Today the shoreside vicinity is very popular for its nightlife and the bars along its well-known beach. It is also possible to see some old sanatoriums used mostly in the 1940s and 1950s to treat people suffering from bone fractures and diseases like tuberculosis. The sanatoriums were established here because the region is extremely rich in iodine, valuable for its antiseptic uses in medicine.
Valadares is also very famous for Cerâmica de Valadares that today it is considered the biggest and most varied National Manufacture provider of sanitary ware and ceramic fittings. There is a train station.
The coat of arms are made up of a ceramic vase on the center with a dentate wheel behind, on the left is maize and on the right a shield over the water, on the bottom is water. The flag has two white and two blue squares.
The ceramic vase with a dentate wheel represents the ceramic industry and the archaeological findings. The maize represents the fields in Vila Chá. The shield represents the shields of Vila Nova de Gaia coat of arms. The water represents the ocean and the beach of Valadares. The colors blue and white represent the ocean and foam of the waves.
Historyedit
Sanatório Marítimo do Norte, in Valadares.
The name Valadares originates from the word "Vallado", that means obstacle. That may be the "Crasto de Valadares" a fortification from the second period of the Iron Age (450 b.C.). This "Crastos" on the northwest of Iberian Peninsula, goes from the 5th century B.C. to AD 5th century. In the Middle Ages, Valadares belonged to the Monastery of Grijó. During the first half of the 20th century, Valadares enjoyed a considerable development, being one of the most developed parishes of Gaia, due to the existence of the Cerâmica de Valadares, one important Train Station, Sanatoriums, several Schools and a theatre (Cine-teatro Eduardo Brazão).
Cultureedit
There is a traditional dessert in Valadares - The "Velhote", a kind of sweet bread with lemon and cinnamon. The origin of this dessert isn't cleared yet, but most people believe that it was created in the 19th century by a lady who came from Braga. It is said that when king Carlos I and queen Amelia went to Oporto, they ate "Velhotes".
valadares, vila, nova, gaia, valadares, former, civil, parish, municipality, vila, nova, gaia, portugal, 2013, parish, merged, into, parish, gulpilhares, valadares, population, 2011, area, valadarescivil, parishcoordinates, 640country, portugalregionnortemetro. Valadares is a former civil parish in the municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia Portugal In 2013 the parish merged into the new parish Gulpilhares e Valadares 1 The population in 2011 was 10 678 2 in an area of 5 14 km2 3 ValadaresCivil parishCoordinates 41 06 00 N 8 38 24 W 41 100 N 8 640 W 41 100 8 640Country PortugalRegionNorteMetropolitan areaPortoDistrictPortoMunicipalityVila Nova de GaiaDisbanded2013Area Total5 14 km2 1 98 sq mi Population 2011 Total10 678 Density2 100 km2 5 400 sq mi Time zoneUTC 00 00 WET Summer DST UTC 01 00 WEST Websitewww wbr freguesiavaladares wbr com Today the shoreside vicinity is very popular for its nightlife and the bars along its well known beach It is also possible to see some old sanatoriums used mostly in the 1940s and 1950s to treat people suffering from bone fractures and diseases like tuberculosis The sanatoriums were established here because the region is extremely rich in iodine valuable for its antiseptic uses in medicine Valadares is also very famous for Ceramica de Valadares that today it is considered the biggest and most varied National Manufacture provider of sanitary ware and ceramic fittings There is a train station Contents 1 Coat of arms and flag 2 History 3 Culture 4 Media 4 1 Newspapers 5 Places 6 ReferencesCoat of arms and flag editThe coat of arms are made up of a ceramic vase on the center with a dentate wheel behind on the left is maize and on the right a shield over the water on the bottom is water The flag has two white and two blue squares The ceramic vase with a dentate wheel represents the ceramic industry and the archaeological findings The maize represents the fields in Vila Cha The shield represents the shields of Vila Nova de Gaia coat of arms The water represents the ocean and the beach of Valadares The colors blue and white represent the ocean and foam of the waves History edit nbsp Sanatorio Maritimo do Norte in Valadares The name Valadares originates from the word Vallado that means obstacle That may be the Crasto de Valadares a fortification from the second period of the Iron Age 450 b C This Crastos on the northwest of Iberian Peninsula goes from the 5th century B C to AD 5th century In the Middle Ages Valadares belonged to the Monastery of Grijo During the first half of the 20th century Valadares enjoyed a considerable development being one of the most developed parishes of Gaia due to the existence of the Ceramica de Valadares one important Train Station Sanatoriums several Schools and a theatre Cine teatro Eduardo Brazao Culture editThere is a traditional dessert in Valadares The Velhote a kind of sweet bread with lemon and cinnamon The origin of this dessert isn t cleared yet but most people believe that it was created in the 19th century by a lady who came from Braga It is said that when king Carlos I and queen Amelia went to Oporto they ate Velhotes The patron of Valadares is S Salvador Media editNewspapers edit Valadares amp a Cidade em FocoPlaces editValadares is divided in 13 places Aldeia Barroco Campolinho Crasto Chamorra Estacao Pedreiras Penedo Praia de Valadares Sameiros Tartumil Valadarinhos Vila ChaReferences edit Diario da Republica Law nr 11 A 2013 pages 552 134 135 PDF in Portuguese Retrieved 4 August 2014 Instituto Nacional de Estatistica Eurostat Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Valadares Vila Nova de Gaia amp oldid 1131177695, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
