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Boticas was legally and definitely established by a 6 November 1836 decree, with parishes de-annexed from the neighbouring municipalities of Chaves and
Montalegre, along with the extinction of the municipality of Dornelas and the ancient lands of the Barroso nobility. Other toponymic locations (such as the settlements of Alturas do Barroso and Covas do Barroso), administrative divisions and territory, which also extended to the municipality of
807:- located in São Salvador de Viveiro, an erect anthropomorphic sculpture, encountered in the 18th century in the Castro of Lesenho, Campos, parish of São Salvador de Viveiro, and classified as an object of public interest (Decree 29/17 July 1990); the statue of a short-hair, moustache and bearded-warrior in short-sleeve uniform decorated with geometric motifs and concentric circles, carrying a round shield in his left hand. The
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With a resident population of over 6000 inhabitants in 2001, the municipality was only recently established. It was a creation during the
Liberalist regimes of the 19th century, along with the great administrative reforms that developed after the second Liberal Revolution (1832). The municipality of
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The climate is cold, but dry, conditioned by numerous factors, such as the latitude, altitude, its proximity to the ocean and the predominant vegetation. Its winters are characterized by long cold periods, interspersed by snowfalls and ice-storms, with several weeks of below zero temperatures. The
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There are primarily two agricultural zones: the lowlands, formed by the interior watershed of the Terva and Beça Rivers (site of vineyards, orchards and cereal fields); and the highlands, (constituted by pasturelands used for cultivation of olive trees, vineyards, potato and rye fields).
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an administrative division that existed from the 13th the 19th century; many people in the area have the surname
Barroso and this term is still used today to refer to the geographical region and distinctive culture of Boticas together with the neighbouring municipality of
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Waves of barbarian tribes and
Moorish invaders crossed the lands of Boticas during the Middle Ages (many of the local toponymic names reflect this period, such as Côto dos Mouros, Penedo dos Mouros, Estrada dos Mouros, Cova da Moura, Moura Encantada and Mouril).
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and the extinct municipality of Ruivães (now part of the municipality of Vieira do Minho), also corresponded to lands of the
Barroso family. Boticas, already a central place, was, since the municipality was created, the municipal seat.
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742:). During the invasion of the French army between 1807 and 1809 the inhabitants buried their locally produced wine in the sandy soil rather than let it fall into the hands of the enemy. After Napoleon's army, led by General
463:, descendants of Gonçalo Viegas Barroso and Maria Fernandes de Lima. The Barrosos, were the predominant line, fixing themselves in Braga and Barcelos, becoming signeurs and administrators of the lands of the Trás-os-Montes.
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377:) Warrior is an important example of Portuguese archaeology and represents, according to several experts, the image of a deity and warrior of the "castreja" civilisation that lived in this area of Portugal.
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were also found in Covas de
Barroso in 1880, in addition to vestiges in Poços das Freitas or the mines of Carvalhelhos, where Romans were known to have mined gold and silver.
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Lesenho, at an altitude of 1075 metres, under fields of the parish of São Salvador de Viveiro and municipality of Boticas, considered the most important
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donated the lands to Rui
Vasques Pereira in 1367, and later to Vasco Gonçalves Barroso. The lands of Boticas changed hands frequently thereafter, until
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Barroso, son of Gomes Mendes Guedeão and his wife Chamôa Mendes de Sousa, both members of the nobility of Count Peter (son of King
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There were several castros (27) dating back to this early civilization, in addition to various Roman monuments. Boticas has its origins in the Roman
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spring, by rule, is very cool, and susceptible to cold-streaks until May, when the vegetation blooms. Summer temperatures are over 35/40 °C.
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Administratively, the municipality is divided into 10 civil parishes (
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Dicionário dos mais ilustres Trasmontanos e Alto Durienses: Boticas
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tried to unite the lands of the Barrosos in 1273, but was unable.
