Paradinha

Paradinha
Paradinha
	Civil parish
	Paradinha Location in Portugal
	Coordinates: 41°0′34.34″N 7°36′11.04″W
Country	Portugal
Region	Norte
Intermunic. comm.	Douro
District	Viseu
Municipality	Moimenta da Beira
Disbanded	2013
Area
• Total	5.72 km2 (2.21 sq mi)
Elevation	539 m (1,768 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	125
• Density	22/km2 (57/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC±00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Postal code	3620-410

Paradinha is a former civil parish in the municipality (concelho) of Moimenta da Beira, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Paradinha e Nagosa.[1] The population in 2011 was 125,[2] in an area of 5.72 km².[3]

Paradinha in 2008

History

Paradinha, an ancient settlement emerged from the remnants of the castro of Moreiró.[4]

Many notable noblemen passed through this area, including the Infante John (son of Peter I of Portugal and Inês de Castro), but it was the Morais Sarmento family that influenced the growth of the settlement.[4] Settling in this corner the noble family established several rich estates and concentrated their activities in the region.[4] This auspicious plutocracy helped to establish the first roadways into the area, inaugurated in 1882.[4] In 1859, the central government decided to extinguish the parish of Paradinha and incorporate the lands into Moimenta da Beira. It was the Morais Sarmento clan that protested this decision and forced the government to rethink the decision, allowing the civil parish to exist at the municipal reforms.[4]

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References

Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 74" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 July 2014.
Instituto Nacional de Estatística
Eurostat
Câmara Municipal, ed. (2011). "Freguesias: Paradinha" (in Portuguese). Moimenta da Beira, Portugal: Câmara Municipal de Moimenta da Beira. Archived from the original on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2011.

External links

Paradinha Moimenta da Beira Blogspot

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[1] Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 74" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 July 2014.

[2] Instituto Nacional de Estatística

[3] Eurostat

[CMHistoria-4] Câmara Municipal, ed. (2011). "Freguesias: Paradinha" (in Portuguese). Moimenta da Beira, Portugal: Câmara Municipal de Moimenta da Beira. Archived from the original on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2011.