. The attractive rural area around has the largest concentration of baroque manors in Portugal (Bertiandos, Brandara, Calheiros and Pomarchao are among the best known). Some provide tourism accommodation.
[edit] External links
- Municipality official website
- Ponte de Lima blog
- Tourism in Ponte de Lima
- Rural Tourism House
- Golf in Ponte de Lima
- Turism
- 360portugal.com
- Solares de Portugal (Rural tourism)
- Accommodation in Ponte de Lima
- Quinta de Nabais
- Casa do Eido
- Paco da Gloria
- Quinta Convento Val de Pereiras
- Casa do Pinheiro
- Casa do Eido
- Quinta de Luou
- Torre de Refoios
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