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Guimaraes

Coordinates : 41°27′N 8°18′W  /  41.450°N 8.300°W  / 41.450; -8.300
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Guimaraes
Municipality
Flag of Guimarães
Flag
Coat of arms of Guimarães
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Coordinates: 41°27′N 8°18′W  /  41.450°N 8.300°W  / 41.450; -8.300
Country   Portugal
Region Norte
Intermunic. comm. Ave
District Braga
Parishes 48
Government
 ?  President Domingos Braganca ( PS )
Area
 ? Total 241.3 km 2 (93.2 sq mi)
Population
  (2019)
 ? Total 152,309
 ? Density 630/km 2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone UTC±00:00 ( WET )
 ? Summer ( DST ) UTC+01:00 ( WEST )
Website www .cm-guimaraes .pt
Historic Centre of Guimaraes
UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Palace of the Dukes of Braganza (From IPPAR)
Criteria Cultural: (ii), (iii), (iv)
Reference 1031
Inscription 2001 (25th Session )
Area 19.45 ha (48.1 acres)
Buffer zone 99.23 ha (245.2 acres)
The Toural Square in 1864
The Toural Square in 2009

Guimaraes ( Portuguese pronunciation: [?im?????j?] ⓘ ) is a city and municipality located in northern Portugal , in the district of Braga . Its historic town centre has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2001, in recognition for being an "exceptionally well-preserved and authentic example of the evolution of a medieval settlement into a modern town" in Europe. The Nicolinas are the city's main festivities. [1]

Guimaraes is also referred as the capital of the Ave Subregion (one of the most industrialised subregions in the country), and it’s located in the historical Minho Province . The municipality has a population of 152,309 inhabitants according to the most recent data of 2019 in an area of 240.95 square kilometres (93.03 sq mi). [2] The current Mayor is Domingos Braganca, of the Socialist Party . Guimaraes, along with Maribor , Slovenia, was the European Capital of Culture in 2012.

The city was settled in the 9th century, at which time it was called Vimaranes . This name might have had its origin in the warrior Vimara Peres , who chose this area as the main government seat for the County of Portugal which he conquered for the Kingdom of Galicia . Guimaraes has a significant historical importance due to the role it played in the foundation of Portugal. The city is commonly referred to as the " birthplace of Portugal " or "the cradle city" ( Cidade Berco in Portuguese) because it was in Guimaraes that Portugal's first King, Afonso Henriques was born, and also due to the fact that the Battle of Sao Mamede ? which is considered the seminal event for the foundation of the Kingdom of Portugal ? was fought in the vicinity of the city. [3] It was declared the most beautiful small city in Europe by the Conde Nast Traveler magazine in 2022. [4]

History [ edit ]

The Oliveira square, in the historical center of Guimaraes, with the Padrao do Salado on the left
Pombaline buildings in the Toural , Guimaraes, Portugal

The History of Guimaraes is associated with the foundation and identity of the Portuguese nationality. Guimaraes, as well as other settlements, precedes the foundation of Portugal and because of its role in the foundation of the country it is known as the "cradle of the Portuguese nationality". In 1128, major political and military events that would lead to the independence and the birth of a new nation took place in Guimaraes. For this reason, in one of the old towers of the city's old wall it is written "Aqui nasceu Portugal" (Portugal was born here).

Ancient history [ edit ]

According to archeological findings in Citania (Castro) of Briteiros and Sabroso and Penha's archeologic site, the area in which Guimaraes is located has had permanent settlements since the late Chalcolithic period.

There is also evidence of Roman occupation, and a stone dedicated to the Roman emperor Trajan found in Caldas das Taipas suggests that this was already a spa town in Roman times . [5]

Foundation [ edit ]

Statue of Mumadona Dias , in front of the city court

Following the Reconquista policy promoted by the Kingdom of Galicia in the 9th century, the medieval foundations of the actual city have roots in the 10th century. At this point, the Countess Mumadona Dias , erected a monastery in her property of Vimaranes , which led to the settlement of people in the area known as "vila baixa" (downtown). At the same time, she ordered the construction of a castle on the hill area which became known as "vila alta" (uptown), to defend the settlement. To connect these to other areas, the Rua de Santa Maria was built.

