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	Vila Real - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Vila Real is a district of Portugal and the capital and largest city of this district.
		Approximate population in the 2001 census was 230,000.
		Vila Real is a rugged area of low mountains and narrow valleys.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vila_Real (898 words)

	The Population of the District of Vila Real (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Population of the District of Vila Real
		The Population of the District of Vila Real
		Population Decrease in the District of Vila Real
	www.portcult.com /03.POP1.VILA_REAL.htm (2221 words)

	Vila Real -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Vila Real is a district of (A republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; Portuguese explorers and colonists in the 15th and 16th centuries created a vast overseas empire (including Brazil)) Portugal and the capital and largest city of this district.
		Vila Real has always belonged to the historical province of (Click link for more info and facts about Tras-os-Montes) Tras-os-Montes.
		In order of population, Vila Real capital has roughly 15,000 in the urban parishes, Chaves 12,000, followed by Valpaços, (Click link for more info and facts about Peso da Régua) Peso da Régua, and the other seats of concelhos, all of which have fewer than 10,000 inhabitants.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/V/Vi/Vila_Real.htm (1044 words)

	Trás-os-Montes [Definition] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Presently the region is divided into two districts: Vila Real Vila Real is a district of Portugal and the capital and largest city of this district.
		The most important population centers of the region are Vila Real, Bragança, Chaves (Photo taken by J.B.Cesar and kindly conceded to the author of this article) Chaves, Portugal, is the second most populous city in the district of Vila Real, after the district capital of the same name.
		The district capital, Vila Real, is 60 km south on National Highway 02....
	www.wikimirror.com /Tr%E1s-os-Montes (561 words)

	Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
		Vila Nova de Gaia is a city and municipality of Portugal.
		It is located in the Porto district, south of the city of Porto on the other side of the river Douro.
		After the conquest and pacification of the southern side of the Douro river after 1035, with the exodus or expulsion of the muslim populations, leaving behind semi-abandoned fertile lands, colonists from the north settled in exchange for better feudal contracts with the newly appointed lords.
	creekin.net /c6202-n150-vila-nova-de-gaia-portugal.html (580 words)

	Braga [Definition] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		It is the capital of Braga district Braga district is a district located in north Portugal.
		It is bordered by Viana do Castelo district in the north, Vila Real district in the east and Porto district in the south.
		The Braga district includes other cities like GuimarÃ£es, Vila Nova de FamalicÃ£o, Barcelos Barcelos is a city located in Braga district in the north of Portugal the city population is 22,207 in 7 parishes the municipality has 121,245 in 89 parishes.
	www.wikimirror.com /Braga (1170 words)

	Portugal - district flags
		All of those very seldom seen — district governors (also very seldom seen themselves), in “institucional pose”, usually appear in front of (or by the side of) the portuguese national flag.
		I think this is due to the flag that the relevant law does't cover the mentioned entites, who theoretically are now supposed to have their own symbols — in practice leaving them free to adopt and use whatever they want.
		The two municpalities of Macao are not attached to any district, and East Timor had itʼs portuguese administrative entities in a void during the indonesian occupation (1975-1999), these consisting of the district of Dili (covering the whole territory) and the local municipalities (13) and communes (64).
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/pt-_d.html (616 words)

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		municipality of villahermosa (ciudad real province, castile-la mancha, spain)
		municipality of villamayor de calatrava (ciudad real province, castile-la mancha, spain)
		municipality of villanueva de los infantes (ciudad real province, castile-la mancha, spain)
	www.allstates-flag.com /fotw/flags/keywordv.html (1148 words)

	V (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		vila nova de foz côa municipality (portugal)
		vila real de santo antónio municipality (portugal)
		municipality of villarrubia de los ojos (ciudad real province, castile-la mancha, spain)
	www.dsweet.com /FOTW/flags/keywordv.html (1179 words)

	Vila Real Links
		Artisaga - A virtual tour of the Vila Real district, including history, heritage, nature, handicrafts, wine, restaurants and accommodation.
		- Henry Louis Mencken Vila Real "Even a stopped clock is right twice a day." (Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach) "I have realized that the past and future are real illusions, that they exist in the present, which is what there is and all there is." (Alan Watts) "I was married by a judge.
		-- Bern Williams Vila Real Celestial navigation is based on the premise that the Earth is the center of the universe.
	www.welcome-2-europe.com /Portugal_Districts_Vila_Real.html (1679 words)

