Vila Nova de Gaia

Santa Marinha is a former civil parish in the municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Santa Marinha e São Pedro da Afurada. The population in 2011 was 30,146, in an area of 6.91 km².
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  • Type: Suburb with 30,100 residents
  • Description: civil parish in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
  • Also known as: “Freguesia de Santa Marinha”, “Gaia”, and “Santa Marinha”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Palácio da Bolsa and Dom Luís I Bridge.

Museum
Photo: Manuel de Sousa, Public domain.
The Stock Exchange Palace is a historical building in , . The palace was built in the 19th century by the city's Commercial Association in Neoclassical style.

Bridge
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The Luiz I Bridge, commonly known as , is a double-deck metal arch bridge that spans the river between the cities of and in .

Church
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The is a Roman Catholic church located in the historical centre of the city of , . It is one of the city's oldest monuments and one of the most important local Romanesque monuments.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Porto and Mafamude.

Photo: Olegivvit, CC BY 2.5.
is 's second largest city and the capital of the , and a busy industrial and commercial centre. The city isn't very populous, but the metropolitan area has some 1.8 million inhabitants in a 50-km radius, with cities like , , and .

Suburb
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is a former civil parish in the municipality of , Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish e Vilar do Paraíso.

Suburb
is a parish in the municipality of . The population in 2011 was 27,769, in an area of 8.93 km2. It is located along the mouth of river and the Atlantic Ocean, across from , .

Vila Nova de Gaia

Latitude
41.1301° or 41° 7′ 48″ north
Longitude
-8.6228° or 8° 37′ 22″ west
Population
30,100
Elevation
75 metres (246 feet)
Open location code
8CHH49JG+2V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4015684788
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
8014049
Wiki­data ID
Q1905452
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In Other Languages

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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