Castelo de Paiva

Municipality in Norte, Portugal

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Coordinates: 41°04′N 8°15′W / 41.067°N 8.250°W / 41.067; -8.250Country

PortugalRegionNorteIntermunic. comm.Tâmega e SousaDistrictAveiroParishes6Government

• PresidentGonçalo Rocha (PS)Area

• Total115.01 km² (44.41 sq mi)Population

(2011)

• Total16,733 • Density150/km² (380/sq mi)Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET) • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)Websitehttp://www.cm-castelo-paiva.pt/

Castelo de Paiva (Portuguese pronunciation: [kɐʃˈtɛlu ðɨ ˈpajvɐ] ^ⓘ) is a town and a municipality of the Aveiro District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 16,733,^[1] in an area of 115.01 km².^[2]

On 4 March 2001 at 9 pm, a 116-year-old metal bridge linking the parish/council of Sobrado (a.k.a. Castelo de Paiva) and Entre-os-Rios (a bridge connecting Castelo de Paiva to Penafiel) collapsed, killing 59 people, including those in a bus from the Asadouro company and three cars that were attempting to get to the other side of the Douro river.^[3] The Hintze Ribeiro Bridge disaster prompted accusations of government negligence, and the Public Works minister Jorge Coelho resigned shortly after the disaster. There is a monument near the bridge in honour of the people who died, known as the "Anjo de Portugal" (The Angel of Portugal).

The Mayor is Gonçalo Rocha, elected by the Socialist Party (PS). His term goes until 2021.

The municipal holiday is 24 June, Saint John's day.

Demographics

Population of Castelo de Paiva Municipality (1801–2004)
1801	1849	1900	1930	1960	1981	1991	2001	2011
6691	7586	9728	11450	17756	17026	16515	17338	16733

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 6 civil parishes (freguesias):^[4]

Fornos
Raiva, Pedorido e Paraíso
Real
Santa Maria de Sardoura
São Martinho de Sardoura
Sobrado e Bairros

Points of interest

Câmara Municipal (Municipal Palace)
Largo do Conde (Cont's Square)
Douro River
Passadiços do Paiva (Paiva Walkways)
Paiva River

The Legend of Saint Anthony in Castelo de Paiva

Researchers, archeologists and journalists have found documents^[5] that proves the connection between Saint Anthony of Padua and Castelo de Paiva. His parents, Martim de Bulhões, and D. Teresa Taveira were born in this council.^[6]

Other notable people

José Nunes (born 1977) a Portuguese former footballer with 501 club caps
Pedro Filipe Soares (born 1979) a Portuguese mathematician and politician
Sérgio Fernando da Silva Rodrigues (born 1985) known as Serginho, is a Portuguese footballer with over 300 club caps
Marco Pereira (born 1987) known as Marco, a Portuguese footballer with over 330 club caps

References

^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
^ Entre-os-Rios: Seis técnicos na barra do tribunal amanhã Archived 2012-02-10 at the Wayback Machine in Diário Digital, April 18, 2006
^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 35" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 July 2014.
^ "No Dia de Santo António, documentos apontam sua ligação com Castelo de Paiva". Jornal Paivense (in European Portuguese). 2019-06-13. Retrieved 2019-06-26.
^ "Jornal fundado por luso-brasileiro em Portugal comprova origem de Santo Antônio em Castelo de Paiva". EXAME (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-06-26.