Tuizelo

Tuizelo
Freguesia
Coordinates: 41°53′44″N 7°03′13″W / 41.89556°N 7.05361°W / 41.89556; -7.05361
Country Portugal
District Bragança
Concelho Vinhais
Area
 • Total 34.8 km2 (13.4 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 387 (2,011) [1]

Tuizelo is a Portuguese freguesia (parish) of the municipaliy of Vinhais, Bragança district,[2][3] with 34,80km² of area and 387 inhabitants (2011); it has a population density of only 11.1 inhabitants per square kilometer.

Located in the north of the municipality, about 12 kilometers from Vinhais, the access is made by EN 316 road. The freguesia houses the villages of Tuizelo, Peleias, Salgueiros, Quadra, Nuzedo de Cima, Cabeça de Igreja, and Revelhe.[4]

History

The area where lies Tuizelo was inhabited before the twelfth century AD, according to the remains of ancient peoples in the region (such as castrejos). Tuizelo derives from the Germanic word "Teodicellus" which is a historical name of a Visigoth king of the Peninsula.

The High Mountains of Portugal, book by Yann Martel is partially set in Tuizelo.

References

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  2. ↑ "Portal Autárquico". www.portalautarquico.dgal.gov.pt. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  3. ↑ Centrais, Portugal Instituto Nacional de Estatística Serviços (1964*). 10o. recenseamento geral da população: no continente e ilhas adjacentes, às 0 horas de 15 de Dezembro de 1960 (in Portuguese). Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ↑ Neto, Joaquim Maria (1975). O leste do território bracarense (in Portuguese). [s.n.], 1975 (Torres Vedras.
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