Carviçais
Carviçais | |
|---|---|
Settlement | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Carviçais Location in Portugal | |
| Coordinates: 41°10′52″N 6°53′35″W / 41.181°N 6.893°W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Norte |
| Intermunic. comm. | Douro |
| District | Bragança |
| Area | |
| • Total | 63.00 km2 (24.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 757 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (31/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Website | www.freguesiacarvicais.com |
Carviçais is a parish of the municipality of Torre de Moncorvo in the district of Bragança (Portugal). The population in 2011 was 757,[1] in an area of 63.00 km².[2] The parish is composed of 7 villages: Carviçais, Macieirinha, Martim Tirado, Quinta da Estrada, Quinta das Pereiras, Quinta das Peladinhas and Quinta da Nogueirinha.
History and landmarks
- Parish Church (Igreja Matriz) of Carviçais
- Capela do Santo Cristo de Carviçais
- Capela de St.ª Bárbara
- Capela do Divino Espírito Santo
- Capela de S. Pedro
- Cruzeiro de Carviçais
- Carviçais Old Rail Station
Transport
As the narrow gauge Sabor line (Linha do Sabor) ceased to run in 1988, the closest railway station is now Pocinho in the Douro Valley (Linha do Douro) with trains to Tua, Peso da Régua, Livração, Marco de Canaveses, Penafiel, Paredes, Ermesinde (connections to Braga, Guimarães, Viana do Castelo, Rio Tinto and Porto).
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