Montalegre ( Portuguese (português) is a Romance language predominantly spoken in Portugal, Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde, and East Timor. Many linguists consider that Galician (galego), the native language of Galicia, is actually a variety of Portuguese, that has been strongly influenced by Spanish. With more than 200 million native... Portuguese, first part meaning Mount can mean: a horse or other animal or bird intended for riding; for example, a horse, camel, elephant, or Garuda an attachment point for equipment to vehicles, usually made to enable the object mounted there to be moved in relation to the vehicle, but still remain affixed. Notable uses... mount second part meaning "happy" or "joyful") is a parish and a municipality in The Republic of Portugal (República Portuguesa), or Portugal, is a democratic republic located on the west and southwest parts of the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe; it is the westernmost country in continental Europe. Portugal is bordered by Spain to the north and east and by the Atlantic... Portugal. in the Vila Real (Town Hall square) Vila Real is a district of Portugal and the capital and largest city of this district. With an area of 4,239 km², it is located in the north of Portugal, west of the port city of Porto and north of the Douro River. Vila... Vila Real district, Região Norte.

Coat of Arms and flag

Montalegre's coat of arms features a red shield with a castle with grey-bricks insige. A blue label is at the bottom. The crown has 4 towers. The color of the flag is blue and white. The white si at the top-left and bottom right and the blue is at bottom-left and top-right.

Parishes

Here are 35 parishes of Montalegre:

Montalegre is one of the two municipalites of José Manuel Durão Barroso (born in Lisbon, March 23, 1956) is a Portuguese politician. He served as Prime Minister of his country from 6 April 2002 until 29 June 2004, when he resigned to become President_designate of the European Commission. The appointment was formally endorsed by the European Parliament... Barroso. 26.26% of the land is part of the national park which is called Parque Nacional da Peneda-Gerês. The size is 211.74 km² or 21,174 ha. 594,45 km²/59,495 ha are not part of this parkland.

The parish of Vilar de Perdizes is also known as São Miguel

External links

• Mapquest - Montalegre (http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?tb=1&city=Montalegre&country=PT)

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