Type: | parish |
Official Name: | Rebordões |
Region: | Norte |
Metro: | Porto |
District: | Porto |
Municipality: | Santo Tirso |
Coordinates: | 41.355°N -8.428°W |
Elevation: | 138 |
Area Total: | 4.21 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 3368 |
Patron: | São Tiago |
Area Code: | 252 |
Postal Code: | 4795 |
Website: | http://www.jf-rebordoes.pt/ |
Rebordões is a civil parish in the Santo Tirso Municipality located three kilometres northeast of the municipal seat of Santo Tirso. The population in 2011 was 3,368,[1] in an area of 4.21 km².[2]
There are many theories about the parish's origin and its toponymic name, but most accept that the settlement was formed in the Middle Ages by a group of peasants from Santo Tirso. Arriving in an area full of wild chestnuts (the rebordão), the area began to be referred to as Rebordões.
Although not a citizen of the community, the celebrated painter Francisco José Resende (1825–1893) was known to have lived in the area of Santosinhos. Professor at the Academy of Arts in Porto (pt|Academia de Belas Artes do Porto|link=no), he filled much of his artwork with scenes of the local community.