	Portugal Travel & Hotels Guide: Vila Real
		Near the majestic Serra do Marão, a mountain where it often snows in winter, Vila Real is a small but busy commercial city from where you can also start to explore the valley of the river Douro and trace the route of Port Wine.
		The district offers other fine qualities of wine, as is the case of Mesão Frio, surrounded by the imponent slopes of the Serra do Marão, and Murça, a market town also known for its honey, goat's cheese and sausages.
		To the north of Vila Real the historic city of Chaves is the main centre: lying in a fertile plain, its thermal waters have been famous since roman times.
	www.semantix.pt /movr1.htm (337 words)

	ROTARY CLUB OF PORT VILA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In 1997, about $A200,000 worth of D.I.K. in 5 containers was provided from District 9910 and Australia for the refurbishment of the Port Vila Dispensary, and the Centre for the Disabled, and for the Santo Hospital T.B. Ward, which was carried out by 36 F.A.I.M. Rotarians from Australian and New Zealand clubs.
		The Upper Blue Mountains Sunrise club and Rotary District 9690 started a project in 2001 for the refurbishment of the Port Vila Central Hospital, to be spread over 3 years, and involve a series of F.A.I.M. teams visiting about every 3 months.
		Port Vila Rotary hosted district conferences in 1987 (which P.P. the late Chris Phelps was prominent in organizing), and in 1998, when P.P. Phil Rundle and P.P. Loic Bernier (PHF) were to the fore, in receiving 450 Rotarians from 8 countries.
	www.rotary.org.vu /History_rotary_club_of_port_vila.htm (1273 words)

	District of Vila Real
		The District of Vila Real is part of the Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Province.
		Genealogists researching in the parish of Cimo de Vila da Castanheira, concelho of Chaves, district of Vila Real, Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro region:
		Comments: I'm tracing the ascendency of Domingos Joz da Rocha Pinto, son of Joz Joaquim da Rocha Pinto and Mathilde Vicncia da Rocha, who was born in 1852 and emigrated to Brazil in 1860.
	www.dholmes.com /master-list/vila-real/district-vila-real.html (1476 words)

	Porto [Definition] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		[click for more] 's second city and district seat Porto district is a district located in north Portugal limited by Aveiro District to the south, Braga district to the north and Vila Real district to the east.
		Its name comes from the fact that it ages in cellars in Porto's sister city Vila Nova de Gaia Vila Nova de Gaia is a city and municipality in Portugal.
		It is in the Porto district, located south of Porto on the other side of the river Douro.
	www.wikimirror.com /Porto (2343 words)

	Algarve Portugal - Travel Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The first Portuguese monarchs, realizing how much the area differed from the rest of their territory, called themselves "Kings of Portugal and the Algarves".
		The Sagres peninsula (a district of Vila do Bispo named after a famous bishop) also had an important role to play in the discoveries, since the Navigation School was founded here and it was the departure point for the Prince's navigators.
		On the Spanish border, Vila Real de Santo António still preserves the influence of the Marquês de Pombal.
	www.holiday-villa-rental-algarve.co.uk /algarve.html (4140 words)

	Portugal Regions
		The districts of Portugal have been recognized since 1835, with only minor changes, although at certain periods they were nearly powerless.
		It is coextensive with the old district of Funchal, and with the old province of Madeira.
		Districts: Lists the districts which had a significant fraction of their area in each province.
	www.statoids.com /upt.html (1097 words)

	Grupo Rancallosa :: Real Estate and Property Development :: Villajoyosa :: La Vila Joiosa :: Costa Blanca
		La Vila Joiosa, judicial and administrative capital of the district of La Marina Baixa, is located 32 km from Alicante.
		A coastal town that is completely open to the Mediterranean, which has been its source of wealth for centuries, and one in which it is still possible to enjoy that magnificent spectacle of life and saltpetre as the fishing boats come back to port at dusk, prior to the auction of their catch.
		A wide selection of rice dishes, caldero de peix (a dish with fish and rice), salted fish and fresh fish brought directly from the fish market are some of the many dishes to be found in the local cuisine.
	rancallosa.es /en/cva.php?cod=1 (299 words)

	uefa.com - News
		Vila Real, the host district for Group B, has benefited enormously as three local stadiums, Chaves, Santa Marta de PenaguiÃ£o and Monte da Forca, have been renovated and fitted out especially for the U17 tournament.
		Costa Pereira, the president of the Vila Real Football Association, is delighted with the positive effects of the tournament.
		All the U17 group stage games in Vila Real attracted excellent attendances, which Costa Pereira believes is a positive sign for the future.
	www.uefa.com /news/newsId=68964,printer.htmx (222 words)

	Accommodation and adventure, Estremoz, Borba, Vila Viçosa, Evora district, Alentejo, Portugal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Vila Viçosa, considered yet another jewel in the treasure chest of the Alentejo, has often been included in royal dowries and grants.
		Dona Brites, the wife of King Afonso IV was given it as a wedding present, as was Dona Leonor Telles, the infamous wife of King Fernando.
		Why not stay at Monte da Fornalha, the old Blacksmith's house and typical collection of farm houses that is an Alentejan "Monte".
	www.valegrifo.com /alentejo/Estremoz.htm (458 words)

