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Municipality in Norte, Portugal
Vizela
(
Portuguese pronunciation:
[vi?z?l?]
ⓘ
) is a
municipality
in the
Braga District
in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 23,736,
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in an area of 24.70 km².
[2]
The present mayor is Vitor Hugo Salgado, elected as an independent. The municipal holiday is March 19.
History
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In August 2000, an outbreak of
Legionaires' disease
occurred in Vizela.
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A total of 11 persons infected with Legionnaires' disease, all of them inhabitants of Vizela, were admitted to the
Guimaraes
Hospital.
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There were no fatalities. All infectees had been in the main square of Vizela in the night of August 11?12, 2000, where the annual festivities of the municipality were being held.
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Investigators traced the source of the outbreak to a decorative fountain located in the square.
[4]
Parishes
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Administratively, the municipality is divided into 5 civil parishes (
freguesias
):
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Sport
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- Minigolf
: Vizela has a
miniature golf
club association called
Vizelgolfe
equipped with two courses. In 2016 Vizela hosted the Minigolf European Championship and the Nations cup
(Vizela Open 16)
.
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Vizelgolfe is a member of the Portuguese Minigolf Association.
- Football
:
Futebol Clube de Vizela
is a professional football club based in the city.
Notable people
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