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Felgueiras is a Portuguese Civil Parish in the municipality of [[Resende]], with 8,27 km of area and 315 inhabitants (2001). Density: 38,1 hab/km. It's placed 8 Km in the Southeast of Resende, stuck in the mountain range, where the Montemuro inclines to greet the Douro. From ''Sarges'' to ''Alagoa de D. João'', from ''Cadavais'' to ''Carvoeiro'', this parish possesss a superior area to the 8,4 km2 that it officially only granted. The relief is very deep, cut for a valley abrupt when runs the ''Ribeiro de Corvo''; that spring at 1,130 altitude m, close to the ''São Crisotvão'' Mount and his estuary is in the |
Felgueiras is a Portuguese Civil Parish in the municipality of [[Resende]], with 8,27 km of area and 315 inhabitants (2001). Density: 38,1 hab/km. It's placed 8 Km in the Southeast of Resende, stuck in the mountain range, where the Montemuro inclines to greet the Douro. From ''Sarges'' to ''Alagoa de D. João'', from ''Cadavais'' to ''Carvoeiro'', this parish possesss a superior area to the 8,4 km2 that it officially only granted. The relief is very deep, cut for a valley abrupt when runs the ''Ribeiro de Corvo''; that spring at 1,130 altitude m, close to the ''São Crisotvão'' Mount and his estuary is in the ''Douro'' river ( ''Mercê''). The altitude of the parish varies between the 700 and the 1142 in ''São Cristóvão'' Mount. A chapel exists here where it venerates ''São Cristóvão'', ( 25 July). |
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| Country |  Portugal |
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| • Total | 827 km2 (319 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 315 (2,001) |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Website | http://felgueiras.com.sapo.pt |
Felgueiras (pron. IPA: [fɛɫ'gɐiɾɐʃ] or [fɛɫ'geiɾɐʃ]) is a Portuguese civil parish (Freguesia), located in the municipality of Resende, in the District Viseu, Portugal. It has a population of 315 inhabitants and a total area of 8,27 Km². Its postal code is 4660-080
The Parish holiday is June 24 (Saint John's Day).
Felgueiras is a Portuguese Civil Parish in the municipality of Resende, with 8,27 km of area and 315 inhabitants (2001). Density: 38,1 hab/km. It's placed 8 Km in the Southeast of Resende, stuck in the mountain range, where the Montemuro inclines to greet the Douro. From Sarges to Alagoa de D. João, from Cadavais to Carvoeiro, this parish possesss a superior area to the 8,4 km2 that it officially only granted. The relief is very deep, cut for a valley abrupt when runs the Ribeiro de Corvo; that spring at 1,130 altitude m, close to the São Crisotvão Mount and his estuary is in the Douro river ( Mercê). The altitude of the parish varies between the 700 and the 1142 in São Cristóvão Mount. A chapel exists here where it venerates São Cristóvão, ( 25 July).
Enf. Álvaro Augusto Matos Almeida is the President of the Civil Parish.
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