Vouzela
Vouzela (Portuguese pronunciation: [voˈzɛlɐ] ) is a municipality in the district Viseu in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 10,564, in an area of 193.69 km.
The present mayor is Rui Ladeira, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is May 14.
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 9 civil parishes (freguesias):
- Alcofra
- Cambra e Carvalhal de Vermilhas
- Campia
- Fataunços e Figueiredo das Donas
- Fornelo do Monte
- Queirã
- São Miguel do Mato
- Ventosa
- Vouzela e Paços de Vilharigues
Notable people
- Giles of Santarém (c.1185–1265) a Portuguese-Dominican scholar.
- João Ramalho (1493–1582) a Portuguese explorer and adventurer.
- Simão Rodrigues (1510–1579) a Portuguese-Jesuit priest and one of the co-founders of the Society of Jesus.
- Paulo Alexandre (1931–2024) a Portuguese singer.
- Luís Miguel Silva Tavares (born 1974) known as Luís Vouzela, a retired footballer with 510 club caps
References
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ^ Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país
- ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 142-143" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ Ott, Michael (1909). . Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 06.
- ^ Paulo Alexandre, IMDb Database retrieved 24 August 2021.
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