• Source: Celorico da Beira

Celorico da Beira (European Portuguese pronunciation: [sɨluˈɾiku ðɐ ˈβɐjɾɐ] ) is a municipality in Guarda District in Portugal. The municipality population in 2011 was 7,693, in an area of 247.22 km2.
Main town: Celorico da Beira, near the Mondego River.
Principal monument: Celorico da Beira Castle. Train station: Celorico da Beira, linha da Beira Alta.
The present Mayor is Carlos Ascensão, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is May 23.




Parishes


Administratively, the municipality is divided into 16 civil parishes (freguesias):




Notable people


Abraham Miguel Cardoso (1626–1706), a Jewish-Sabbatean activist
João Cabral (1599-??) a Jesuit missionary to Bhutan.
José César Ferreira Gil (1858-1922) an Army general and a military historian.
Artur de Sacadura Freire Cabral (1881–1924) a Portuguese aviation pioneer.
Alfredo Cunha (born 1953) a Portuguese photographer and photojournalist
Paulo Gomes (born 1973) a Portuguese marathon runner.




References






External links


Municipality official website

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• Beatriz dari Portugal
• Serra da Estrela
• Celorico da Beira
• Castle of Celorico da Beira
• List of freguesias of Portugal: C
• List of castles in Portugal
• Celorico
• Serra da Estrela cheese
• Beira (Portugal)
• Beiras e Serra da Estrela
• São Pedro
• José César Ferreira Gil