Amares Municipality

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Amares is a small town ( Vila ) and a circle ( concelho ) in Portugal with 1551 inhabitants (as at 30 June 2011).

History

The town was founded in the time of the Roman occupation, and probably goes to a hill-fort ( Portuguese: Castro) returns the Lusitanians. The first official record comes from a document of the year 960

Amares got the Charter ( Foral ) in 1514 by King Manuel I.

Culture and sights

Most of the attractions of the circle are in the municipalities outside the county town, including the monastery Bouro in Santa Maria do Bouro, or the Spa of Caldelas. In the Sanctuary of Fátima Our Lady of Abadia, also in Santa Maria do Bouro, a museum is housed, is shown in the above all sacred art.

In Amares even some religious buildings and former public buildings are national monuments, and also the historic center of the town as a whole is protected.

Management

Circle

Amares is the seat of the homonymous district. The neighboring districts are (clockwise starting from the north ): Terras de Bouro, Vieira do Minho, Póvoa de Varzim, Braga and Vila Verde.

The following municipalities ( Freguesias ) lying in circle Amares:

• Amares
• Barreiros
• Besteiros
• Bico
• Caires
• Caldelas
• Carrazedo
• Dornelas

• Ferreiros
• Figueiredo
• Fiscal
• Goães
• Lago
• Paranhos
• Paredes Secas
• Portela

• Prozelo
• Rendufe
• Santa Maria do Bouro
• Santa Marta do Bouro
• Sequeiros
• Seramil
• Torre
• Vilela

Demographics

Twinning

• France France: Saint -Paul -lès- Dax, Dax Arrondissement (since 1993)

Sons and daughters

• Gualdim Pais (1118-1195), Crusaders, founder of the city of Tomar
• António Variações (1944-1984), Pop
• Vergílio Alberto Vieira ( born 1950 ), poet, writer and literary critic
• Manuel Araújo ( born 1952 ), journalist
• Marco André Azevedo Gonçalves (born 1978 ), football player

In 1558, the poet Francisco de Sá de Miranda died here.