The monastery became the "Real Colegiada" (Royal Collegiate church ) and throughout time acquired importance due to the privileges and donations given to it by nobles and kings and it became a famous pilgrimage site.

Henry, Count of Portugal approved the first national foral possibly in 1096 (but not confirmed). The foral proves the growing importance of the village of Guimaraes at that time, which was chosen as the capital of the County of Portugal .

On 24 June 1128, the "Batalha de Sao Mamede" ( Battle of Sao Mamede ) took place in Guimaraes.

Middle Ages [ edit ]

During the reign of king Denis , as the town was expanding, it was partially surrounded by a defensive wall . Meanwhile, mendicant orders settled in Guimaraes and helped to mold the shape of the emerging city. Later, during the reign of John I , the wall was torn down and the two parts of the city (uptown and downtown) were finally united and the city began to expand outside its old walls.

The construction of St. Peter's Basilica began in 1737, and became a minor basilica in 1751, with formal completion of the work between 1883 and 1884.

Modern history [ edit ]

Until the 19th century the structure of the city did not suffer many transformations besides the construction of a few more churches, convents and palaces. It was by the ending of the 19th century that new urbanistic ideas of hygiene and symmetry that the village, that was promoted to city by the Queen Maria II on 23 June 1853 had its greatest changes.

The complete demolition of the city walls was authorized and the creation of many streets and avenues could start at that point. The controlled process of urbanization permitted the conservation of the city's magnificent historical centre.

Guimaraes will host the 2024 European Trampoline Championships . [6]

Geography [ edit ]

Couros River , near Guimaraes Youth Hostel, 2003

Geology [ edit ]

Granite rock formations occupy the majority of the municipality but schist rocks can also be found in certain zones in the northwest of the municipality. On the southeast, clay can be found in stream bed of the Ave, Vizela and Selho rivers.

Orography and hydrography [ edit ]

The municipality is delimited at north by the "Senhora do Monte" (Senhora hill), at northwest by the hills of Falperra, Sameiro , Outeiro and Penedice. To the south by the Penha hill which with height of 613 meters, it is the highest point of the municipality.

Guimaraes is part of the drainage basin of Ave river which divides the municipality in half. The Ave river has as tributaries the Vizela , Torto , Febras and inside the city, the Selho , the Couros and the Santa Luzia stream.

Climate [ edit ]

Guimaraes is located in a valley and surrounded by hills, and because it is some distance from the sea, the winter is normally cold and rainy and the summer is hot and lightly humid. The average annual temperature is 14 °C.

Fauna [ edit ]

There is not much diversity, especially in the urban areas, but the municipality has some species of cynegetic interest such as: the red fox , the wild boar , the turtle dove , the thrush , the pigeon and the red-legged partridge . In the green areas of the city, the most common species are rodents, especially squirrels .

Parishes [ edit ]

Main article: Civil Parishes of Guimaraes

Administratively, the municipality of Guimaraes is divided into 48 civil parishes ( freguesias ), previously having 69, but some of these were extinct and merged in 2013, after a nationwide territorial reorganization. [7]

Demographics [ edit ]

Evolution of the population of the municipality of Guimaraes (1801?2021)
Evolution of the population in the city centre (1864?2011)

Culture [ edit ]

The Santos Passos Church , located at the Campo da Feira .

Guimaraes is an average size city but with a booming cultural life. Besides its museums, monuments, cultural associations, art galleries and popular festivities, it has since September 2005, an important cultural space, the Vila Flor Cultural Center. This cultural center has two auditoria, exhibition center and a concert-cafe. Guimaraes was the European Capital of Culture in 2012, together with Maribor in Slovenia .

