- Mindelo, Portugal
"For the city in
Cape Verde , seeMindelo "Mindelo is a parish in the municipality of
Vila do Conde ,Portugal .Location
Mindelo is part of the
Porto Metropolitan Area in the coastal area of Northwestern Portugal. Mindelo is located around 5 km from the municipal seat, 10 km from theFrancisco Sá Carneiro Airport , 15 km from Porto de Par ofPóvoa de Varzim and 20 km from the city ofPorto .Transportation
Mindelo is accessed with the
EN13 , the A28 superhighway and thePorto Metro with the train station with the Line B.Economy
Its main economy is agriculture, the main industry and services and tourism which makes up the principal economicla activities in the parish.
ociety and Education
The parish has several societies including
Associação dos Amigos de Mindelo para a Defesa do Ambiente , a Associação Cultural e Desportiva de Mindelo (ACDM), a Associação Recreativa Rancho Regional de Mindelo (ARRRM), the Centro Social de Mindelo – IPSS and the o Corpo Nacional de Escutas – Agrup. 572Schools includes the Jardins de Infância and three schools.
Mindelo is the first parish in Portugal to have the
Agenda 21 local , an involvement on the community on identification problems and the definition of prioritites, as well as its quality of life.History
Mindelo was first mentioned in 1068, other documents was on 100 as the town od Amidjelus, a variant of the name Mindelo. It joined the municipality of Vila do Conde in 1836.
Festivals
*Festival de concertinas e cantares ao desafio (Primavera)
*Festival Folclórico (segundo Domingo de Agosto)Mindelo Ornithological Reserve
The Reserva Ornitológica de Mindelo (ROM), or
Mindelo Ornithological Reserve , is the only coastal area in the Porto Metroplitan area that has its natural characteristics. The area is around 600 ha or 6 km² and forms a part of the beaches, farmlands, a botanical gardens and the Ribeira de Silvares, The Ornithological or the Bird Reserve features scientitif studies, mainly bird studies. It has around 150 species of birds that are mamiferous and a great variety of amphibian species. The reserve was created in 1957 and is the first protected area created in Portugal.External links
* [http://www.escola-mindelo.eu Escola EB 2,3 D. Pedro IV - Mindelo]
* [http://www.jf-mindelo.pt The Parish of Mindelo]
* [http://www.amigosdomindelo.pt Associação dos Amigos do Mindelo para a Defesa do Ambiente]
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