Angra do Heroísmo
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{{Infobox_Municipality_pt|
|official_name = Angra do Heroísmo
|image_flag = Pt-agh1.png
|image_coat_of_arms = AGH.png
|image_map = LocalAngraDoHeroismo.PNG
|Region = [[Azores|A.R. of Azores]]
|Subregion = A.R. of Azores
|District = A.R. of Azores
|Mayor_name = [[José Pedro Parreira Cardoso|José Cardoso]]
|Mayor_party = [[Portuguese Socialist Party|PS]]
|area_total = 239.0
|population_total = 35,103
|population_density = 147
|Parishes = [[Angra do Heroísmo#Parishes|19]]
|coor = 38º39'N 27º13'W
|params = 38_39_N_27_13_W
|occasion = [[John the Baptist|Saint John]]
|day = [[June 24]]
|website = http://www.cm-ah.pt
|footnotes =
}}
{{Infobox World Heritage Site
| WHS = Central Zone of the Town of Angra do Heroismo in the Azores
| Image =
| State Party = {{POR}}
| Type = Cultural
| Criteria = iv, vi
| ID = 206
| Region = [[List of World Heritage Sites in Europe|Europe and North America]]
| Year = 1983
| Session = 7th
| Link = http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/206
}}
'''Angra''', or '''Angra do Heroísmo''' ([[Pronunciation|pron.]] {{IPA2|'ɐ̃gɾɐ du eɾu'iʒmu}}) is a city of some 21,300 people and municipality in [[Terceira Island]] in the [[Portugal|Portuguese]] autonomous region of the [[Azores]].
The municipality has a population of 35,581 and an area of 239.0 km². It is bordered by [[Praia da Vitória]] to the east.
The present Mayor is José Pedro Parreira Cardoso, elected by the [[Portuguese Socialist Party|Socialist Party]].
It was classified as a World Heritage site by [[UNESCO]] in [[1983]].
==Parishes==
[[Image:Cidade de Angra do Heroísmo, ilha Terceira, Açores.jpg|left|360px]]
The 19 parishes of Angra do Heroísmo are:
* [[Altares]]
* [[Cinco Ribeiras]]
* [[Doze Ribeiras]]
* [[Feteira (Angra do Heroísmo)|Feteira]]
* [[Nossa Senhora da Conceição (Angra do Heroísmo)|Nossa Senhora da Conceição]] (Angra do Heroísmo)
* [[Porto Judeu]]
* [[Posto Santo]]
* [[Raminho]]
* [[Ribeirinha (Angra do Heroísmo)|Ribeirinha]]
* [[Santa Bárbara (Angra do Heroísmo)|Santa Bárbara]]
* [[Santa Luzia (Angra do Heroísmo)]]
* [[São Bartolomeu de Regatos]]
* [[São Bento (Angra do Heroísmo)|São Bento]]
* [[São Mateus da Calheta]]
* [[São Pedro (Angra do Heroísmo)]]
* [[Sé (Angra do Heroísmo)|Sé]] (Angra do Heroísmo)
* [[Serreta]]
* [[Terra Chã]]
* [[Vila de São Sebastião]]
About 70% of the parishes have 1,000 people and 88.71% of the population live in parishes with population over 1,000. About 11.3% of the population live in parishes with less than 1,000 people. The most populated parish is Nossa Senhora da Conceição and least populated is Serreta. The largest parish geographically is Porto Judeu and the smallest is Santa Luzia.
==General info==
Angra occupies the south coast of Terceira. It is the headquarters of a military command, and the residence of a [[Roman Catholic]] bishop. Its principal buildings are the cathedral, military college, arsenal and observatory. The harbour, now of little commercial or strategic importance, but formerly a celebrated naval station, is sheltered on the west and south-west by the promontory of [[Monte Brasil]], but it is inferior to the neighbouring ports of [[Ponta Delgada]] and [[Horta (Azores)|Horta]]. The foreign trade is not large, and consists chiefly in the exportation of beef meat, dairy products and some fish. Angra was claimed to have been founded by [[Álvaro Martins]], who sailed with [[Didrik Pining]] on his expedition to the New world and [[Bartolomeu Dias]] on his voyage around the [[Cape of Good Hope]]. Angra served as a refuge for Queen [[Maria II of Portugal]] from [[1830]] to [[1833]]. It also served as refuge for [[Almeida Garrett]] during the [[Napoleonic Wars]].
== Notable natural landmarks==
*[[Algar do Carvão]].
*[[Angra do Heroísmo Bay|Baía de Angra do Heroísmo]].
*[[Baía das Pontas]].
*[[Baía da Salga]].
*[[Baía do Refugo]].