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in Castile. Egas' sons formed two distinct lineages: the
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894:Instituto Nacional de Estatística
395:waters. Coins from the period of
361:One of the symbols of Boticas is
1029:"Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 26"
969:António Pimenta de Castro (2002)
853:Roman Church of Covas de Barroso
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16:Municipality in Norte, Portugal
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996:Joaquim Garcia (1995), p.313
777:Calvário de Covas do Barroso
679:Alturas do Barroso e Cerdedo
1072:Wine of the Dead - Portugal
748:Vinho Regional Transmontano
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1081:Retrieved on March 3, 2010
1062:Retrieved on March 3, 2010
899:November 15, 2016, at the
220:883 m (2,897 ft)
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858:Gothic Church of Lampiões
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334:Portuguese pronunciation:
312:Nossa Senhora da Livração
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1251:Santa Marta de Penaguião
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322:http://www.cm-boticas.pt
517:"Region of the Barroso"
485:and their descendants.
199:Fernando Pereira Campos
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800:Castro de Carvalheiros
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389:Termas de Carvalhelhos
734:Boticas is known for
264: • Summer (
241:18/km (46/sq mi)
1261:Vila Pouca de Aguiar
1058:May 1, 2016, at the
980:"Diocese of Betecas"
848:Roman Church of Beça
479:Nuno Alvares Pereira
400:Constantine X Doukas
238: • Density
106:41.68722°N 7.66778°W
1106:Livros de Linhagens
1025:Diário da República
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509:Alto Trás-os-Montes
363:the Galaico Warrior
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1190:Vila Real District
1188:Municipalities of
503:Physical geography
338:[buˈtikɐʃ]
230: • Total
209: • Total
111:41.68722; -7.66778
1287:Towns in Portugal
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984:www.gcatholic.org
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795:Castro do Lesenho
684:Ardãos e Bobadela
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781:sacred road
452:"The Saint"
285:Postal code
158:Alto Tâmega
109: /
1281:Categories
1226:Montalegre
1216:Mesão Frio
923:2018-11-05
876:References
835:Watermills
831:Portuguese
817:Portuguese
738:(English:
671:freguesias
491:Montalegre
446:Afonso III
423:Montalegre
375:"Castrejo"
371:Gallaecian
225:Population
188:Government
94:41°41′14″N
1266:Vila Real
842:Religious
789:via sacra
513:Vila Real
498:Geography
471:Ferdinand
467:Afonso IV
442:Sancho II
431:Afonso II
297:Area code
273:UTC+01:00
252:UTC±00:00
247:Time zone
217:Elevation
195:President
170:Vila Real
1256:Valpaços
1145:citation
1075:Archived
1056:Archived
897:Archived
864:See also
813:Castrejo
760:presunto
709:Dornelas
427:Guedeões
351:Portugal
177:Parishes
165:District
134:Portugal
97:7°40′4″W
1246:Sabrosa
1206:Boticas
1089:Sources
1038:18 July
754:Culture
730:Economy
719:Sapiãos
549:Boticas
527:Climate
461:Barroso
407:Betecas
393:miracle
385:Batocas
382:civitas
357:History
330:Boticas
318:Website
122:Country
23:Boticas
1211:Chaves
1136:16 May
656:−10.4%
645:−19.1%
623:−39.4%
612:+29.8%
609:14,481
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587:10,982
576:10,226
475:John I
457:Bastos
367:castro
307:Patron
141:Region
131:
1231:Murça
1201:Alijó
1032:(PDF)
881:Notes
785:Latin
771:Civic
714:Pinho
653:5,750
650:2011
642:6,417
639:2001
634:−9.5%
631:7,936
628:1991
620:8,773
617:1981
606:1960
601:+1.6%
595:1930
590:+7.4%
584:1900
573:1849
233:5,750
146:Norte
1151:link
1138:2011
1040:2014
779:- a
689:Beça
562:Pop.
558:Year
444:and
290:5460
277:WEST
204:Area
59:Flag
811:or
674:):
301:276
266:DST
256:WET
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