Santo Tirso
Santo Tirso | |
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Coordinates:41°20′N8°28′W/ 41.333°N 8.467°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Norte |
Metropolitan area | Porto |
District | Porto |
Parishes | 14 |
Government | |
•President | Alberto Costa (Since 2021) (PS) |
Area | |
• Total | 136.60 km2(52.74 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 71,530 |
• Density | 520/km2(1,400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC±00:00(WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00(WEST) |
Website | http://www.cm-stirso.pt |
Santo Tirso(Portuguese pronunciation:[ˈsɐ̃tuˈtiɾsu] ) is a city and municipality located in the north ofPorto Metropolitan Area,25 km from centralPorto,Portugal. In the region, theAve Valley,there is a large center of textile industry. The population in 2011 was 71,530,[1]in an area of 136.60 km².[2]
Another important center in the municipality isAves.
TheSanto Tirso Monasterybuilt in 978 is a point of interest.
History[edit]
The History of Santo Tirso is tied to itsbenedictine monastery.The town grew around it and, from 978 until 1834, it was a "couto" – a neutral area that belonged to the clergy.[3]Known initially as Santo Tirso de Riba de Ave, this city has been the capital of a municipality at least since 1833.[4]Its composition changed throughout the years, especially in 1998, when the nearby city ofTrofacreated its own municipality, taking some of Santo Tirso's towns with it.[5]
Towards the middle of the 19th century, Santo Tirso spearheaded the industrialization of theAve Valley.One of the first textile factories in the region, the Fábrica de Fiação e Tecidos do Rio Vizela, opened inVila das Aves,part of its municipality, in 1845. This factory would become the largest of its kind in Portugal, with an area of about nine square kilometres and employing, at one point, over 3.000 people.[6]
Geography[edit]
The highest point in the municipality is in the Alto de S. Jorge, in the parish of Refojos, with 527 meters of altitude. The municipality's current perimeter is 69 kilometres (43 miles).
Climate[edit]
Santo Tirso has aMediterranean climatewith warm to hot summers and mild, very wet winters.
Climate data for Santo Tirso, 1951–1980, altitude: 28 m (92 ft) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 23.0 (73.4) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.0 (82.4) |
31.6 (88.9) |
35.8 (96.4) |
37.7 (99.9) |
40.5 (104.9) |
40.3 (104.5) |
38.7 (101.7) |
33.5 (92.3) |
29.4 (84.9) |
23.8 (74.8) |
40.5 (104.9) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 13.9 (57.0) |
14.6 (58.3) |
16.6 (61.9) |
18.8 (65.8) |
21.5 (70.7) |
24.7 (76.5) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.4 (81.3) |
25.5 (77.9) |
21.9 (71.4) |
16.9 (62.4) |
14.2 (57.6) |
20.3 (68.5) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.0 (48.2) |
9.6 (49.3) |
11.4 (52.5) |
13.1 (55.6) |
15.8 (60.4) |
18.7 (65.7) |
20.8 (69.4) |
20.4 (68.7) |
19.0 (66.2) |
15.9 (60.6) |
11.4 (52.5) |
9.2 (48.6) |
14.5 (58.1) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.1 (39.4) |
4.6 (40.3) |
6.2 (43.2) |
7.4 (45.3) |
10.1 (50.2) |
12.7 (54.9) |
14.1 (57.4) |
13.4 (56.1) |
12.5 (54.5) |
9.9 (49.8) |
5.9 (42.6) |
4.2 (39.6) |
8.8 (47.8) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 193.4 (7.61) |
187.6 (7.39) |
169.0 (6.65) |
96.3 (3.79) |
95.6 (3.76) |
56.2 (2.21) |
22.7 (0.89) |
25.0 (0.98) |
64.1 (2.52) |
128.1 (5.04) |
154.8 (6.09) |
181.4 (7.14) |
1,374.2 (54.07) |
Averagerelative humidity(%) | 86 | 82 | 77 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 68 | 71 | 76 | 82 | 86 | 87 | 77 |
Source:Instituto de Meteorologia[7] |
Parishes[edit]
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Santo_Tirso_freguesias_2013.svg/250px-Santo_Tirso_freguesias_2013.svg.png)
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 14 civil parishes (freguesias):[8]
Sports[edit]
Santo Tirso is home of the historic[further explanation needed]football clubFutebol Clube TirsenseandC.D. Aves.
Notable people[edit]
- Luís Gonzaga Ferreira da Silva(1923–2013) a Prelate of the Catholic Church & bishop of theDiocese of Lichinga
- Sofia Andrade(born 1988) a Portuguese politician
Sport[edit]
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/20090817_rui_silva.jpg/150px-20090817_rui_silva.jpg)
- Alberto Festa(born 1939) a retired footballer with 143 club caps and 19 forPortugal
- José Pacheco(born 1942) a former cyclist, competed at the1960 Summer Olympics
- Quim Machado(born 1966) a former footballer with 320 club caps a current manager.
- Gaspar Azevedo(born 1975) known asGaspar,a retired footballer with 429 club caps
- Ricardo Rocha(born 1978) a retired footballer with 362 club caps and 6 forPortugal
- Pedro Moutinho(born 1979) a retired footballer with 343 club caps
- Orlando Neto(born 1979), known asOrlando,a former footballer with 386 club caps
- Rui Pedro Silva(born 1981) a track and field, long distance and cross country athlete, competed at the2008&2012 Summer Olympics
- Sara Moreira(born 1985) a cross country, road, middle & long distance track runner.
- Vitinha (footballer, born February 2000)
References[edit]
- ^Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ^Eurostat
- ^"Santo Tirso - Infopédia".
- ^"História | C.M. Santo Tirso".
- ^Município da Trofa – História
- ^"Fábrica de Fiação e Tecidos do Rio Vizela Arquivos - Revista Pontos de Vista".
- ^"Plano Municipal de Defesa da Floresta Contra Incêndios"(PDF).Trofa Municipality.Retrieved9 July2021.
- ^Diário da República."Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 109"(PDF)(in Portuguese).Retrieved30 July2014.
- ^Diário da República."Law nr. 86/2015, page 5671"(PDF)(in Portuguese).Retrieved20 May2022.
External links[edit]
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