Paradela
Paradela is a Portuguese freguesia, located in the municipality of Barcelos. The population in 2011 was 850, in an area of 8.36 km2.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include São Félix Hill and Pillory of Rates.
São Félix Hill
Peak
Photo: PedroPVZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
São Félix Hill or Mount São Félix, Monte de São Félix in Portuguese, is the highest hill in Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal, as measured by the height above sea level of its summit, 202 metres. São Félix Hill is situated 4 km southwest of Paradela.
Pillory of Rates
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pillory of Rates is situated 4½ km south of Paradela.
Monastery of Rates
Church
Photo: PedroPVZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Monastery of Rates was a Benedictine monastery located in the parish of Rates in the municipality of Póvoa de Varzim, in Portugal. The part of the monastery that has survived to this day is the bell-tower and, most importantly, the Church dedicated to St Peter of Rates, mostly known as Romanesque Church of Rates, which is a national monument since 1910. Monastery of Rates is situated 4½ km south of Paradela.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cristelo and Barqueiros.
Cristelo
Village
Cristelo is a Portuguese freguesia, located in the municipality of Barcelos. The population in 2011 was 1,875, in an area of 7.71 km².
Barqueiros
Village
Barqueiros is a Portuguese freguesia, located in the municipality of Barcelos. The population in 2011 was 1,957, in an area of 8.07 km². Barqueiros has an annual festival known as Festa da Senhora das Necessidades, which is considered one of the most impressive festivals of the province of Minho, held annually on 6, 7 and 8 September. Barqueiros is situated 4 km northwest of Paradela.
Rates
Town
Photo: PedroPVZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rates is a Portuguese parish and a former township located in the municipality of Póvoa de Varzim. The population in 2011 was 2,505, in an area of 13.90 km2. Rates is situated 4 km south of Paradela.
Paradela
- Type: Village with 850 residents
- Description: civil parish in Barcelos
- Categories: freguesia of Portugal and locality
- Location: Barcelos, Braga District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.4627° or 41° 27′ 46″ northLongitude
-8.6805° or 8° 40′ 50″ westPopulation
850Elevation
71 metres (233 feet)Open location code
8CHHF879+3ROpenStreetMap ID
node 3082696925OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
8011003Wikidata ID
Q1559183
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Paradela” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Paradela”
- Cebuano: “Paradela (parokya sa Portugal, Distrito de Braga)”
- Cebuano: “Paradela”
- Chechen: “Парадела”
- Chinese: “Paradela”
- Dutch: “Paradela (Barcelos)”
- Dutch: “Paradela”
- French: “Paradela”
- German: “Paradela”
- Kazakh: “Парадела”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Paradela”
- Portuguese: “Paradela (Barcelos)”
- Portuguese: “Paradela”
- Russian: “Парадела”
- Spanish: “Paradela”
- Tatar: “Парадела”
- Turkish: “Paradela”
- Ukrainian: “Парадела”
- “Paradela”
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