5º. A

MY LOCALITY

Bagunte

JunqueiraParada

Touguinhó

Rio Mau

Árvore

PARADA

THE FLAG FROM

PARADA - VILA DO CONDE

We are 800 inhabitants

We are located in the east part of Vila do Conde, 12 Kms far from the center, our neighbords are Outeiro Maior, Ferreiró and Bagunte.

We are a rural area.

Our industries are:

WoodsPlasticsTextiles

Agriculture:

We have milk, cattle, wine, potatoes and vegetable products.

Nowadays, only a few people work the fields.

Cultural heritage:

• the parish church ( the oldest monument)

•The “cruzeiro”

• a farm, that dates from XII century

•There is no local newspaper but two regional newspapers have sections about the locality.

•Sports area, belonging to Associação de Desportos e Cultura de Parada.

Cruzeiro

Conclusion

Beeing a small place, the developpment is poor, but the environment is rather nice and calm!

Come and visit us!

We have nice spots to show you!

JUNQUEIRAJunqueira is a rural area.The industries are:

•Wood;•Textile•Trade

Handcraft:Baskets and blankets.

Archaeological heritage:

“Mamoas”: burial tumbs with a “anta” or “dolmen” inside a small hill that covers it.

Architectonic heritage:

S. Simão’s Monastry

Nossa Senhora da Graça’s Chapel

Parish church

S.Simão’s palace

BAGUNTE

Population:

1722 inhabitants

Occupation: agriculture

Archaeological heritage:

Cividade de Bagunte A large area dating from roman

occupation.

Pilgrimages:

• Nossa Senhora da Ajuda in September;

• Nossa Senhora de Fátima the Sunday after May 13th.

This story took place here, in Bagunte!

RIO MAU • It’ s the biggest locality of Vila do Conde since 1853

• around 1973 inhabitants

• 330 km far from Lisbon

• We have:

– tapestry and textile industries– agriculture;– Romanic Bridge “Senhor Dos Mal Guiados”– Old church S.Cristovão (the oldest building); – two groups of folk dance– S. Cristovão’s Pilgrimage – Footsal– O Sítio (to learn how to ride)

•Main occupations in our locality:

•Masons;

•Carpenters;

•Glaziers

• business men

• Farmers

• Painters

• Blacksmiths

• Engineers

• Plate-flattener

TOUGUINHÓTouguinhó stays close to Ave and Este rivers.

It’s a very old place but no monuments to testify; there is a small bridge, “Ponte do Este”, very old.

It’s the smallest locality.

Economic activities:

Agriculture, trade and small industries.

Pilgrimages:

• Santíssimo Sacramento in June,

• Divino Salvador, 1st Sunday of August,

• Nossa Senhora do Resgate, 2nd Sunday of August.

The oldest building is the parish church, a temple built in the 1st half of XII century.

Since the XIII century till the XX century, Touguinhó had many water-mills, where many families worked.

ÁRVORE

Árvore is 6 km far from Vila do Conde.

Árvore was already inhabited in pre-roman times.Old documents testify it.

The flag is yellow. It has a black and gold rope and a golden spear.

The main sport is football.The main occupation is carpentry.

Parish churchBuilt in 1903

WHAT A WONDERFUL WINDOW 06/07

Bagunte

JunqueiraParada

Touguinhó

Rio Mau

Árvore

COMENIUS PROJECT

MADE BY:

PUPILS OF 5º A

CELINA AREAL and DELFINA AMADO

(Music “Um pouco de céu” by Mafalda Veiga)

2006/07

Junqueira-Vila do Conde

PORTUGAL