Vila Velha de Ródão
Vila Velha de Ródão (Pt-pt Vila Velha de Ródão FF.ogg) is a municipality in the district of Castelo Branco in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 3,521, in an area of 329.91 km 2. The present mayor is Maria Carmo Sequeira, elected by the Socialist Party.
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The municipal holiday is the Monday after the 4th Sunday of August. In 1762, it was the site of the Battle of Vila Velha. On 5 November 2007, a road accident on A23 killed 15 people and injured 22.
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Vila Velha de Ródão is a place documented in the authority records of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. The authority records of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names record Vila Velha de Ródão as a capital.
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Key facts
• Type — municipality • Official Name — Vila Velha de Rodão • Region — Centro • Cim — Beira Baixa • District — Castelo Branco • Leader Party — PS • Leader Name — Luís Miguel Ferro Pereira • Area Total Km2 — 329.91 • Population Total — 3,521 • Population As Of — 2011 • Parishes — 4 • Holiday — Monday after the 4th Sunday of August • Website — http: www.cm-vvrodao.pt/
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The authority records of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names record Castelo Branco as the administrative unit of Vila Velha de Ródão.
Parishes
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (freguesias): • Fratel • Perais • Sarnadas de Ródão • Vila Velha de Ródão
Notable people
Notable people
• Armindo Monteiro (1896 – 1955) a university professor, businessman, diplomat and politician • Manuel Cargaleiro (born 1927 in Vila Velha de Ródão) an artist who creates ceramic and painting
Powerboat Racing
Powerboat Racing
In October 2020, Vila Velha de Ródão hosted the final two rounds of the UIM F2 World Championship. The series was won by Portuguese driver Duarte Benavente.
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- 1.Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- 2.Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país.
- 3.Acidente na A23: Número de mortos sobe para 15 Jornalismo Porto Net, 6 November 2007. Accessed 6 November, 2007.
- 4.SNIRH. Vila Velha de Ródão (16K/01G).
- 5.Diário da República. Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 137-138.
- 6.So that was 2020 – UIM F2 World Championship.
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