Guimaraes is also home to association football club Vitoria S.C. who compete in the Primeira Liga , the top-flight of football in Portugal .

Guimaraes was elected by The New York Times one of the 41 places to go in 2011 and called it one of the Iberian peninsula 's emerging cultural spots. [8]

Cuisine [ edit ]

The fact that Guimaraes was founded on the lands of a female convent had a great influence on the region's cuisine, especially its confectionery , such as the "Tortas de Guimaraes" [9] (Guimaraes' tarts, a half moon flakey pastry wrongfully named a tart) and, mainly, the " Toucinho do ceu " (normally, but incorrectly, translated as bacon from heaven, a moist yellow-colored pudding-cake). Besides what is usual in Minho , such as "vinho verde" , " Papas de sarrabulho " (a pig meat and blood porridge), " Rojoes " (stewed pig meat served with potatoes and entrail sausage), etc., the so-called "Bola de carne" [10] (Meat cakes) is also made here, consisting of a type of bread (shaped like a pizza ) served with toucinho (bacon), sardines or other toppings.

Joanina fair in Guimaraes, where old activities are recreated such as the production of meat "cake"

Traditions and festivities [ edit ]

  • Festas Gualterianas ( Gualteriana festival) - in honor of Sao Gualter (Saint Walter, a minor franciscan friar), take place since 1906 in the first weekend of August. The "Cortejo do Linho" (Linen parade) and the "Batalha das Flores" (Battle of the Flowers) are part of the festivities which are ended by the "Marcha Gualteriana" ( Gualteriana march).
  • Nicolinas - are the festivities of the students of Guimaraes, celebrated in honor of Saint Nicholas . The festivities start on the 29th of November and finish on the 7th of December. They are composed of different celebrations; the "Pinheiro" celebration being the most widely attended: after the "Ceia Nicolina" (Nicolinas supper), the participants parade the streets of Guimaraes playing the "Toques Nicolinos" tune on drums while, traditionally, o Pinheiro (Pine/Christmas tree) is pulled in carts by bulls. [11] Lately, it has been suggested that the "Nicolinas" should be a contender to be UNESCO intangible cultural heritage .
  • Santa Luzia festivities - in honor of Saint Lucy they take place annually on 13 December, near to the chapel of Santa Luzia. One of the traditions of these festivities is the selling of traditional cakes made of rye flour and sugar, called "Sardao" and "Passarinha" (these names have sexual connotations in Portuguese, associated to male and female genitalia respectively). [12] According to the tradition, a boy should offer a "Sardao", which has a phallic form, to the girl and if the girl was interested in dating the boy, she should reply by gifting him with a "Passarinha".
  • Romaria Grande de Sao Torcato ( Sao Torcato Big pilgrimage) - one of the biggest romarias in Minho, takes place annually in July in the village of Sao Torcato .

Museums, cultural spaces and art galleries [ edit ]

The Vila Flor Palace and the Vila Flor Cultural Centre in 2007

The city of Guimaraes has several cultural spaces of reference at a regional and national level. Among the several museums of the city, the Alberto Sampaio museum is the one that stands out. Founded in 1928, it opened its doors to the public in 1931; it is located in the old site of the Canon the Collegiate of Our Lady of Oliveira ( Cabido da Colegiada de Nossa Senhora da Oliveira in Portuguese). It contains a rich collection of pieces from the 14th, 15th and 16th century, including one rare vest that was used by the king John I .

Headquarters of the Martins Sarmento Society

The Martins Sarmento Society ( Sociedade Martins Sarmento in Portuguese) is one of the country oldest institutions dedicated to the study and preservation of archaeological artifacts. The society owns two museums: the Archaeological Museum of the Martins Sarmento Society, which is known by its prehistory and protohistory collections and also its numismatics and epigraphy collections; and the Castro Culture Museum which is dedicated to the Castro culture.

