page_title: Foz do Douro
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Foz do Douro / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Felgueiras Light at Felgueiras Pier in storm. North pier of River Douro mouth, at Porto, Portugal Português: Farolim de Felgueiras, tempestade. Molhe norte da barra do Rio Douro, no Porto, Portugal. Deutsch: Leuchtturm von Felgueiras. Nordufer der Douromündung bei Porto, Portugal.
context_page_description: Foz do Douro is a former civil parish in the municipality of Porto, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Aldoar, Foz do Douro e Nevogilde. The population in 2011 was 10,997, in an area of 1.88 km². It became a parish in 1836. It is located in the western part of Porto, next to the mouth of the Douro river and the Atlantic Ocean. It is one of the most affluent areas of city Porto, and known for being inhabited by the upper classes.
context_section_description: The first king of Portugal, Afonso Henriques, donated a chapel in São João da Foz in 1145. In the 13th century the chapel became part of the Benedictine monastery of Santo Tirso. The borders of the parish, called "Couto da Foz," were limited by the city of Bouças (Matosinhos) in the north and Port, to the east.
caption: The Felgueiras Lighthouse is situated at the edge of the Douro's river mouth and the Atlantic coastline of Foz do Douro
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