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Rancho folclorico paranhos da beira portugal
Beira ([ˈbɐjɾɐ]) was one of the six traditional provinces or comarcas of Portugal.
Contents
- Rancho folclorico paranhos da beira portugal
- Geography
- Administrative history
- 1832
- 1936
- 1976
- 1998
- References
The territorial extension is different from that of the area called "The Beiras", which refers to three provinces of 1936, which also include area from Estremadura Province.
There is also a wine region, called Beira VR.
Geography
The most important cities within the borders of the traditional province are: Coimbra, Aveiro, Leiria, Viseu, Castelo Branco, Guarda, Figueira da Foz, Covilhã and Pinhel.
The main river is the Mondego; other rivers include the Vouga, Dão, Côa, Zêzere and Paiva. The largest mountain range is Serra da Estrela – Portugal's highest – other ranges being the Caramulo, Marofa, Gardunha, and Bussaco.
Administrative history
After the 15th Century, the new Kingdom of Portugal was divided into six great administrative units, referred to as comarcas. Since the Middle Ages there existed the Beira Province.
1832
In 1832 this province was divided into
1936
In 1936 these were divided among three provinces, one of which contained area that was not included in Beira Province:
Sometimes collectively referred to as "the Beiras".
Some Portuguese geographers referred to the part of Trás-os-Montes that lies south of the Douro River as "Beira Transmontana", but that name was never used officially.
1976
In 1976 the provinces were abolished leaving only the 18 districts.
1976 postal code areas divide the area in
1998
Law 19/98 which was proposed in 1998 divided the area into
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The current Centro Region of Portugal covers roughly the same area, Oeste Subregion being the major exception. Among its twelve subregions three contain the name "Beira":
The name also is contained in the name of many small towns and villages in the area, e.g. Moimenta da Beira, Celorico da Beira, Aguiar da Beira, Mondim da Beira etc.