Friday 23 October 2020

CASTELO DE PAIVA (PORTUGAL)

 


CASTELO DE PAIVA
41.03979 º N;  8.27235º W

Castelo de Paiva is a Portuguese village in the District of Aveiro, a northern region that in 2011 had around 17,000 inhabitants.
It is the seat of a municipality with 115.01 km² of area and 16,733 inhabitants (2011), subdivided into 6 parishes (Fornos; Raiva; Pedorido and Paraíso; Real; Santa Maria de Sardoura; São Martinho de Sardoura; Sobrado and Bairros). The municipality is limited to the north by the municipalities of Penafiel and Marco de Canaveses, to the east by Cinfães, to the east and south by Arouca, and to the west by Gondomar.
On 4 March 2001 at 9 pm, a 116-year-old metal bridge linking the parish/council of Sobrado (a.k.a. Castelo de Paiva) and Entre-os-Rios (a bridge connecting Castelo de Paiva to Penafiel) collapsed, killing 59 people, including those in a bus from the Asadouro company and three cars that were attempting to get to the other side of the Douro river. The Hintze Ribeiro Bridge disaster prompted accusations of government negligence, and the Public Works minister resigned shortly after the disaster. There is a monument near the bridge in honor of the people who died, known as the "Anjo de Portugal" (The Angel of Portugal).













































































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