There is also: the Primitive Modern Arts Museum, located in the Domus Municipalis (the old city hall), which contains a collection of naive art ; the Museum of the Village of Sao Torcato, which is dedicated to the region and its relationship with the monastery and Saint Torcato ( Sao Torcato in Portuguese); the Agriculture Museum of Fermentoes, which exhibits collections of the traditional agricultural practices of the region; and the Museum of Sao Sebastiao, inaugurated on 24 March 1984, which contains mainly sacred art .

Other cultural venues include:

  • Vila Flor Cultural Center ( Centro Cultural Vila Flor in Portuguese) is the main cultural venue in Guimaraes. It was built in 2005, besides the restored Vila Flor Palace and its surrounding area. It has two auditoriums , a concert-cafe and an exhibition gallery. The surrounding gardens of the old palace were also redone and in 2006, received an honorable mention in the Public Exterior Spaces category in the National Landscape Architecture Award.
  • Sao Mamede ? Guimaraes Arts and Shows Center
  • Raul Brandao Municipal Library has its headquarters in the city and also has branches in Pevidem, Caldas das Taipas and Ronfe. It offers its mobile library services to 42 parishes and services the city schools and prison.
  • The Art Laboratory ( Laboratorio das Artes in Portuguese) was founded in 2004 by ESAP students. It is a cultural space for exhibitions, performances, music and art workshops.
  • Alfredo Pimenta National Archive, founded in 1931, contains the archives for municipality of Guimaraes and also the Braga district.

Sports [ edit ]

Estadio D. Afonso Henriques

Guimaraes has two major sports club, Vitoria Sport Clube , whose football (soccer) team has been the city's representative in the Primeira Liga every year, having already conquered a Portuguese Cup in 2012/13 and a Portuguese Supercup in 1988, and Moreirense Futebol Clube , whose football (soccer) team is also in Primeira Liga for some years and already won the Portuguese Second Division in 2013/14 and the Portuguese League Cup in 2016/17. During Vitoria SC European campaigns, the Portuguese team played against teams like Arsenal FC , Atletico Madrid , Real Sociedad , Eintracht Frankfurt , Parma FC and Borussia Monchengladbach .

Vitoria SC also has basketball , volleyball and water polo squads competing in the top divisions of their sports.

Society [ edit ]

The St. Peter's Basilica in the Toural Square , lit to celebrate UNESCO heritage status

In 2008, the city ranked second in the index of most livable city in Portugal. It is also the 10th least polluted city in the country according to IQAir.

In 2004, 89% of the population had running water; it was forecast that the number would raise to 95% by 2006. In 2001, 63.5% of the population had basic sanitation; it was forecast that the number would raise to 80% by 2008. In 2001, 100% of the population had access to waste management services.

However, several people complain that the city, together with other cities of the Braga district has had an unaesthetic and unorganized growth.

Newspapers [ edit ]

Guimaraes ranks fourth in the country for available newspapers. The oldest was the "Azemel Vimaranense", founded in 1822; it possibly had its publication halted by the Vilafrancada incidents. From 1856, other newspapers start to appear, amongst them "A Tesoura de Guimaraes". Actually the city's newspapers are:

  • O Comercio de Guimaraes
  • O Conego
  • O Conquistador
  • Desportivo de Guimaraes
  • Entrevillas
  • O Expresso do Ave
  • Jornal do Adepto
  • Lordelo Jornal
  • Noticias de Guimaraes
  • O Pilar
  • O Povo de Guimaraes
  • Reflexo ? O Espelho das Taipas
  • Sport Jornal dos Desportos
The Jordao Theatre located in Urgezes is an important cultural center in Guimaraes

Radios [ edit ]

There are two stations headquartered in the town: Radio Fundacao (95.8 FM ) and Radio Santiago (98.0 FM).

