Nossa Senhora do Monte, Cape Verde
Nossa Senhora do Monte | |
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Settlement | |
Main Street | |
Nossa Senhora do Monte | |
Coordinates: 14°51′29″N 24°43′05″W / 14.858°N 24.718°WCoordinates: 14°51′29″N 24°43′05″W / 14.858°N 24.718°W | |
Country | Cape Verde |
Island | Brava |
Municipality | Brava |
Civil parish | Nossa Senhora do Monte |
Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 271 |
Nossa Senhora do Monte is a village located in the heart of the island of Brava, Cape Verde. It was founded in 1826, and a few years later it became the seat of a bishop.[2] In 1862 Nossa Senhora do Monte became a place of pilgrimage.[3] There are a sightworthy Catholic pilgrimage church and a smaller Adventist Church in the village. Several shops and small bars are to be found in Main Street. Several times a day, Nossa Senhora do Monte can be reached by "Aluguer" bus from Nova Sintra.
Nossa Senhora do Monte is surrounded by mountains. Monte Fontainhas, Brava's tallest mountain reaching a height of 976 meters, is close to the village.
References
- ↑ "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 17 March 2014.
- ↑ Reitmaier, Pitt: Cabo Verde, p.415. Bielefeld 2009.
- ↑ Reitmaier, Pitt: Cabo Verde, p.418. Bielefeld 2009.
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