	Hydatius - Enpsychlopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		469), bishop of Aquae Flaviae, in the Roman province of Gallaecia (almost certainly the modern Chaves, Portugal, in the modern district of Vila Real) was the author of a chronicle of his own times that provides us with our best evidence for the hisory of Hispania in the 5th century.
		Hydatius was born around the year 400 in the environs of Lemica, a Roman town near modern Xinzo de Limia in the northwestern Spanish province of Ourense.
		In 428 he was made a bishop, almost certainly of Chaves (the Roman Aquae Flaviae) in the modern Portuguese district of Vila Real, then part of the Roman province of Gallaecia.
	www.grohol.com /psypsych/Hydatius (1041 words)

	Search Results for Real - Encyclopædia Britannica
		Real tennis has been played since the Middle Ages, but the game has become...
		city, capital of Ciudad Real province, in the Castile-La Mancha comunidad autónoma (“autonomous community”), south-central Spain, on a fertile plain watered by the Guadiana and Jabalón rivers.
		Real numbers are used in measurements of continuously varying quantities such as size and time, in contrast to the...
	www.britannica.com /search?query=Real&ct= (696 words)

	VT Vila Real Forum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Actually, I think Aljezur is a district of Vila Real and from the list of restaurants I saw from the Vila Real page, I doubt that more info would be found under specific districts.
		Vila Real is in the north of Portugal and VRSA is in the south, in Algarve, 600Km away
		Now that I know the OP was looking for a place in 5000, I know it's in the North, because Vila Real de Santo Antonio in the Algarve is 8900...
	forum.virtualtourist.com /discussion-112710-1-1-Miscellaneous-0-277513-Vila_Real-discussion.html (751 words)

	Religion
		In the district of Vila Real, without reliable statistics, (census questions do not include religion) one can only surmise that a high percentage of people are Catholic.
		Although in these urban centers like Chaves and Vila Real the vast majority of people would respond “Catholic” if asked to give their religion, a very low percentage of the total population actually attends church, outside the odd baptism, first communion, confirmation, wedding, and funeral.
		In Chaves and in Vila Real large spaces were rented, giving the impression of a steamroller of support.
	www.portcult.com /09.RELIG1_INTRO.htm (1655 words)

	Real Estate in Brazil - Santa Catarina, Brazil
		Wide avenues marked by traditional buildings, bridges that hug the river, and beer halls accompany a hospitable people.
		Vila Itoupava, 25km from the center of the city, is an interesting group of buildings in German "enxaimel" style, with typical restaurants and stores that sell colonial products.
		With more than 120 industries, Brusque is known as the "City of Fabric".
	realestateinbrazil.com /santa-catarina (979 words)

	InterRail 2003 - day 14
		The layout of this district was like a toytown New York, all the roads looked the same and it became hard to fathom out where I was.
		He really didn't like me, and I presumed him to be the same person who had spoken on the phone earlier.
		What I had not realized all day long was that it was Corpus Christi, not only in Spain but also in Portugal, including the humdrum town of Vila Real de Santo António where nothing was happening.
	www.railtales.me.uk /IR03/day14.htm (2741 words)

	Vila -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Located on Mele Bay on the southwest coast of Éfaté, Vila is a port and the commercial centre of the island group.
		It lies at the mouth of the Ave River, north of Porto.
		It was settled in 1535 and was given city status...
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9075343 (575 words)

	Portugal > Mountains > Vila Real > Chaves - Maps and transportation
		If you are looking for road and city maps of Portugal, its regions, districts or counties, or street plans of its cities and towns, this is the right place.
		To find the map of the region, district or county you are looking for, just navigate to the specific page (start here and use the clickable map).
		Info on Portugal, district by district, from statistical data to tourist places, including handicraft, gastronomy, fairs, festivals and processions.
	viajar.clix.pt /en/cgr3028.php?lg=en (732 words)

	The Tourist Industry in Chaves Portugal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The best example is Mirandela, in neighboring Bragança district, which although smaller than the district capitals has done wonders to attract tourists.
		The district of Vila Real, and all of Portugal, could follow an example becoming popular in neighboring Galicia.
		An out of the way area, without a great number of monuments—similar to the district of Vila Real—is able to take out the smallest detail and make it interesting, giving the visitor the impression he has been in the equivalent to Toledo, Granada, Sintra, or Coimbra.
	www.portcult.com /04.ECO6.TOURISM.htm (603 words)

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