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Viana do Castelo
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| - Country |  Portugal |
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| - Region | Norte | |||||
| - Subregion | Minho-Lima | |||||
| - District or A.R. | Viana do Castelo | |||||
| Mayor | Defensor Moura | |||||
| - Party | PS | |||||
| Area | 318.6 km² | |||||
| Population | ||||||
| - Total | 91,238 (2006) | |||||
| - Density | 286.4/km² | |||||
| No. of parishes | 40 | |||||
| Coordinates | 41º42'N 8º50'W | |||||
| Municipal holiday | August 20 |
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| Website: http://www.cm-viana-castelo.pt | ||||||
Viana do Castelo (pronounced [viˈɐnɐ du kɐʃˈtɛlu]) is a city and a municipality, seat of the district of Viana do Castelo, in Norte region, Portugal. The city proper had 36,148 (INE, 2001)[1] inhabitants, and the municipality has a total population of 91,238 inhabitants (2006) for a total area of 318.6 km².
It is located at the mouth of the Rio Lima.
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King Afonso III of Portugal founded the town in 1253 in the name of Viana. In the 16th century its port gained great importance as the one of the main ports from which Portuguese explorers set sail due to the discoveries. The most remarkable buildings in the town are from this era. Its traditional folklore is among the richest in the country.
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The city has a seaport with naval repairing facilities. Its major industry is naval construction. Its shipyard is the only one still working in Portugal.
The coat of arms includes a ship over the sea and a golden castle with three towers on top of a blue-colored shield. The flag color is black and yellow. It is ordered yellow to black from the top clockwise four times.
Castelo do Neiva, the castle has been owned by the parish of Viana do Castelo since the beginning of the 19th century.
- ^ UMA POPULAÇÃO QUE SE URBANIZA, Uma avaliação recente - Cidades, 2004 Nuno Pires Soares, Instituto Geográfico Português (Geographic Institute of Portugal)
- Municipality official website
- Viana do Castelo - A Healthy City
- Design Viana do Castelo
- Photos from Viana do Castelo
- Pousada Santa Luzia in Viana do Castelo
- Quinta do Monteverde
- Casa dos Costa Barros in the centre of Viana
- Estalagem Melo Alvim
- Hotel Flor de Sal
- Quinta do Bento Novo - Turismo Rural
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