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Encyclopedia > Armamar
Vila de Armamar
Coat of arms of Vila de Armamar
Municipal Coat of Arms
Location of Vila de Armamar
District or region Viseu
Mayor
  - Party
Hernâni Almeida
PSD
Area 117.2 km²
Population
 - Total
 - Density

7,318
62/km²
No. of parishes 19
Coordinates 41º05'N 7º41'W [1]
Municipal holiday Saint John
June 24
Website: http://www.cm-armamar.pt/

Armamar (pron. IPA: /ɐɾmɐ'maɾ/) is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 117.2 km² and a total population of 7,318 inhabitants. A modern coat of arms is derived from the medi val practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. ... Districts There are 18 Districts (distritos, singular - distrito) in mainland Portugal: note: Territorial division in Portugal is currently in flux, because of planned decentralization. ... Region can be used to mean either: any more or less well-defined geographical area of a country or continent, defined by geography, culture or history in political geography, an administrative subdivision of a country or of the European Union. ... The District of Viseu is located in the Central Inland of Portugal, the District Capital is the city of Viseu. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ... Political parties in Portugal lists political parties in Portugal. ... The Social Democratic Party (Portuguese: Partido Social Democrata, pron. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A freguesia is a secondary local administrative unit in Portugal and the former Portuguese overseas province of Macao. ... This article is about longitude and latitude; see also UTM coordinate system Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (vertically) and longitude (horizontally); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which... The Baptism of Christ, by Piero della Francesca, 1449 John the Baptist (also called John the Baptizer or Yahya the Baptizer) is regarded as a prophet by at least three religions: Christianity, Islam, and Mandaeanism. ... June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... Pronunciation refers to: the way a word or a language is usually spoken; the manner in which someone utters a word. ... IPA may refer to: The International Phonetic Alphabet or India Pale Ale ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ...


The municipality is composed of nineteen parishes and is located in the district Viseu. The District of Viseu is located in the Central Inland of Portugal, the District Capital is the city of Viseu. ...


The present mayor is Hernâni da Fonseca e Almeida, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The Social Democratic Party (Portuguese: Partido Social Democrata, pron. ...


The municipal holiday is June 24. June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ...


Parishes

  • Aldeias
  • Aricera
  • Armamar
  • Cimbres
  • Coura
  • Folgosa
  • Fontelo
  • Goujoim
  • Queimada
  • Queimadela
  • Santa Cruz, previously Santa Cruz de Lumiares
  • Santiago
  • Santo Adrião
  • São Cosmado
  • São Martinho das Chãs
  • São Romão
  • Tões
  • Vacalar
  • Vila Seca

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Municipalities of the District of Viseu
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Armamar | Carregal do Sal | Castro Daire | Cinfães | Lamego | Mangualde | Moimenta da Beira | Mortágua | Nelas | Oliveira de Frades | Penalva do Castelo | Penedono | Resende | Santa Comba Dão | São João da Pesqueira | São Pedro do Sul | Sátão | Sernancelhe | Tabuaço | Tarouca | Tondela | Vila Nova de Paiva | Viseu | Vouzela

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Portugal > Wines > Tras-os-Montes (292 words)
Its red wines are light, fruity in aroma and dry, often taken as a companion to a special cake from the region known as "Folar".
An area that covers the municipalities of Armamar, Lamego and Tarouca, with attractive terraced vineyards forming large country estates.
The red wine is ruby, fresh and fruity, whilst the white is crisp, somewhat sharp and with acidity.
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