Urgezes

Urgezes
Civil parish
The church of Urgezes, 2005
The church of Urgezes, 2005
Flag of Urgezes
Flag
Coat of arms of Urgezes
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 41°25′33″N 8°17′49″W / 41.42583°N 8.29694°W / 41.42583; -8.29694
Country Portugal
RegionNorte
Intermunic. comm.Ave
DistrictBraga
MunicipalityGuimarães
Area
 • Total3.31 km2 (1.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total5,517
 • Density1,700/km2 (4,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Websitewww.freg-urgezes.pt

Urgezes, previously known as Santo Estêvão de Urgezes,[1] is a civil parish in the municipality of Guimarães, Portugal.[2] The population in 2021 was 5259[3] on an area of 3.31 km2 (1.28 sq mi).[4][5] The civil parish makes up part of the surroundings of the city center of Guimarães. The parish has a football team named Amigos de Urgezes.

The Dízimo de Urgezes, one of the smaller festivities of the Nicolinas, that traces its origins to 1717, takes place here.[6][7]

  1. ^ "História – Junta Freguesia Urgezes" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-12-28.
  2. ^ "Assemblia Da República" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  3. ^ "Urgezes". www.cm-guimaraes.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-07-23.
  4. ^ "dgterritorio". Archived from the original on 2013-12-09. Retrieved 2023-01-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ "Urgezes". www.cm-guimaraes.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-07-23.
  6. ^ "AAELG - Velhos Nicolinos -". www.nicolinos.pt. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
  7. ^ "Dízimo de Urgezes – Junta Freguesia Urgezes" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-12-25.