Avintes

Avintes is a civil parish in the municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia. The population in 2021 was 10,838, in an area of 8.82 km2. It is known in Portugal as "Terra da Broa", meaning "Land of the Broa", referring to the Broa de Avintes, a typical farmhouse bread widely consumed in Northern Portugal, which originated in Avintes.
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  • Type: Town with 11,500 residents
  • Description: civil parish in Vila Nova de Gaia
  • Also known as: “Freguesia de Avintes”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Quinta de Baixo and Santo Inácio Zoo.

Castle
Photo: Daosousa, Public domain.
is a castle.

Zoo
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University
Photo: Ricardo Saraiva de Almeida, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a university.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mafamude and Oliveira do Douro.

Suburb
Photo: Jonik, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a former civil parish in the municipality of , Portugal. is situated 4½ km west of Avintes.

Suburb
is a parish in the municipality of .

Suburb
is a parish in the municipality of .

Avintes

Latitude
41.1054° or 41° 6′ 19″ north
Longitude
-8.5507° or 8° 33′ 3″ west
Population
11,500
Elevation
100 metres (328 feet)
Open location code
8CHH4C4X+5P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3547387403
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
8012931
Wiki­data ID
Q791051
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Avintes” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Avintes”
  • Cebuano: “Avintes (parokya)”
  • Cebuano: “Avintes”
  • Chechen: “Авинтеш”
  • Chinese: “阿温蒂什”
  • Dutch: “Avintes”
  • French: “Avintes”
  • German: “Avintes”
  • Irish: “Avintes”
  • Kazakh: “Авинтеш”
  • Malay: “Avintes”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Avintes”
  • Polish: “Avintes”
  • Portuguese: “Avintes”
  • Russian: “Авинтеш”
  • Spanish: “Avintes”
  • Tatar: “Авинтеш”
  • Turkish: “Avintes”
  • Ukrainian: “Авінтеш”
  • “Avintes”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Atães and Aboínha.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Correios and Capela do Senhor do Palheirinho.

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