*[[Baía dos Salgueiros (Angra do Heroísmo)]].
*[[Furna de Água]].
*[[Galerias da Feteira]].
*[[Gruta do Natal]].
*[[Gruta Brisa Azul]].
*[[Gruta das Mercês]].
*[[Gruta do Zé Grande]].
*[[Gruta das Cinco Ribeiras]].
*[[Gruta das Agulhas]].
*[[Gruta dos Ratões]].
*[[Ilhéus das Cabras]].
*[[Lagoa do Negro]].
*[[Monte Brasil]].
*[[Parque de Campismo das Cinco Ribeiras]]
*[[Porto das Cinco Ribeiras]].
*[[Ponta do Queimado]]
*[[Prainha (Angra do Heroísmo)]].
*[[Serra do Morião ou da Nasce Água]].
*[[Serra da Ribeirinha]].
*[[Serra de Santa Bárbara]].
*[[Zona Balnear do Negrito]].
*[[Zona de Protecção Especial do Ilhéu das Cabras]].
==Notable buildings==
*[[Centro Histórico de Angra do Heroísmo]].
*[[Cais da Alfândega (Angra do Heroísmo)]].
*[[Cais da Silveira]].
*[[Cemitério das Âncoras (Baía de Angra do Heroísmo)]].
*[[Convento de São Gonçalo]].
*[[Fortaleza de São João Baptista]].
*[[Forte de São Sebastião]].
*[[Forte do Negrito]].
*[[Forte Grande de São Mateus da Calheta]].
*[[Forte do Terreiro]].
*[[Forte da Maré]].
*[[Forte da Má Ferramenta]].
*[[Forte de São João ou do Biscoitinho]].
*[[Forte das Cinco Ribeiras]]
*[[Forte de Santa Catarina das Mós (Vila de São Sebastião)|Forte de Santa Catarina das Mós]]*[[Forte do Açougue]]
*[[Forte de Santo António do Monte Brasil|Forte de Santo António]]
*[[Forte de São Benedito do Monte Brasil|Forte de São Benedito]]
*[[Forte de São Francisco (Angra do Heroísmo)|Forte de São Francisco]]
*[[Castelo dos Moinhos]]
*[[Reduto dos Dois Paus]]
*[[Reduto dos Três Paus]]
*[[Forte de Santo António (Porto Judeu)|Forte de Santo António]]
*[[Reducto da Salga]]
*[[Forte da Salga]]
*[[Forte da Igreja (São Mateus da Calheta)|Forte da Igreja]]
*[[Forte de São Fernando (Vila de São Sebastião)|Forte de São Fernando]]
*[[Forte de São Sebastião]]
*[[Forte das Caninas (Vila de São Seabstião)|Forte das Caninas]]
*[[Forte das Cavalas (Vila de São Sebastião)|Forte das Cavalas]]
*[[Forte da Greta (Vila de São Sebastião)|Forte da Greta ]]
*[[Forte do Zimbreiro (Angra do Heroísmo)|Forte do Zimbreiro]]
*[[Igreja Velha de São Mateus da Calheta]].
*[[Jardim Duque da Terceira]].
*[[Miradouro da Amoreira]].
*[[Miradouro do Pico das Cruzinhas]].
*[[Miradouro da Ponta do Queimado]].
*[[Miradouro do Pico Matias Simão]].
*[[Miradouro da Serreta]].
*[[Miradouro das Veredas]].
*[[Mata da Serreta]].
*[[Palácio Bettencourt]].
*[[Parque Municipal do Relvão (Angra do Heroísmo)]].
*[[Parque Arqueológico Subaquático da Baía de Angra do Heroísmo]].
*[[Parque de Campismo das Cinco Ribeiras]].
*[[Porto das Cinco Ribeiras]].
*[[Solar da Madre de Deus]].
*[[Câmara Municipal de Angra do Heroísmo]].
==Trivia==
[[Image: Terceira Azores seen by Linschoten.jpg|300px|thumb|left | Ilha Terceira, Jan Huygen van Linschoten: Angra, Como e Monte Brasil]]
Angra has a soccer team, named [[Angrense]] which is part of the [[Associação de Futebol de Angra do Heroísmo]]. Sport Clube Lusitânia is the main soccer team in the island. The region's soccer association is located in Angra do Heroísmo.
==References==
*{{1911}}
Is not the only main team of football
==External links==
{{portal|Portugal}}
*[http://www.cm-ah.pt Municipality official website]
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/vitor107/sets/72157594233952944/ Photos from Angra do Heroísmo]
* {{en}} [http://theazoresislands.blogspot.com/search/label/Angra%20do%20Hero%C3%ADsmo The Azores Islands, Site with abundant information about Angra do Heroísmo]
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