Moninhas

Moninhas
Moninhas
Cruzeiro do cemiterio.JPG
Cruzeiro of the Cemitery thought to be the origin of the sigla poveira known as Padrão
Part Barreiros/Moninhas
Colours ND
Symbol ND
Association ND
Civil parish(es) Póvoa de Varzim (parish)
Religious parish(es) Matriz
Neighbourhoods of Póvoa de Varzim Bandeirapvz.png

Moninhas is a neighourhood of the Portuguese city of Póvoa de Varzim. Located in the south of Barreiros/Moninhas district, Moninhas is where the weekly fair of the city is located.

The most ancient reference to Moninhas appears in 1586, as Agra de Moninhas of Giesteira, in Póvoa's border. In the place, some ancient farming families existed, but the settlement of the neighbourhood seems to have occurred after the 16th century.

v · Centro (city center) • A Ver-o-Mar (inc. Quião, Paranho de Areia) • Agro-Velho (beach district) • Argivai • Bairro Norte (beach district) • Bairro Sul (fishermen district) • Barreiros/Moninhas • Gândara • Giesteira • Matriz /Mariadeira (inc. Mourões, Penalves, Regufe, Coelheiro) • Parque da Cidade (inc. Sencadas)


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