Espinho, Portugal
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Espinho (Portuguese pronunciation:
In 2021, Espinho had a population of 31,027, a slight decrease from the previous census in 2011, when 31,786 were registered,[1] in an area of 21.06 km2.[2]
The current Mayor is Maria Manuel Cruz, elected by the PS.
It is a beach resort and a zone of legal gambling with a casino - Casino Solverde. Its fair - Feira de Espinho, having been first organised in 1894, is well known in Portugal. The city is home to CINANIMA - Festival Internacional de Cinema de Animação, an international animation festival, and FEST - New Directors New Films Festival, an international film festival. The municipal holiday is June 16.
Sports
Volleyball
The city, known as the volleyball capital in Portugal, is the home of nine Portuguese sports clubs: Novasemente/Cavalinho, Sporting Clube de Silvalde, Associação Desportiva de Anta, Clube de Voleibol de Espinho,
Football
Former Portugal national football team player Fernando Couto, coach Vítor Pereira, the Olympic medalist António Leitão and volleyball players, such as Miguel Maia and João Brenha, were born in Espinho.
Beach Volleyball
The city hosted the 2017 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour, between the 28th and 30 July. Espinho also hosted the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour in 2019, between the 16th and 21 July.[3]
Beach Soccer
The city hosted the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, between the 9th and 19 July.[4]
Surf
Surf event Espinho Surf Destination is an annual event held in Espinho, organized by the World Surf League.
Golf
The oldest golf club in Portugal and Spain, Oporto Golf Club, is also located in Espinho.[5]
Gallery
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Main Church in Espinho -
Train station -
Espinho's seafront -
Major pavilion in Espinho
Demographics
| Population of Espinho Municipality (1900 – 2011) | |||||||
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| 1900 | 1930 | 1960 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | |
| 3691 | 11736 | 23084 | 32409 | 34956 | 33701 | 31786 | |
Espinho is also home to a significant Madeiran immigrant community.
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (
- Anta e Guetim
- Espinho
- Paramos
- Silvalde
Cities and towns
- Espinho (city)
- Silvalde (town)
- Anta (town)
- Paramos (town)
- Guetim (town)
- Esmojães (town)
Notable people
Politics
- Liberal Initiativeparty.
Sport
- António Jesus (1955–2010), known as Jesus, was a football goalkeeper with 383 club caps and 7 for Portugal
- António Leitão (1960–2012) a Portuguese long distance athlete; bronze medallist in the men's 5000 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Jaime Alves (1965–2020), known as Alves, was a Portuguese footballer with 271 club caps and 3 for Portugal
- Fernando Couto (born 1969) a Portuguese former footballer with 438 club caps and 110 for Portugal
- Filipe Gonçalves (born 1984) a Portuguese footballer with over 420 club caps
- João Carlos Dias Correia (born 1985) known as Carlitos, is a Portuguese footballer with almost 400 club caps
- Fábio Espinho (born 1985) known as Espinho, is a Portuguese footballer with over 400 club caps
References
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- FIVB.com. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "Matches". FIFA.com. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ "Oporto Golf Club". Portugal Golf. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 44" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 July 2014.
External links
- Municipality official website
- CME Espinho Clínica Medicina Estética
- Anta Village official website
- Silvalde Village official website
- Espinho Club official website
- Espinho TV official website
- Photos from Espinho
- Espinho City Official Website
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