Rebordões

Rebordões is a civil parish in the municipality of Santo Tirso located three kilometres northeast of the municipal seat of Santo Tirso. The population in 2011 was 3,368,[1] in an area of 4.21 km².[2]

Rebordões
Civil parish
Coat of arms
Rebordões
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 41.355°N 8.428°W / 41.355; -8.428
Country Portugal
RegionNorte
Metropolitan areaPorto
DistrictPorto
MunicipalitySanto Tirso
Area
 • Total4.21 km2 (1.63 sq mi)
Elevation
138 m (453 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,368
 • Density800/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Postal code
4795
Area code252
PatronSão Tiago
Websitehttp://www.jf-rebordoes.pt/

History

There are many theories about the parish's origin and its toponymic name, but most accept that the settlement was formed in the Middle Ages by a group of peasants from Santo Tirso. Arriving in an area full of wild chestnuts (the rebordão), the area began to be referred to as Rebordões.

Although not a citizen of the community, the celebrated painter Francisco José Resende (1825–1893) was known to have lived in the area of Santosinhos. Professor at the Academy of Arts in Porto (Portuguese: Academia de Belas Artes do Porto), he filled much of his artwork with scenes of the local community.

Notable citizens
  • Joaquim Ferreira da Silva (born 1916), lieutenant and military chaplain, born to a long line of religious families that included one bishop, four priests and four nuns, he received a military service medal, for his service in Portuguese India;
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References
  1. Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal
  2. Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país
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