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Odivelas (pron. IPA /o.ði.'vɛ.lɐʃ/ or /ɔ.ði.'vɛ.lɐʃ/) is a city, in the concelho (municipality) of Odivelas in the district of Lisbon, in Portugal. Image File history File links ODV-odivelas. ...
Image File history File links ODV-odivelas. ...
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 concelho is the primary local administrative unit in Portugal (and other Lusophone countries). ...
A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ...
Lisbon (Lisboa in Portuguese) is a district of Portugal. ...
Geography The city of Odivelas is located northwest of Lisbon in its metropolitan area, in conurbation with Lisbon. The concelho of Odivelas has an area of 26.1 km². District Lisbon Mayor - Party Carmona Rodrigues PSD Area 84. ...
A conurbation is an urban area comprising a number of cities or towns which, through population growth and expansion, have physically merged to form one continuous built up area. ...
District Lisbon Mayor - Party Carmona Rodrigues PSD Area 84. ...
A concelho is the primary local administrative unit in Portugal (and other Lusophone countries). ...
Demographics The population of the city of Odivelas is of 53,448. The municipality of Odivelas has 133,894 inhabitants in 7 freguesias. A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ...
A freguesia is a secondary local administrative unit in Portugal and the former Portuguese overseas province of Macao. ...
Highlights The most famous monument in Odivelas is the Cruzeiro which was built in the time of king Don Dinis of Portugal, more than 600 hundred years ago, it still stands in almost perfect condition in the heart of the city.The purposal of this monument is not exactly known. Dinis of Portugal (in archaic Portuguese Diniz; in English Denis), the Farmer (Port. ...
There is also a convent which has become the Instituto de Odivelas, a school for girls sponsored by the Ministry of Defense of Portugal. This article is about an abbey as a religious building. ...
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History
Sports Odivelas Futebol Clube (Official Site) is the most representative sporting association in the city, with three soccer fields, gimnasium, and other facilities.
Miscellaneous According to a legend the name Odivelas came by chance when the king Don Dinis misunderstood a few words her wife said to him when they were on their way to visit the nuns in the convent of what was later called Odivelas. She said "ide vê-las" (go see them), talking about the nuns, but apparently he understood "Odivelas", which became the name of that place. This story is mith, however. According to scholars the name Odivelas cames from the Arabic uadi (stream of water) and the Latin velas (windmill sails). Dinis of Portugal (in archaic Portuguese Diniz; in English Denis), the Farmer (Port. ...
Arabic (; , less formally, ) is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ...
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