Espinho, Portugal
Espinho | |
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Municipality | |
 Espinho Casino at night | |
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| Coordinates: 41°00′N 8°38′W / 41.000°N 8.633°W / 41.000; -8.633Coordinates: 41°00′N 8°38′W / 41.000°N 8.633°W / 41.000; -8.633 | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Norte |
| Metropolitan area | Porto |
| District | Aveiro |
| Parishes | 4 |
| Government | |
| • President | Pinto Moreira (PSD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21.06 km2 (8.13 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 32,786 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1) |
| Website | http://www.cm-espinho.pt |
Espinho (Portuguese pronunciation: [(ɨ)ʃˈpiɲu] (
listen)) is a city and a municipality located in the Aveiro District, Portugal. It is located in both the Greater Porto and the Metropolitan Area of Porto. It is one of the smallest municipalities in Portugal and was, until 1899, part of the Santa Maria da Feira Municipality.
In 2011, Espinho had a population of 31,786,[1] in an area of 21.06 km².[2]
The current Mayor is Pinto Moreira, elected by the Social Democrat Party.
It is a beach resort and a zone of legal gambling with a casino - Casino Solverde. Its fair - Feira de Espinho, having been first organised in 1894, is well known in Portugal. The city is home to CINANIMA - Festival Internacional de Cinema de Animação, an international animation festival. The municipal holiday is June 16.
Contents
1 Sports
2 Gallery
3 Demographics
4 Parishes
5 Cities and towns
6 References
7 External links
Sports
Volleyball
The city, known as the volleyball capital in Portugal, is the home of nine Portuguese sports clubs: Novasemente/Cavalinho, Sporting Clube de Silvalde, Associação Desportiva de Anta, Clube de Voleibol de Espinho, Sporting Clube de Espinho, Associação Académica de Espinho, Academia de Ténis de Espinho, Clube de Ténis de Espinho and Associação Desportiva Rio Largo.
Sporting Clube de Espinho and Associação Académica de Espinho are regular presences in the Portuguese Volleyball First Division. The first one is the Portuguese team with more titles (including a CEV Cup, formerly known as CEV Top Teams Cup) and the second one was once national champion.
Football
Sporting Clube de Espinho (Os Tigres da Costa Verde) plays in Campeonato Nacional de Seniores, the third football championship in Portugal.
Former Portugal national football team player Fernando Couto, Olympiacos coach Vítor Pereira, the olympic medalist António Leitão and volleyball players, such as Miguel Maia and João Brenha, were born in Espinho.
Beach Volleyball
The city hosted the 2017 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour, between the 28th and 30 July.
Beach Soccer
The city hosted the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, between the 9th and 19 July.[3]
Surf
Surf event Espinho Surf Destination is an annual event held in Espinho, organized by the World Surf League.
Golf
The oldest golf club in Portugal and Spain, Oporto Golf Club, is also located in Espinho.[4]
Gallery
Main Church in Espinho
Train station
Espinho's seafront
Major pavilion in Espinho
Demographics
| Population of Espinho Municipality (1900 – 2011) | |||||||
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| 1900 | 1930 | 1960 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | |
| 3691 | 11736 | 23084 | 32409 | 34956 | 33701 | 31786 | |
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 5 civil parishes (freguesias):[5]
- Anta e Guetim
- Espinho
- Paramos
- Silvalde
- Esmojães
Cities and towns
- Espinho (city)
- Silvalde (town)
- Anta (town)
- Paramos (town)
- Guetim (town)
- Esmojães (town)
References
^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
^ Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país
^ "Matches". FIFA.com. Retrieved 9 March 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Oporto Golf Club". Portugal Golf. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 44" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 July 2014.
External links
- Municipality official website
- Anta Village official website
- Silvalde Village official website
- Espinho Club official website
- Espinho TV official website
- Photos from Espinho
- Espinho City Official Website
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