Television [ edit ]

The Guimaraes TV transmission is made online since 24 July 2007; it is the result of a collaboration between the city's assembly and the Guimaraes Cybercenter. Its contents are feature in the Regiao Norte TV channel which is available through cable.

The "canalguimaraes" was another online channel that started operating in March 2010. It is the fruit of the effort put in by an arts association, the "Associacao de Socorros Mutuos Artistica Vimaranense", one of the oldest associations of the city.

Economy [ edit ]

The new Guimaraes train station , terminus of the Guimaraes line

Guimaraes is one of the most industrial municipalities in Portugal. Its primary industries are textiles , shoe industry and metalomechanics .

Transport [ edit ]

Guimaraes is linked to Porto by the Guimaraes line . This railway line was originally built with narrow gauge track, then modernised and rebuilt to the broad Iberian gauge in the first decade of the 21st century. The train service is operated by Comboios de Portugal (CP). Locally, Guimaraes is served by TUG (Transportes Urbanos de Guimaraes) which operates 21 bus routes serving the city.

Twin towns ? sister cities [ edit ]

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Portugal

Guimaraes is twinned with: [13]

Notable people [ edit ]

King Afonso I of Portugal

Medieval and Early Modern [ edit ]

Late Modern [ edit ]

Elisabete Matos, 2021

Sports [ edit ]

Fernando Meira, 2009
Pedro Mendes, 2018

See also [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ "AAELG - Velhos Nicolinos - Festas Nicolinas" . www.nicolinos.pt . Retrieved 24 December 2023 .
  2. ^ "Areas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e pais" . Archived from the original on 5 November 2018 . Retrieved 5 November 2018 .
  3. ^ Historia de Portugal - Battle of Sao Mamede Archived 9 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "The Most Beautiful Small Towns in Europe" . Conde Nast Traveler . 17 March 2022. Archived from the original on 22 September 2023 . Retrieved 18 January 2024 .
  5. ^ " "Ara de Trajano" (Caldas das Taipas)" . portugalromano.com . 19 January 2011. Archived from the original on 7 October 2015 . Retrieved 5 May 2020 .
  6. ^ "European Gymnastics" . European Gymnastics . Retrieved 12 March 2024 .
  7. ^ "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 56?58" (PDF) . Diario da Republica (in Portuguese) . Retrieved 23 July 2014 .
  8. ^ Wilder, Charly (9 January 2011). "The 41 Places to Go in 2011" : "26. Guimaraes, Portugal". The New York Times .
  9. ^ Figueiredo, Lucia. "Produtos Tradicionais Portugueses" . Produtos Tradicionais Portugueses (in Portuguese) . Retrieved 10 January 2023 .
  10. ^ FPGuimaraes (18 October 2021). "Onde apanhar os famosos bolos de carne ou sardinha em Guimaraes" . FreePass Guimaraes (in European Portuguese) . Retrieved 10 January 2023 .
  11. ^ "PINHEIRO" . www.cm-guimaraes.pt (in European Portuguese) . Retrieved 10 January 2023 .
  12. ^ Guimaraes, Mais (13 December 2019). "PASSARINHA POR SARDAO, NA FESTA DE SANTA LUZIA FAZ-SE POR CONTINUAR A TRADICAO" . Mais Guimaraes (in European Portuguese) . Retrieved 10 January 2023 .
  13. ^ "Cidades" . cm-guimaraes.pt (in Portuguese). Guimaraes . Retrieved 29 June 2022 .
  14. ^ "Geminacao com Dijon formalizada em Guimaraes este sabado, 24 de junho" . cm-guimaraes.pt (in Portuguese). Guimaraes. 23 June 2017 . Retrieved 29 June 2022 .
  15. ^ "Jumelage" (PDF) . Montlucon Pratique 2019 (in French). Montlucon. p. 31 . Retrieved 29 June 2022 .
  16. ^ Sofia Escobar, IMDb Database .

External links [ edit ]

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